Naina Ravaoarisoa

Naina Cécilia Ravaoarisoa (born July 29, 1976 in Antananarivo) is a Malagasy judoka who competed in the women's half-lightweight category.[1] She picked up a total of six medals in her career, including a bronze from the 1999 All-Africa Games in Johannesburg, South Africa, and represented her nation Madagascar in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004).[2]

Naina Ravaoarisoa
Personal information
Full nameNaina Cécilia Ravaoarisoa
Nationality Madagascar
Born (1976-07-29) 29 July 1976
Antananarivo, Madagascar
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event(s)52 kg
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Madagascar
All-Africa Games
1999 Johannesburg 52 kg
African Judo Championships
1996 South Africa52 kg

Ravaoarisoa made her official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she competed in the women's half-lightweight class (52 kg). She lost her opening match to Chinese Taipei's Shih Pei-chun, who successfully scored an ippon victory and crippled her in a scarf hold (kesa gatame) on the tatami with only ninety seconds remaining in the five-minute bout.[3][4]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Ravaoarisoa qualified as a lone judoka for her second Malagasy squad in the women's half-lightweight class (52 kg), by placing second and granting a berth from the African Championships in Tunis, Tunisia.[2][5] Like her previous Olympics, Ravaoarisoa denied her chance to edge past the opening round and to compete in the repechage, after crashing out early in a defeat to Belgian judoka and eventual bronze medalist Ilse Heylen by a waza-ari awasete ippon point and a powerful deashi harai throw (advanced foot sweep) just thirty-four seconds into their match.[6][7]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Naina Ravaoarisoa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  2. "Madagascar: Judo - Naina Cécilia : merci à ceux qui ont cru en moi !" [Madagascar: Judo – Naina Cecilia: "Thank you to those who believed in me!"]. Madagasikara (in French). AllAfrica.com. 27 May 2004. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  3. "Sydney 2000: Judo – Women's Half-Lightweight (52kg)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 110–111. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  4. "Africa: Boxing, Judo And Table Tennis Round-up". AllAfrica.com. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  5. "Madagascar: Judo / Championnats d'Afrique : Naina Cécilia vice-championne d'Afrique 2004 !" [Madagascar: African Judo Championships: Naina Cecilia is the runner-up]. Madagasikara (in French). AllAfrica.com. 11 May 2004. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  6. "Judo: Women's Half-Lightweight (52kg/115 lbs) Round of 32". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  7. "Heylen moet voorbij wereldkampioene Savon" [Heylen must get past world champion Savon] (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 12 December 2014.


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