Mónica Jacqueline Falcioni Costa (born October 10, 1968) is a retired

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and

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er from

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Career

Falcioni represented her native country at the

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. There she was the

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for her native country at the opening ceremony.

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1968 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Uruguayan female long jumpers Olympic athletes for Uruguay Pan American Games athletes for Uruguay Uruguayan people of Italian descent Place of birth missing (living people) South American Games gold medalists for Uruguay South American Games silver medalists for Uruguay South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1998 South American Games {{Uruguay-athletics-bio-stub