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 semi-final
Personal information
Born	(1972-03-05) 5 March 1972 (age 52) Antananarivo, Madagascar
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	100 meters hurdles
Club	Neuilly-Plaisance Sports PEC Athlétisme Poitiers
Achievements and titles
Personal best	12.76
Medal record Representing  Madagascar All-Africa Games 1991 Cairo 100 m hurdles African Championships 1993 Durban 100 m hurdles Jeux de la Francophonie 1994 Bondoufle 100 m hurdles 1997 Antananarivo 100 m hurdles Summer Universiade 1993 Buffalo 100 m hurdles 1995 Fukuoka 100 m hurdles Representing  France World Athletics Indoor Championships 2001 Lisbon 60 m hurdles

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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.

• Nicole Ramalalanirina at World Athletics