Nicole Ramalalanirina

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.

Nicole Ramalalanirina
Nicole Ramalalanirina (lane 1) at the 1996 Summer Olympics 100 m hs semi-final
Personal information
Born (1972-03-05) 5 March 1972
Antananarivo, Madagascar
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country France

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  Madagascar
1991 All-Africa Games Cairo, Egypt 3rd 100 m hurdles 13.70
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 1st 100 m hurdles 13.32
Universiade Buffalo, United States 3rd 100 m hurdles 13.28
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 11th (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.16
1994 Jeux de la Francophonie Bondoufle, France 1st 100 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 1st 100 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 1st 100 m hurdles 13.21
Representing  France
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 4th 100 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 6th 100 m hurdles 12.91
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 3rd 60 m hurdles 7.96
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 12th (h) 100 m hurdles 12.91
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 4th 60 m hurdles 8.01
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 8th 60 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

References
  1. "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.
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