Madeline de Jesús Candelaria (born November 4, 1957, in

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) is a retired female

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athlete from

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, who competed in the women's

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and

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during her career. Her personal best (6.96 metres) in the long jump was set on July 24, 1988, in

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. She finished fifth in the long jump at the

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. De Jesús twin sister Margaret de Jesús also competed at the

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, in the women's

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. Madeline is currently living in Belgium where she's active as a sports teacher and coach.

Olympic cheating

After Puerto Rico's Madeline de Jesus got injured while competing in the long jump, she was unable to run in the 4×400-meter relay at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. She came up with a plan and enlisted her identical twin sister, Margaret, as an imposter for a qualifying heat. Margaret ran the second leg of the qualifier, and the team advanced but when the chief coach of the Puerto Rican team learned of the ruse, he pulled his team out of the final.

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* * 1957 births Living people Puerto Rican female long jumpers Puerto Rican triple jumpers Puerto Rican twins American sportspeople of Puerto Rican descent Olympic track and field athletes for Puerto Rico Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Pan American Games track and field athletes for Puerto Rico Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Place of birth missing (living people) Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico Competitors at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics 20th-century American sportswomen {{PuertoRico-athletics-bio-stub

Olympic cheating

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