About Ionuț Pungă
Born 1979. Ionuț Pungă is a Romanian athletics competitor.
Ionuţ Pungă (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. 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.
Achievements
EVENT PERFORMANCE 60 Metres Hurdles 7.75 110 Metres Hurdles 13.79 60 Metres 6.74100 Metres 10.67Triple jump 17.05 Long Jump 7.68
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Who is Ionuț Pungă?
athletics competitor
When was Ionuț Pungă born?
Ionuț Pungă was born on 14 October 1979 in Brăila.
What is Ionuț Pungă's occupation?
Ionuț Pungă is an athletics competitor.
What nationality is Ionuț Pungă?
Ionuț Pungă is Romanian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ionuț Pungă. https://biography.guide/ionut-punga/
MLA: "Ionuț Pungă." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ionut-punga/.
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