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Brazilian athlete
Maria Magnólia de Souza Figueiredo (born 11 November 1963 in
Currais Novos, Rio Grande do Norte
[1]) is a retired
Brazilian athlete who competed in the
400 and
800 metres.
[2] She represented her country at the
1988 and
1996 Summer Olympics, as well as four World Championships.
She has personal bests of 22.99 in the
200 metres (1988) and 50.62 in the
400 metres (1990). The latter is the current
national record. Her time of 53.05 set in 2004 at altitude is the current
Women's Masters 400 metres world record over the age of 40.
Competition record
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing
Brazil
|
1978
|
South American Youth Championships
|
Montevideo, Uruguay
|
4th
|
100 m
|
12.88
|
5th
|
200 m
|
26.31
|
3rd
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
49.88
|
3rd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
4:10.0
|
1980
|
South American Junior Championships
|
Santiago, Chile
|
5th
|
100 m
|
12.46
|
3rd
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
47.64
|
1981
|
South American Junior Championships
|
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
2nd
|
200 m
|
24.8
|
1st
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
46.4
|
1987
|
Universiade
|
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
|
4th
|
400 m
|
51.74
|
Pan American Games
|
Indianapolis, United States
|
5th
|
400 m
|
51.93
|
World Championships
|
Rome, Italy
|
15th (sf)
|
400 m
|
52.24
|
11th (h)
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:30.91
|
1988
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Mexico City, Mexico
|
3rd
|
200 m
|
23.35 (+0.0 m/s) A
|
2nd
|
400m
|
51.74 A
|
1st
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:29:22 A
|
Olympic Games
|
Seoul, South Korea
|
29th (qf)
|
200 m
|
23.67
|
7th (qf)
|
400 m
|
51.32
|
11th (h)
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:36.81
|
1989
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
5th
|
200 m
|
23.83
|
1990
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Manaus, Brazil
|
1st
|
400 m
|
51.51
|
1st
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:32.8
|
1991
|
South American Championships
|
Manaus, Brazil
|
1st
|
400 m
|
51.56
|
1st
|
800 m
|
2:00.45
|
1st
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:32.59
|
World Championships
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
14th (sf)
|
800 m
|
2:01.53
|
1992
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Seville, Spain
|
2nd
|
800 m
|
2:02.45
|
1993
|
South American Championships
|
Lima, Peru
|
1st
|
400 m
|
52.67
|
1st
|
800 m
|
2:04.2
|
1st
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:36.49
|
World Championships
|
Stuttgart, Germany
|
14th (sf)
|
800 m
|
2:01.01
|
1994
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Mar del Plata, Argentina
|
4th
|
400 m
|
55.44
|
2nd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:38.61
|
1995
|
Pan American Games
|
Mar del Plata, Argentina
|
6th
|
400 m
|
53.10
|
1996
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Medellín, Colombia
|
3rd
|
400 m
|
51.36
|
3rd
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
44.59
|
2nd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:34.34
|
Olympic Games
|
Atlanta, United States
|
22nd (qf)
|
400 m
|
51.98
|
1997
|
South American Championships
|
Mar del Plata, Argentina
|
2nd
|
400 m
|
53.49
|
2nd
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
45.21
|
2nd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:38.18
|
World Championships
|
Athens, Greece
|
30th (h)
|
400 m
|
53.95
|
1998
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Lisbon, Portugal
|
4th
|
400 m
|
52.62
|
2001
|
South American Championships
|
Manaus, Brazil
|
1st
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:32.43
|
References