Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabe (born 1 January 1967) is a retired Malagasy

Madagascar

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 sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters.

She reached the semi-finals in the 60 metres

60 metres

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 at the World Indoor Championships in 1997

1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships

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 and 1999

1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 7th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the Green Dome Maebashi stadium in Maebashi, Japan from March 5 to March 7, 1999. It was the first time the Championships were staged outside Europe or North America. Primo Nebiolo, president of the IAAF, characterized the...

. She also competed at the World Championships in 1995

1995 World Championships in Athletics

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, 1997

1997 World Championships in Athletics

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 and 1999

1999 World Championships in Athletics

The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....

 as well as the 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

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 without progressing from the heats.

Her personal best time was 11.32 seconds, achieved in May 1996 in Dijon

Dijon

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. This is the current Malagasy record, held jointly with Lalao Ravaonirina

Lalao Ravaonirina

Lalao Ravaonirina is a retired Malagasy athlete who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.Her personal best time was 11.32 seconds, achieved in July 1991 in Limoges...

. She also co-holds the national record of 43.61 seconds in 4 x 100 metres relay

4 x 100 metres relay

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, which was achieved at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She won the 100 meters at the 1998 and 2003 Indian Ocean Island Games

Indian Ocean Island Games

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