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Marta Godinho (born 24 June 1980) is a Portuguese long jumper.

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She finished tenth at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Lisbon. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved December 5, 2006.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)



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