Mialitiana Clerc

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Mialitiana Clerc
Personal information
Born (2001-11-16) 16 November 2001 (age 24)
Ambohitrimanjaka, Madagascar
Occupation Alpine skier
Sport
Skiing career
Disciplines Slalom, giant slalom
ClubInter Club Magland Desert Blanc
World Cup debut19 December 2017 (age 16)
Website facebook.com
Olympics
Teams3 – (2018), (2022), (2026)
World Championships
Teams1 – (2019)
World Cup
Seasons2 – (20182019)

Mialitiana Clerc (born 16 November 2001 [1] in Ambohitrimanjaka, Madagascar) is an alpine skier from Madagascar. Clerc competed for Madagascar at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the alpine skiing events. She also competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics [2] and will compete at the 2026 Games, becoming the first African woman to compete at three Winter Olympics. [3] Clerc became the first female to compete for Madagascar at the Winter Olympics. [4] Clerc was born in Madagascar and was adopted by a French family at the age of one. She learned to ski in France. [5] [6]

Clerc's results at the 2018 Winter Olympics:

EventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Women's giant slalom 1:21.82551:17.18422:39.0048
Women's slalom 1:01.245359.03482:00.2747

References

  1. FIS Biography
  2. "Mialitiana Clerc: Madagascar's female skier on Beijing 2022". BBC Sport. 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  3. "Africa at Winter Olympics Milano Cortina 2026: Meet the athletes and how to watch live". Olympics.com.
  4. "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 5 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  5. "Jeux Olympiques de Corée : La belle histoire de Mialitiana Clerc, 20e française en ski" [Korea Olympic Games: The beautiful story of Mialitiana Clerc, French 20th in skiing]. Midi Madagasikara (in French). Antananarivo, Madagascar. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  6. "Ski alpin: Mialitiana Clerc se qualifie pour les JO d'hiver" [Alpine Skiing: Mialitiana Clerc qualifies for the Winter Olympics]. News Mada (in French). Antananarivo, Madagascar. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.