Ionut Punga

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Ionut Punga (born 14 October 1979) is a retired Romanian triple jumper. Originally a hurdler, he holds the European age record for the age of 15 with 14.73 over 110 metres hurdles [1]. He later switched to triple jump and won the 1998 World Junior Championships with a jump of 16.94 metres, only 10 centimetres behind the championship record set by Yoelbi Quesada in 1994. The next year Punga finished 5th at the World Indoor Championships. His personal best was 17.04 metres, which he achieved twice in June 1999.

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YEAR RANG EVENT PERFORMANCE CONTEST 1996 III TRIPLE JUMP 16.15 World Junior Championships 1997 II TRIPLE JUMP 16.43 European Junior Championships 1998 I TRIPLE JUMP 16.94 World Junior Championships 1999 I TRIPLE JUMP 16.76 European Under 23 Championships 1999 V TRIPLE JUMP 16.87 World Indoor Championships 2000 XIV TRIPLE JUMP 16.72 Olympic Games 2001 III TRIPLE JUMP 16.81 European Under 23 Championships

 EVENT              PERFORMANCE 

60 Metres Hurdles 7.75 110 Metres Hurdles 13.79 60 Metres 6.74 100 Metres 10.67 Triple jump 17.05 Long Jump 7.68


1996 III TRIPLE JUMP 16.15 World Junior Championships 1997 II TRIPLE JUMP 16.43 European Junior Championships 1998 I TRIPLE JUMP 16.94 World Junior Championships 1999 I TRIPLE JUMP 16.76 European Under 23 Championships 1999 V TRIPLE JUMP 16.87 World Indoor Championships 2000 XIV TRIPLE JUMP 16.72 Olympic Games 2001 III TRIPLE JUMP 16.81 European Under 23 Championships


60 Metres Hurdles 7.75 110 Metres Hurdles 13.79 60 Metres 6.74 100 Metres 10.67 Triple jump 17.05 Long Jump 7.68