Șerban Ciochină
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Born | 30 November 1939 Bucharest, Romania |
| Died | April 2023 (aged 83) |
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | triple jump |
Șerban Ciochină (30 November 1939 – April 2023) was a Romanian triple jump athlete who competed at two Olympic Games.
Biography
Ciochină achieved fifth place at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, in the men's triple jump competition. He was also European Champion in Dortmund, Germany in 1966.[1]
He won the Romanian triple jump championship six years in a row from 1963 to 1968 and also won the British AAA Championships title at the 1968 AAA Championships.[2][3][4]
At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, he represented Romania in the triple jump again.[1]
Ciochină died in April 2023, at the age of 83.[5]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Șerban Ciochină.
- ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ "White City results". The People. 14 July 1968. Retrieved 11 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ "A murit fostul mare campion Șerban Ciochină". FRT. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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