Ony Paule Ratsimbazafy
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Ony Paule Ratsimbazafy is a retired Malagasy
sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres
.
In 1998 she won the bronze medal at the African Championships
, and was therefore selected to represent Africa in 4 x 400 metres relay
at the 1998 IAAF World Cup. The team, with Ratsimbazafy, Amy Mbacke Thiam
, Tacko Diouf and Falilat Ogunkoya
, finished seventh.
Ratsimbazafy then competed in 4 x 100 metres relay
at the 1999 World Championships
and 2000 Olympic Games, both times without progressing from the heat, although a national record of 43.61 seconds was set at the Olympics.
Her personal best time over 400 m was 52.05 seconds, achieved in July 1998 in Paris
. This is also a current Malagasy record.
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sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...
.
In 1998 she won the bronze medal at the African Championships
1998 African Championships in Athletics
The 11th African Championships in Athletics were held in Dakar, Senegal, from August 18 to August 22 in the Stade Leopold Senghor.-Track:-Field:-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...
, and was therefore selected to represent Africa in 4 x 400 metres relay
4 x 400 metres relay
The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...
at the 1998 IAAF World Cup. The team, with Ratsimbazafy, Amy Mbacke Thiam
Amy Mbacke Thiam
Amy Mbacke Thiam is a Senegalese athlete competing in the 400 metres. She has won medals in two World Championships, but at the 2004 Olympics she was knocked out in the heats...
, Tacko Diouf and Falilat Ogunkoya
Falilat Ogunkoya
Falilat Ogunkoya is a Nigerian athlete.Ogunkoya has won a number of national championships, including a gold medal in 1996 in the 400 metres, gold in the 200 metres and 400 m in 1998, and gold again in 1999 and 2001 in the 400 m. At the 1987 All Africa Games in Kenya she won the silver medal in...
, finished seventh.
Ratsimbazafy then competed in 4 x 100 metres relay
4 x 100 metres relay
The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...
at the 1999 World Championships
1999 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 4 x 100 metres relay
The Women's 4x100 metres relay event at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla on August 28 and August 29.-Medals:-Heats:All times shown are in seconds.-Heat 1:...
and 2000 Olympic Games, both times without progressing from the heat, although a national record of 43.61 seconds was set at the Olympics.
Her personal best time over 400 m was 52.05 seconds, achieved in July 1998 in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. This is also a current Malagasy record.