Madeline de Jesús
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| Full name | Madeline de Jesús Candelaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 4, 1957 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Puerto Rico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | long jump and triple jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Madeline de Jesús Candelaria (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 Jesús twin sister Margaret de Jesús 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.