Mónica Falcioni Explained

Mónica Falcioni
Fullname:	Mónica Jacqueline Falcioni Costa
Birth Date:	10 October 1968
Height:	1.67m (05.48feet)
Weight:	64kg (141lb)
Sport:	Athletics
Updated:	8 May 2013

Mónica Jacqueline Falcioni Costa (born October 10, 1968) is a retired long and triple jumper from Uruguay.

Career

Falcioni represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There she was the flag bearer for her native country at the opening ceremony.

Achievements

Representing
1984	South American Youth Championships	Tarija, Bolivia	bgcolor=gold	1st	Long jump	5.54 m A
1985	South American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	6th	Long jump	5.48 m
1986	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	21st (q)	Long jump	5.52 m
1994	Ibero-American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	6th	Long jump	5.82 m (wind: +1.4 m/s)
1997	South American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	3rd	Long jump	6.25 m (w)
			4th	Triple jump	12.94 m
1998	South American Games	Cuenca, Ecuador	bgcolor=gold	1st	Long jump	6.47 m
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	Triple jump	13.55 m
1999	South American Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	4th	Long jump	6.61 m (w)
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	Triple jump	13.57 m
	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	10th	Long jump	6.03 m
			6th	Triple jump	13.50 m
2000	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	8th	Long jump	5.70 m
			3rd	Triple jump	12.92 m
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	34th (q)	Long jump	6.05 m
2001	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	4th	Long jump	6.00 m
			3rd	Triple jump	13.43 m
2002	Ibero-American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	5th	Triple jump	13.02 m
2003	South American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	3rd	Long jump	5.94 m
			5th	Triple jump	12.79 m
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.	7th	Long jump	5.90 m
			9th	Triple jump	13.02 m

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