Eliane Saholinirina

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]

Eliane Saholinirina

Personal information
Born	(1982-03-20) 20 March 1982 Betsihaka, Madagascar[1]
Height	1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	46 kg (101 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	1500 m, 3000 m steeplechase
Club	Stade Sottevillais 76*
Coached by	Kader-Sofiane MIS

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]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Madagascar
2001	African Junior Championships	Réduit, Mauritius	7th	800 m	2:16.42
			3rd	1500 m	4:24.76
2006	African Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	11th (h)	800 m	2:10.39
2007	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	9th (h)	800 m	2:08.03
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	36th (h)	800 m	2:06.57
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	35th (h)	1500 m	4:16.63
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	–	1500 m	DNF
	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	12th	1500 m	4:25.60
			8th	3000 m s'chase	10:33.56
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	41st (h)	1500 m	4:19.46
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	36th (h)	1500 m	4:18.04
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Nice, France	5th	3000 m s'chase	10:15.64
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	19th (h)	1500 m	4:19.64
	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	8th	3000 m s'chase	10:09.25
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	32nd (h)	1500 m	4:19.54
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	4th	3000 m s'chase	9:44.50
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	35th (h)	3000 m s'chase	9:45.92
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	42nd (h)	1500 m	4:23.56
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	–	1500 m	DNF

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 2:06.57 (Osaka 2007)
• 1500 metres – 4:15.13 (Oordegem (Bel) 2016)
• 3000 metres steeplechase – 9:44.50 (Durban 2016)

Indoor

• 800 metres – 2:09.39 (Eaubonne 2010)
• 1000 metres – 2:46.22 (Eaubonne 2012)
• 1500 metres – 4:19.64 (Sopot 2014)

References

1. Sports-Reference profile
2. Eliane Saholinirina at World Athletics
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.

Olympic Games
Preceded by Fetra Ratsimiziva	Flagbearer for  Madagascar 2016 Rio de Janeiro	Succeeded by Mialitiana Clerc