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 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). Her best Olympic result was a 6th place in the 100m high hurdles at Sydney in 2000 with a time of 12.91.

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

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

• Nicole Ramalalanirina at World Athletics