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
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 Athletics Event 100 meters hurdles Club Neuilly-Plaisance Sports PEC Athlétisme Poitiers Personal best 12.76
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).
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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.
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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
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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