Margarida Moreno Explained

Margarida Moreno
Full Name:Margarida Moreno Sánchez
Nickname:Maggy
Birth Date:1968 4, df=yes
Height:176 cm
Sport:Athletics
Event:High jump
Pb: (1991)

Margarida "Maggy" Moreno Sánchez (born 3 April 1968) is an Andorran track and field athlete who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]

Moreno's first major competition was the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships where she competed in the high jump after jumping 1.75m (05.74feet) she finished qualification in 26th place so didn't qualify for the final,[2] later in the year she also competed in the high jump at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo, she only managed to jump 1.7m (05.6feet) so again failed to reach the final.[3]

The following year Moreno was picked for the 1992 Summer Olympics, she was also chosen to be her countries flag bearer at the opening ceremony,[4] in the high jump she jumped 1.7m (05.6feet) and finished 41st so didn't qualify for the final.[5]

Her personal bests in the event are 1.83 metres outdoors (Monzón 1991) and 1.81 metres indoors (San Sebastián 1990). Both are standing national records.

International competitions

Representing
1989Games of the Small States of EuropeNicosia, Cyprusbgcolor=gold1st1.77 m
1990Glasgow, United Kingdom19th1.75 m
1991Seville, Spain26th (q)1.75 m
Games of the Small States of EuropeAndorra la Vella, Andorra3rd1.80 m
Tokyo, Japan28th (q)1.70 m
1992Genoa, Italy23rd1.75 m
Barcelona, Spain41st (q)1.70 m
1993Games of the Small States of EuropeValetta, Malta3rd1.74 m
2005Games of the Small States of EuropeAndorra la Vella, Andorra4th1.65 m
2007Games of the Small States of EuropeFontvieille, Monaco6th1.65 m

Notes and References

  1. Maggy Moreno . 2 December 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203162103/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/maggy-moreno-1.html . 3 December 2016 . Full name: Margarida Moreno Sánchez.
  2. Web site: High Jump Women . iaaf.org . 2 December 2017.
  3. Web site: Women High Jump . iaaf.org . 2 December 2017.
  4. Web site: Andorra . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417093554/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AND/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . 2 December 2017.
  5. Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's High Jump . 2 December 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174256/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1992/ATH/womens-high-jump.html . 17 April 2020.