| Madagascar at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | MAD |
| NOC | Malagasy Olympic Committee |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 6 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Eliane Saholinirina[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Madagascar competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's twelfth appearance at the Summer Olympics, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, because of the African and North Korean boycott, respectively.
Malagasy Olympic Committee (French: Comité Olympique Malgache) sent a total of six athletes, two men and four women, to compete in four sports at the Games.[2] The nation's roster was relatively smaller than those sent to London 2012 by a single athlete, with the women outnumbering the men for the third consecutive time.
The Malagasy team featured three returning Olympians from the previous Games: freestyle swimmer Estellah Fils Rabetsara, hurdler Ali Kame, and steeplechase runner Eliane Saholinirina. Judoka Asaramanitra Ratiarison was originally selected to carry the Madagascar flag, but declined to do so due to her competition schedule on the first day of the Games. Instead, Saholinirina took the vacant spot previously held by Ratiarison to lead her team in the opening ceremony.[1] Madagascar, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.
- ^ a b "Jeux Olympiques de Rio – Éliane porte-drapeau malgache" [Rio Olympics – Éliane is Madagascar's flag bearer] (in French). L'Express de Madagascar. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Jeux Olympiques de Rio – Six athlètes pour Madagascar" [Rio Olympics – Madagascar sends six athletes] (in French). L'Express de Madagascar. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.[permanent dead link]