Athletics

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...

Joseph Berlioz Randriamihaja had the best performance for Madagascar at the Athens games when he set a new Malagasy record in the opening round of the 110 metre hurdles. Had he been able to repeat this performance in the second round, he would have made the semifinal, but he could not, and ended up in 23rd place.

Men's 110 metre Hurdles:

• Joseph Berlioz Randriamihaja
  • Round 1: 13.46 s (5th in heat 5, Qualified, 18th overall) (Malagasy Record)
  • Round 2: 13.64 s (6th in heat 1, did not advance, T-23rd overall)

Women's 100 metre Hurdles:'

• Rosa Rakotozafy
  Rosa Rakotozafy
  Lalanirina Rosa Rakotozafy is a retired Malagasy athlete who specialized in the 100 metres hurdles.Her personal best time is 12.84 seconds, achieved in July 1999 in Niort. This is the current Malagasy record...
  
  
  • Round 1: 13.67 s (7th in heat 2, did not advance, 32nd overall)

Women's Marathon

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Marathon

The Women's Marathon event at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on August 22, 2004 in the streets of Athens, Greece. World record holder Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain started as favourite for the race, and led from the start. However, she was overtaken by Mizuki Noguchi, from Japan and...

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• Clarisse Rasoarizay
  Clarisse Rasoarizay
  Clarisse Rasoarizay is a female long-distance runner from Madagascar, who represented her native African country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...
  
  
  • 2:48:14 (43rd overall)

Boxing

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...

Madagascar's two boxers in Athens went 0-2, with one loss by walkover, and the other stopped in the third round, meaning that neither managed to even complete a bout.

Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Light Flyweight

The Light Flyweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the lightest class. Light flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 48 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results:-Notes:...

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• Lalaina Rabenarivo
  • Round of 32: Lost to Hong Moo-Won
    Hong Moo-Won
    Hong Moo-Won is a South Korean amateur boxer best known to participate at the Olympics 2004 and winning a bronze medal at the Asian Games 2006 in Doha.- Career :...
    
     of South Korea (outscored; Round 3, 1:17)

Men's Flyweight (51 kg)

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Flyweight

The Flyweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the second-lightest class. Flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 51 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results:-References:*...

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• George Jouvin Rakotoarimbelo
  • Round of 32: Lost to Fuad Aslanov
    Fuad Aslanov
    Fuad Aslanov is an Azerbaijani boxer who competed in the flyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal...
    
     of Azerbaijan
    Azerbaijan at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Azerbaijan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Medalists:-Athletics:MenWomen-Boxing:Azerbaijan sent 9 boxers to the Olympics. They won 2 bronze medals, with 3 other boxers falling in the quarterfinals. The combined record of the Azeri boxers was 15-9, with each boxer winning...
    
     (walkover)

Judo

Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...

Ravaoarisoa gave up two waza-ari scores in the first 30 seconds of her first round bout to lose.

Women's 52 kg (Half-Lightweight)

Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 52 kg

These are the results of the Women's 52 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total number of 24 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than 52 kilograms...

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• Naina Cecilia Ravaoarisoa
  • Round of 32: Lost to Ilse Heylen
    Ilse Heylen
    Ilse Heylen is a Belgian judoka. She won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Heylen also became the 2005 European Champion and won a silver medal in 2004 and a bronze medal at the 2007 European Championships in Belgrade.- References :...
    
     of Belgium
    Belgium at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    -Medalists:-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-Mountain biking:-Road:MenWomen-Track:-Equestrian:EventingJumping-Fencing:Men-Artistic Gymnastics:Women-Judo:Women-Men:-Sailing:-Shooting:...
    
     (De-ashi-barai; w'ari ippon - 0:32)

Swimming

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...

Neither Malagasy swimmer finished in the top-50 in their event.

Men's 100 metre Breaststroke

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre breaststroke

These are the results of the Men's 100 metre breaststroke, one of sixteen events for male competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Medalists:-Heat 1:# Eric Williams, Nigeria 1:07.69# Chisela Kanchela, Zambia 1:09.95...

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• Jean Luc Razakarivony
  • Heat: 1:07.74 (54th overall, did not advance)

Women's 50 metre Freestyle

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 50 metre freestyle

These are the results of the Women's 50 metre freestyle, one of sixteen events for female competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Heat 1:# Doli Akhter, – 30.72# Monika Bakale, – 31.61# Amira Edrahi, – 34.67-Heat 2:...

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• Aina Andriamanjatoarimanana
  • Heat: 29.35 s (56th overall, did not advance)

Tennis

Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on ten separate courts at the Olympic Tennis Centre. The surface was hardcourt, specifically DecoTurf....

Randriantefy, who had thrre times made the third round in Grand Slam

Grand Slam (tennis)

The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...

 events, was given a Tripartite invitation to Athens, but lost to a wildcard in the first round.

Women's Singles

Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's singles

The women's singles competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics was part of the tennis program for the games, and was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Athens, Greece.-Medalists:-Seeds:# # ...

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• Dally Randriantefy
  Dally Randriantefy
  Dally Randriantefy is a former professional female tennis player.Her highest rank on the WTA tour is No.44 and her best results have been a semi-final appearance at the WTA Strasbourg tournament in 2005 and winning seven ITF singles titles...
  
  
  • First Round: Lost to Tetyana Perebiynis of Ukraine
    Ukraine at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    -Gold:*Yuriy Bilonoh — Athletics, Men's Shot Put*Valeriy Goncharov — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars*Yuriy Nikitin — Gymnastics, Men's Trampoline Individual*Olena Kostevych — Shooting, Women's 10m Air Pistol...
    
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