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.[1][2]
^"In 1984, These Puerto Rican Twins Hatched an Insane Plan to Switch Places at the Olympics". Remezcla. August 18, 2016.
^Tomizawa, Roy (November 5, 2017). "The Tale of Madeline and Margaret de Jesus: Twins Who Almost Got Away with It at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics". The Olympians.
External links
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
madeline, jesús, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, especially, pote. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Madeline de Jesus news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Madeline de Jesus born November 4 1957 in Brooklyn New York is a retired female track and field athlete from Puerto Rico who competed in the women s long jump and triple jump during her career Her personal best 6 96 metres in the long jump was set on July 24 1988 in Mexico City She finished fifth in the long jump at the 1987 Pan American Games De Jesus twin sister Margaret de Jesus also competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the women s 400 metres Madeline is currently living in Belgium where she s active as a sports teacher and coach Madeline de JesusPersonal informationBorn 1957 11 04 November 4 1957 age 65 SportCountry Puerto RicoEvent s long jump and triple jump Contents 1 Olympic cheating 2 Achievements 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksOlympic cheating EditAfter 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 1 2 Achievements EditYear Competition Venue Position Event NotesRepresenting Puerto Rico1977 Central American and Caribbean Championships Xalapa Mexico 3rd 4 400 m relay 3 48 571979 Central American and Caribbean Championships Guadalajara Mexico 3rd 4 100 m relay 47 162nd Long jump 5 87 mPan American Games San Juan Puerto Rico 4 100 m relay DQ7th Long jump 5 88 m1981 Central American and Caribbean Championships Santo Domingo DR 3rd Long jump 6 20 mUniversiade Bucharest Romania 13th Long jump 6 17 m1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Havana Cuba 3rd Long jump 6 47 m1983 Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana Cuba 2nd 4 100 m relay 46 692nd 4 400 m relay 3 39 362nd Long jump 6 49 m1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles United States 21st q Long jump 5 63 m1987 Central American and Caribbean Championships Caracas Venezuela 2nd Long jump 6 11 mPan American Games Indianapolis United States 5th Long jump 6 28 m1988 Ibero American Championships Mexico City Mexico 1st Long jump 6 96 m AOlympic Games Seoul South Korea 23rd q Long jump 6 08 mSee also EditList of Puerto RicansReferences Edit In 1984 These Puerto Rican Twins Hatched an Insane Plan to Switch Places at the Olympics Remezcla August 18 2016 Tomizawa Roy November 5 2017 The Tale of Madeline and Margaret de Jesus Twins Who Almost Got Away with It at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics The Olympians External links EditEvans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Madeline de Jesus Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 2020 04 18 Madeline de Jesus at World Athletics This biographical article relating to Puerto Rican athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Madeline de Jesus amp oldid 1135399998, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
