Maurren Higa Maggi (born 25 June 1976) is a Brazilian retired

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athlete and Olympic

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list om the long jump. She is the South American record holder in the

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and

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, with 12.71 seconds and 7.26 metres respectively. She also has a best of 14.53 metres in the

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– a former South American record. She is the first Brazilian woman to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual sport. Maurren served a two-year ban from 2003 to 2004 for an unintentional anti-doping rule violation after testing positive for clostebol. Although the Brazil's Superior Sports Tribunal had cleared her of the violation, the IAAF appealed the decision and Maurren was issued with the sanction. Maggi won the gold medal in the women's long jump at the

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with a distance of 7.04m, becoming the first Brazilian woman to achieve an Olympic gold in an individual sport. She finished second at the 2009 Troféu Brasil Caixa de Atletismo to Keila Costa, losing the event for the first time since 1998.Biscayart, Eduardo (8 June 2009)
Murer vaults to world leading 4.82m at Brazilian nationals

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. Retrieved on 9 June 2009. Maurren was married to racer Antônio Pizzonia, with whom she has a daughter, Sophia.

International competitions

100 metres hurdles

*2001 Universiade - silver medal *2001 South American Championships - gold medal *

1999 Pan American Games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games () or the 13th Pan American Games and commonly known as Winnipeg 1999, were a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Ma ...

- silver medal *1999 South American Championships - gold medal *1997 South American Championships - silver medal

Long jump

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games () and commonly known as Guadalajara 2011, were an international multi-sport event held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby c ...

- gold medal * 2011 South American Championships - gold medal *

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

- gold medal *

2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Luis Puig Palace in Valencia, Spain, March 7–9, 2008. Bid Valencia was announced the winning bidder by the IAAF on November 13, 2005 at an IAAF Council meeting in Moscow, Rus ...

- silver medal *

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games () and commonly known as Rio 2007, were a major Americas, continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of ...

- gold medal * 2006 South American Championships in Athletics - gold medal *

2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom from 14 to 16 March 2003. It was the first time the Championships had been held in the UK. There were a total number of 5 ...

- bronze medal *2002 Ibero-American Championships - gold medal *2002 IAAF World Cup - silver medal *2001 Universiade - gold medal *2001 South American Championships - gold medal *

- gold medal *1999 Universiade - bronze medal *1999 South American Championships - gold medal *1997 South American Championships - gold medal

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maggi, Maurren 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from São Carlos Brazilian female long jumpers Brazilian female hurdlers Olympic athletes for Brazil Olympic gold medalists for Brazil Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Brazil Brazilian sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in athletics Brazilian people of Italian descent Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics FISU World University Games gold medalists for Brazil FISU World University Games silver medalists for Brazil FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Brazil Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Goodwill Games gold medalists in athletics Athletes from São Paulo (state) Troféu Brasil de Atletismo winners

International competitions

100 metres hurdles

Long jump

See also

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