Margarida Moreno

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]

Margarida Moreno
Personal information
Full nameMargarida Moreno Sánchez
Nickname(s)Maggy
Born (1968-04-03) 3 April 1968
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country Andorra
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)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]

Notes
  1. This name uses Catalan naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Moreno and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maggy Moreno". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017. Full name: Margarida Moreno Sánchez
  2. "High Jump Women". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  3. "Women High Jump". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  4. "Andorra". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's High Jump". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
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