Madeline de Jesús

Madeline de Jesús (born November 4, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York) is a retired female track and field athlete from Puerto Rico, who competed in the women's long jump and triple jump during her career. Her personal best (6.96 metres) in the long jump was set on July 24, 1988 in Mexico City. She finished fifth in the long jump at the 1987 Pan American Games. De Jesús twin sister Margaret de Jesús also competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the women's 400 metres. Madeline is currently living in Belgium where she's active as a sports teacher and coach.

Madeline de Jesús
Personal information
Born (1957-11-04) November 4, 1957
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country Puerto Rico
Event(s)long jump and triple jump
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Puerto Rico
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place1982 HavanaLong jump
Central American & Caribbean Championships
Bronze medal – third place1977 Jalapa4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place1979 Guadalajara4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place1979 GuadalajaraLong jump
Bronze medal – third place1981 Santo DomingoLong jump
Silver medal – second place1983 Havana4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place1983 Havana4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place1983 HavanaLong jump
Silver medal – second place1987 CaracasLong jump
Ibero-American Championships
Gold medal – first place1988 Mexico CityLong jump

Olympic cheating

After Puerto Rico's Madeline de Jesus got injured while competing in the long jump, she was unable to run in the 4×400-meter relay at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. She came up with a plan and enlisted her identical twin sister, Margaret, as an imposter for a qualifying heat. Margaret ran the second leg of the qualifier, and the team advanced but when the chief coach of the Puerto Rican team learned of the ruse, he pulled his team out of the final.[1][2]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Puerto Rico
1977 Central American and Caribbean Championships Xalapa, Mexico 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:48.57
1979 Central American and Caribbean Championships Guadalajara, Mexico 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 47.16
2nd Long jump 5.87 m
Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico – 4 × 100 m relay DQ
7th Long jump 5.88 m
1981 Central American and Caribbean Championships Santo Domingo, DR 3rd Long jump 6.20 m
Universiade Bucharest, Romania 13th Long jump 6.17 m
1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Havana, Cuba 3rd Long jump 6.47 m
1983 Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 46.69
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:39.36
2nd Long jump 6.49 m
1984 Olympic Games[3] Los Angeles, United States 21st (q) Long jump 5.63 m
1987 Central American and Caribbean Championships Caracas, Venezuela 2nd Long jump 6.11 m
Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States 5th Long jump 6.28 m
1988 Ibero-American Championships Mexico City, Mexico 1st Long jump 6.96 m A
Olympic Games[3] Seoul, South Korea 23rd (q) Long jump 6.08 m

See also

References
  1. "In 1984, These Puerto Rican Twins Hatched an Insane Plan to Switch Places at the Olympics". Remezcla. August 18, 2016.
  2. Tomizawa, Roy (November 5, 2017). "The Tale of Madeline and Margaret de Jesus: Twins Who Almost Got Away with It at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics". The Olympians.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Madeline de Jesús". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.


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