Margarida Moreno
Andorran track and field athlete (born 1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Margarida "Maggy" Moreno Sánchez[lower-alpha 1] (born 3 April 1968) is an Andorran track and field athlete who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Margarida Moreno Sánchez |
Nickname | Maggy |
Born | (1968-04-03) 3 April 1968 (age 56) |
Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | High jump |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) (1991) |
Moreno's first major competition was the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships where she competed in the high jump after jumping 1.75 metres (5 feet 9 inches) she finished qualification in 26th place so didn't qualify for the final,[2] later in the year she also competed in the high jump at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo, she only managed to jump 1.70 metres (5 feet 7 inches) so again failed to reach the final.[3]
The following year Moreno was picked for the 1992 Summer Olympics, she was also chosen to be her countries flag bearer at the opening ceremony,[4] in the high jump she jumped 1.70 metres (5 feet 7 inches) and finished 41st so didn't qualify for the final.[5]
Her personal bests in the event are 1.83 metres outdoors (Monzón 1991) and 1.81 metres indoors (San Sebastián 1990). Both are standing national records.