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| Nationality | Madagascan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 April 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 60m hurdles: 8.07 (Mondeville, 2024) 100m hurdles: 12.86 (Martinique, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sidonie Fiadanantsoa (born 30 April 1999) is a track and field athlete from Madagascar. She was a silver medalist at the 2023 African Games in the 100m hurdles. [1]
She is a member of the Dakar Athletics Development Center. [2] She ran a 60m hurdles personal best at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships, in Belgrade. [3] She competed in the 100m hurdles at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, in Eugene, Oregon. [4]
She was a gold medalist in the 100m hurdles at the 2023 Francophone Games in Kinshasa in a time of 13.01 seconds. [5] She subsequently competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, in Budapest. [6]
In February 2024, she set a new 60m hurdles personal best time in Mondeville in France. [3] In March 2024, she was the flag bearer for her country at the 2023 Africa Games in Accra, Ghana. [7] She won a silver medal in the 100m hurdles, running a time of 13.19 seconds to finish second behind Tobi Amusan. [8]
In June 2024, she won bronze at the African Championships in Douala, Cameroon. [9]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Madagascar | |||||
| 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 7th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.68 1 |
| 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.02 | |||
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 31st (h) | 60 m hurdles | 8.22 |
| African Championships | Port Louis, Mauritius | 6th | 100 m hurdles | 13.49 | |
| 6th | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.48 | |||
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | 34th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.57 | |
| 2023 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Kinshasa, DR Congo | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.01 |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 37th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.18 | |
| 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.19 |
| African Championships | Douala, Cameroon | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 12.98 | |
1Did not finish in the final
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