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Brazil's Maggi wins women's long jump gold
Xinhua/Agencies
Updated: 2008-08-22 21:34
Brazil's Maurren Higa Maggi competes during the women's long jump final at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 22, 2008.[ Agencies]
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BEIJING--Brazil's Maurren Maggi won the women's long jump gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Friday.
The 32-year-old soared and landed at 7.04 meters in her first attempt and that was enough to seal her the gold.
Defending champion Tatiana Lebedeva of Russia took the silver with 7.03 meters and the bronze went to Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare with 6.91.
