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Șerban Ciochină

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Șerban Ciochină
Personal information
NationalityRomanian
Born(1939-11-30)30 November 1939
Bucharest, Romania
DiedApril 2023(2023-04-00) (aged 83)
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventtriple jump

Șerban Ciochină (30 November 1939 – April 2023) was a Romanian triple jump athlete who competed at two Olympic Games.

Biography

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  2. ^ "White City results". The People. 14 July 1968. Retrieved 11 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  4. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  5. ^ "A murit fostul mare campion Șerban Ciochină". FRT. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

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