Madagascar at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Madagascar at the Olympic Games
Flag of Madagascar IOC code  MAD NOC Comité Olympique Malgache
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Competitors	9 (4 men, 5 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Rosa Rakotozafy
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Madagascar competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Results by event

Athletics

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 to Hong Moo-Won of South Korea (outscored; Round 3, 1:17)

Men's Flyweight (51 kg):

• George Jouvin Rakotoarimbelo
  • Round of 32: Lost to Fuad 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 to Ilse 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 to Tetyana Perebiynis of Ukraine (3 - 6, 4 - 6)

References

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad

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