Eliane Saholinirina

Eliane Saholinirina
Personal information
Born (1982-03-20) 20 March 1982 (age 42)
Betsihaka, Madagascar[1]
Height1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight46 kg (101 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)1500 m, 3000 m steeplechase
ClubStade Sottevillais 76*
Coached byKader-Sofiane MIS

Marie Eliane Saholinirina (born 20 March 1983 in Betsihaka) is a Malagasy athlete who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[2] She competed for Madagascar at the 2012 Summer Olympics failing to qualify for the semifinals.[3]

She competed in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She finished 11th in her heat with a time of 9:45.92 and did not qualify for the final.[4] She was the flagbearer for Madagascar during the Parade of Nations.[5]

  1. ^ Sports-Reference profile
  2. ^ Eliane Saholinirina at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Star Africa Archived 2013-02-03 at archive.today
  4. ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  5. ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-27.