Antonio Corgos facts for kids
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is Corgos and the second or maternal family name is Cervantes.
Antonio Corgos Cervantes (born 10 March 1960 in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a retired long jumper from Spain. He won two silver medals at the European Athletics Indoor Championships as well as one at the 1982 European Athletics Championships. He was also a silver medallist at the 1983 Mediterranean Games and the 1983 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics. Corgos was an Olympic finalist on three occasions, his best result being fifth at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
He set personal bests of 8.23 m (26 ft 11.89074804 in) in the long jump and 16.33 m (53 ft 6.78838583 in) in the triple jump (indoors).
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Spain |
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| 1980 | European Indoor Championships | Sindelfingen, West Germany | 15th | Triple jump | 15.46 m |
| Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 7th | Long jump | 8.09 m (+0.2 m/s) | |
| 1981 | European Indoor Championships | Grenoble, France | 2nd | Long jump | 7.97 m |
| 1982 | European Indoor Championships | Milan, Italy | 10th | Long jump | 7.48 m |
| European Championships | Athens, Greece | 2nd | Long jump | 8.19 m (+0.4 m/s) | |
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | Long jump | 8.06 m (+0.3 m/s) |
| Mediterranean Games | Casablanca, Morocco | 2nd | Long jump | 7.75 m | |
| Ibero-American Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 2nd | Long jump | 7.90 m (+0.4 m/s) | |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 10th | Long jump | 7.69 m (-1.1 m/s) |
| 1985 | European Indoor Championships | Piraeus, Greece | 6th | Long jump | 7.94 m |
| 1986 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 4th | Long jump | 8.12 m |
| 1988 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 10th | Long jump | 7.64 m |
| Ibero-American Championships | Mexico City, Mexico | 3rd | Long jump | 8.08 m (0.0 m/s) A | |
| Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 5th | Long jump | 8.03 m (+0.5 m/s) | |
| 1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 2nd | Long jump | 8.12 m |
| World Cup | Barcelona, Spain | 7th | Long jump | 7.06 m | |
| 1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 11th | Long jump | 7.70 m |
| 1992 | Ibero-American Championships | Seville, Spain | 6th | Long jump | 7.69 m w (+2.8 m/s) |
See also
In Spanish: Antonio Corgos para niños
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