Maria Magnólia Figueiredo

Maria Magnólia de Souza Figueiredo (born 11 November 1963 in Currais Novos, Rio Grande do Norte[1]) is a retired Brazilian athlete who competed in the 400 and 800 metres.[2] 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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Brazil
1978 South American Youth Championships Montevideo, Uruguay 4th 100 m 12.88
5th 200 m 26.31
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 49.88
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 4:10.0
1980 South American Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 5th 100 m 12.46
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 47.64
1981 South American Junior Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd 200 m 24.8
1st 4 × 100 m relay 46.4
1987 Universiade Zagreb, Yugoslavia 4th 400 m 51.74
Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States 5th 400 m 51.93
World Championships Rome, Italy 15th (sf) 400 m 52.24
11th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:30.91
1988 Ibero-American Championships Mexico City, Mexico 3rd 200 m 23.35 (+0.0 m/s) A
2nd 400m 51.74 A
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:29:22 A
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 29th (qf) 200 m 23.67
7th (qf) 400 m 51.32
11th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:36.81
1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th 200 m 23.83
1990 Ibero-American Championships Manaus, Brazil 1st 400 m 51.51
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.8
1991 South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 1st 400 m 51.56
1st 800 m 2:00.45
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.59
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 14th (sf) 800 m 2:01.53
1992 Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 2nd 800 m 2:02.45
1993 South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st 400 m 52.67
1st 800 m 2:04.2
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:36.49
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 14th (sf) 800 m 2:01.01
1994 Ibero-American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 4th 400 m 55.44
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:38.61
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 6th 400 m 53.10
1996 Ibero-American Championships Medellín, Colombia 3rd 400 m 51.36
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 44.59
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:34.34
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 22nd (qf) 400 m 51.98
1997 South American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 2nd 400 m 53.49
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 45.21
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:38.18
World Championships Athens, Greece 30th (h) 400 m 53.95
1998 Ibero-American Championships Lisbon, Portugal 4th 400 m 52.62
2001 South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.43

References
  1. Sports-Reference profile
  2. Maria Magnólia Figueiredo at World Athletics


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