Madeline de Jesús
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Born | November 4, 1957 |
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Event(s) | long jump and triple jump |
Madeline de Jesús (born November 4, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York) is a retired female track and field athlete from Puerto Rico, who competed in the women's long jump and triple jump during her career. Her personal best (6.96 metres) in the long jump was set on July 24, 1988 in Mexico City. She finished fifth in the long jump at the 1987 Pan American Games. De Jesús twin sister Margaret de Jesús also competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the women's 400 metres. Madeline is currently living in Belgium where she's active as a sports teacher and coach.
Olympic Controversy
After Puerto Rico’s Madeline de Jesus came up lame while competing in the long jump, she was unable to run in the 4×400-meter relay at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. Madeline enlisted her identical twin sister, Margaret, as an imposter for a qualifying heat. Margaret ran the second leg of the qualifier, and the team advanced. When the chief coach of the Puerto Rican team learned of the ruse, however, he pulled his team out of the final.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1979 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Guadalajara, Mexico | 2nd | Long jump | 5.87 m |
1981 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Santo Domingo, DR | 3rd | Long jump | 6.20 m |
1982 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Havana, Cuba | 3rd | Long jump | 6.47 m |
1983 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | Long jump | 6.49 m |
1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 21st (q) | Long jump | 5.63 m |
1987 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Caracas, Venezuela | 2nd | Long jump | 6.11 m |
Pan American Games | Seoul, South Korea | 5th | Long jump | 6.28 m | |
1988 | Ibero-American Championships | Mexico City, Mexico | 1st | Long jump | 6.96 m A |
Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 23rd (q) | Long jump | 6.08 m |
See also
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Madeline de Jesús". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- Madeline de Jesús at World Athletics
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Puerto Rican female long jumpers
- Puerto Rican triple jumpers
- Twin people from Puerto Rico
- Olympic track and field athletes of Puerto Rico
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games competitors for Puerto Rico
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Twin sportspeople
- Puerto Rican athletics biography stubs