- Clarisse Rasoarizay
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Clarisse Rasoarizay (born September 27, 1971) is a female long-distance runner from Madagascar, who represented her native African country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She won the women's marathon at the 2003 All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria and the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie.
Personal bests
- 5000 metres - 16:20.30 minutes (1998) - national record.[1]
- 10,000 metres - 33:00.44 minutes (2003) - national record.
- Marathon - 2:38:21 hours (2003) - national record.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Madagascar 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie Antananarivo, Madagascar 1st Marathon 2:56:24 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie Ottawa-Hull, Canada 2nd Marathon 2:46:29 2003 All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 1st Marathon 2:46:58 2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 43rd Marathon 2:48:14 2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 43rd Marathon 2:43:58 References
- IAAF profile for Clarisse Rasoarizay
All-Africa Games Champions in Women's Marathon and Half Marathon 1973 – 2003: Marathon • 2007 – 2011: Half Marathon1995: Jowaine Parrott (RSA) • 1999: Hiywot Gizwa (ETH) • 2003: Clarisse Rasoarizay (MAD) • 2007: Souad Aït Salem (ALG) • 2011: Mare Dibaba (ETH)
Categories:- 1971 births
- Living people
- Malagasy athletes
- Long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes of Madagascar
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- African athletics biography stubs
- Malagasy people stubs
- Malagasy sport stubs
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