- Madagascar at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Infobox Olympics Madagascar
games=2004 Summer
competitors=9 (4 men, 5 women)
sports=5
flagbearer=Rosa Rakotozafy
officials=Madagascar competed at the2004 Summer Olympics inAthens ,Greece .Results by event
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
** Round 1: 13.67 s (7th in heat 2, did not advance, 32nd overall)Women's Marathon:
*Clarisse Rasoarizay
**2:48:14 (43rd overall)
=Boxing=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):
*Lalaina Rabenarivo
** Round of 32: Lost toHong Moo-Won of South Korea (outscored; Round 3, 1:17)Men's Flyweight (51 kg):
*George Jouvin Rakotoarimbelo
** Round of 32: Lost toFuad Aslanov of Azerbaijan (walkover)
=Judo=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):
*Naina Cecilia Ravaoarisoa
**Round of 32: Lost toIlse Heylen of Belgium (De-ashi-barai; w'ari ippon - 0:32)
=Swimming=Neither Malagasy swimmer finished in the top-50 in their event.
Men's 100 metre Breaststroke:
*Jean Luc Razakarivony
** Heat: 1:07.74 (54th overall, did not advance)Women's 50 metre Freestyle:
*Aina Andriamanjatoarimanana
**Heat: 29.35 s (56th overall, did not advance)
=Tennis=Randriantefy, who had thrre times made the third round in Grand Slam events, was given a Tripartite invitation to Athens, but lost to a wildcard in the first round.
Women's Singles:
*Dally Randriantefy
** First Round: Lost toTetyana Perebiynis of Ukraine (3 - 6, 4 - 6)References
* [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2004/Results/ Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad]
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