Nicole Ramalalanirina

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Nicole Ramalalanirina
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Nicole Ramalalanirina (lane 1) at the 1996 Summer Olympics 100 m semi-final
Personal information
Born (1972-03-05) 5 March 1972 (age 52)
Antananarivo, Madagascar
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event 100 meters hurdles
ClubNeuilly-Plaisance Sports
PEC Athlétisme Poitiers
Achievements and titles
Personal best12.76
Medal record
Representing Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Cairo 100 m hurdles
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Durban 100 m hurdles
Jeux de la Francophonie
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Bondoufle 100 m hurdles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Antananarivo 100 m hurdles
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Buffalo 100 m hurdles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Fukuoka 100 m hurdles
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
World Athletics Indoor Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Lisbon 60 m hurdles

Nicole Ramalalanirina (born 5 March 1972 in Antananarivo, Madagascar) is a French athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles. She changed nationality from her native Madagascar in 1998.

Her personal best time in the 100 metres hurdles is 12.76 seconds, achieved in November 2000 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.

Nicole competed in the Olympic Games four times, twice for Madagascar(1992, 1996) and twice for France(2000, 2004). [1] Her best Olympic result was a 6th place in the 100m high hurdles at Sydney in 2000 with a time of 12.91. [1]

Nicole finished her career by winning the French Indoor National 60m Hurdles championship in both 2004 and 2006. [2]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
1991 All-Africa Games Cairo, Egypt 3rd100 m hurdles13.70
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 24th (h)100 m hurdles 13.40
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 21st (h)60 m hurdles 8.36
African Championships Durban, South Africa 1st100 m hurdles13.32
Universiade Buffalo, United States 3rd100 m hurdles 13.28
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 11th (sf)100 m hurdles 13.16
1994 Jeux de la Francophonie Bondoufle, France 1st100 m hurdles 13.17
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 12th (sf)60 m hurdles 8.11
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 16th (h)100 m hurdles 13.24
Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 1st100 m hurdles 13.02
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 13th (sf)100 m hurdles 13.01
4 × 100 m relay DNF
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 25th (h)100 m hurdles 13.21
Jeux de la Francophonie Antananarivo, Madagascar 1st100 m hurdles13.21
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 4th100 m hurdles 12.87
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 9th (h)60 m hurdles 8.06
World Championships Seville, Spain 14th (sf)100 m hurdles 12.96
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 6th100 m hurdles 12.91
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 3rd60 m hurdles 7.96
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 12th (h)100 m hurdles 12.91
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 4th60 m hurdles 8.01
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 8th60 m hurdles 8.01
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 19th (h)100 m hurdles 13.07
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 12th (sf)60 m hurdles 8.12
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 18th (h)60 m hurdles 8.14
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 17th (h)100 m hurdles 13.34

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References

  1. 1 2 "Nicole Ramalalanirina Biography and Olympic Results - Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 5 August 2010. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. "French Indoor Championships". 8 August 2010.