Maurren Maggi


Maurren Higa Maggi is a Brazilian retired track and field athlete and Olympic gold medallist om the long jump. She is the List of [South American records in athletics|South American record] holder in the 100 metres hurdles and long jump, with 12.71 seconds and 7.26 metres respectively. She also has a best of 14.53 metres in the triple jump – 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 Athletics at the [2008 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump|women's long jump] at the 2008 Beijing Olympics 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.
Maurren was married to racer Antônio Pizzonia, with whom she has a daughter, Sophia.

International competitions

100 metres hurdles