Madeline de Jesús

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Madeline de Jesús (born November 4, 1957 ) is a former athlete from Puerto Rico . She took part in competitions in long jump and triple jump . Her personal best she set on July 24, 1988 with 6.96 m in Mexico City . De Jesús' twin sister Margaret de Jesús took part in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles , as did Madeline . De Jesús became famous for attempting to cheat during the 1984 Games. Madeline was registered as a jumper in the long jump and participant in the 4 x 400 meter relay at these games . After injuring herself in the long jump and not feeling fit anymore, she let her twin sister Margaret compete under her name. This exchange was not noticed and Margaret, along with the other runners, qualified. When the head coach of Puerto Rico found out about the attempted fraud, he withdrew the entire running team from the competition.

Madeline now lives in Belgium and works there as a physical education teacher and trainer.

Services

year event place Result competition power
1979 Central American and Caribbean Athletics Championships Guadalajara 2. Long jump 5.87 m
1981 Central American and Caribbean Athletics Championships Santo Domingo 2. Long jump 6.20 m
1982 Central American and Caribbean Athletics Championships Havana 3. Long jump 6.47 m
1983 Central American and Caribbean Athletics Championships Havana 2. Long jump 6.49 m
1984 Olympic games los Angeles 21st Long jump 5.63 m
1988 Ibero-American Championship Mexico city 1. Long jump 6.96 m
1988 Olympic games Seoul 23. Long jump 6.08 m
1987 Central American and Caribbean Athletics Championships Caracas 2. Long jump 6.11 m

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personal data
SURNAME Jesús, Madeline de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Puerto Rican athlete
DATE OF BIRTH November 4th 1957