French athlete (born 1972)
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 [ edit ] 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
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