Maria Magnólia Figueiredo Explained

Maria Magnólia de Souza Figueiredo (born 11 November 1963 in Currais Novos, Rio Grande do Norte) is a retired Brazilian athlete who competed in the 400 and 800 metres. 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

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1978South American Youth ChampionshipsMontevideo, Uruguay4th100 m12.88
5th200 m26.31
3rd4 × 100 m relay49.88
3rd4 × 400 m relay4:10.0
1980South American Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile5th100 m12.46
3rd4 × 100 m relay47.64
1981South American Junior ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazilbgcolor=silver2nd200 m24.8
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m relay46.4
1987UniversiadeZagreb, Yugoslavia4th400 m51.74
Pan American GamesIndianapolis, United States5th400 m51.93
World ChampionshipsRome, Italy15th (sf)400 m52.24
11th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:30.91
1988Ibero-American ChampionshipsMexico City, Mexico3rd200 m23.35 (+0.0 m/s) A
bgcolor=silver2nd400m51.74 A
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:29:22 A
Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea29th (qf)200 m23.67
7th (qf)400 m51.32
11th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:36.81
1989World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary5th200 m23.83
1990Ibero-American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazilbgcolor=gold1st400 m51.51
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:32.8
1991South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazilbgcolor=gold1st400 m51.56
bgcolor=gold1st800 m2:00.45
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:32.59
World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan14th (sf)800 m2:01.53
1992Ibero-American ChampionshipsSeville, Spainbgcolor=silver2nd800 m2:02.45
1993South American ChampionshipsLima, Perubgcolor=gold1st400 m52.67
bgcolor=gold1st800 m2:04.2
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:36.49
World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany14th (sf)800 m2:01.01
1994Ibero-American ChampionshipsMar del Plata, Argentina4th400 m55.44
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 400 m relay3:38.61
1995Pan American GamesMar del Plata, Argentina6th400 m53.10
1996Ibero-American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia3rd400 m51.36
3rd4 × 100 m relay44.59
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 400 m relay3:34.34
Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States22nd (qf)400 m51.98
1997South American ChampionshipsMar del Plata, Argentinabgcolor=silver2nd400 m53.49
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 100 m relay45.21
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 400 m relay3:38.18
World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece30th (h)400 m53.95
1998Ibero-American ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal4th400 m52.62
2001South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazilbgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:32.43