Nicole Ramalalanirina (lane 1) at the 1996 Summer Olympics 100 m hs semi-final
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Born |
Antananarivo, Madagascar |
5 March 1972
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
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Country | France |
Nicole Ramalalanirina (born 5 March 1972 in Antananarivo, Madagascar) is a French athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles. She changed nationality from her native Madagascar in 1998.
Her personal best time in the 100 metres hurdles is 12.76 seconds, achieved in November 2000 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Nicole competed in the Olympic Games four times, twice for Madagascar(1992, 1996) and twice for France(2000, 2004). Her best Olympic result was a 6th place in the 100m high hurdles at Sydney in 2000 with a time of 12.91.
Nicole fnished her career by winning the French Indoor National 60m Hurdles championship in both 2004 and 2006.