Maurren Maggi

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Maurren Maggi
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Personal information
Full nameMaurren Higa Maggi
Born (1976-06-25) 25 June 1976 (age 48)
São Carlos, SP, Brazil
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
CountryBrazil
Sport Women's athletics
Event Long jump
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing Long jump
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Valencia Long jump
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Birmingham Long jump
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg Long jump
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Long jump
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Long jump
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg 100 m hurdles
Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Beijing Long jump
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 Beijing 100 m hurdles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 Beijing 4 × 100 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Mallorca Long jump

Maurren Higa Maggi (born 25 June 1976) is a Brazilian retired track and field athlete and Olympic gold medallist om the long jump. [1] She is the South American record holder in the 100 metres hurdles and long jump, with 12.71 seconds and 7.26 metres respectively. She also has a best of 14.53 metres in the triple jump – a former South American record. She is the first Brazilian woman to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual sport.

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Maurren served a two-year ban from 2003 to 2004 for an unintentional anti-doping rule violation after testing positive for clostebol. [2] Although the Brazil's Superior Sports Tribunal had cleared her of the violation, the IAAF appealed the decision and Maurren was issued with the sanction. [3]

Maggi won the gold medal in the women's long jump at the 2008 Beijing Olympics with a distance of 7.04m, becoming the first Brazilian woman to achieve an Olympic gold in an individual sport. [4]

She finished second at the 2009 Troféu Brasil Caixa de Atletismo to Keila Costa, losing the event for the first time since 1998. [5]

Maurren was married to racer Antônio Pizzonia, with whom she has a daughter, Sophia.

International competitions

100 metres hurdles

Long jump

See also

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maurren Maggi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ Laguna, Marcelo (22 August 2020). "A incrível volta por cima de Maurren Maggi em Pequim-2008". Olimpíada Todo Dia (in Portuguese).
  3. ↑ "Maggi wins Olympic long jump gold". BBC Sport. 22 August 2008.
  4. ↑ Biscayart, Eduardo (18 May 2009).Vili sets 20.69m Oceania Shot Put record in Rio Archived 19 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine . IAAF. Retrieved on 18 May 2009.
  5. ↑ Biscayart, Eduardo (8 June 2009). Murer vaults to world leading 4.82m at Brazilian nationals. IAAF. Retrieved on 9 June 2009.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Women's Long Jump Best Year Performance
1999
2003		Succeeded by
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