Maria Magnólia de Souza Figueiredo (born 11 November 1963 in Currais Novos, Rio Grande do Norte) is a retired

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ian athlete who competed in the

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and

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. She represented her country at the

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and

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, as well as four World Championships. She has personal bests of 22.99 in the

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(1988) and 50.62 in the

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(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

References

1963 births Living people Sportspeople from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte Brazilian female sprinters Brazilian female middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Brazil World Athletics Championships athletes for Brazil Pan American Games athletes for Brazil Olympic female sprinters 20th-century Brazilian women {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub