Mónica Falcioni

Mónica Falcioni
Personal information
Full name Mónica Jacqueline Falcioni Costa
Nationality  Uruguay
Born (1968-10-10) October 10, 1968
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Updated on 8 May 2013.
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Falcioni and the second or maternal family name is Costa.

Mónica Jacqueline Falcioni Costa (born October 10, 1968) is a retired long and triple jumper from Uruguay.[1]

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

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Uruguay
1984 South American Youth Championships Tarija, Bolivia 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: +1.4m/s)
1997 South American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 3rd Long jump 6.25 m (w)
1998 South American Games Cuenca, Ecuador 1st Long jump 6.47 m
2nd Triple jump
1999 South American Championships Bogotá, Colombia 4th Long jump 6.61 m (w)
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

References

  1. Mónica Falcioni (in Spanish), retrieved May 9, 2013

External links

Olympic Games
Preceded by
Marcelo Filippini
Flagbearer for  Uruguay
Sydney 2000
Succeeded by
Serrana Fernández


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