Madagascar at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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| NOC = MAD

| NOCname = Malagasy Olympic Committee

| games = Summer Olympics

| year = 2020

| start_date = {{start date|2021|7|23}}

| end_date = {{end date|2021|8|8}}

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| location = Tokyo, Japan

| competitors = 6

| sports = 4

| flagbearer_open = Damiella Nomenjanahary
Éric Andriantsitohaina

| flagbearer_close = N/A

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| gold = 0

| silver = 0

| bronze = 0

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Madagascar sent a delegation that competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The games were originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, but were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news|title=Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/joint-statement-from-the-international-olympic-committee-and-the-tokyo-2020-organising-committee|access-date=28 March 2020|publisher=Olympics|date=24 March 2020|archive-date=24 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324125854/https://www.olympic.org/news/joint-statement-from-the-international-olympic-committee-and-the-tokyo-2020-organising-committee|url-status=live}} It was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics, since its debut in 1964.

Six athletes from Madagascar were selected for the Games, competing in four different sports. Damiella Nomenjanahary and Éric Andriantsitohaina were chosen to be Madagascar's flag bearers during the Parade of Nations of the opening ceremony.{{cite web |title=Team Madagascar - profile |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/all-sports/noc-profile-madagascar.htm |website=olympics.com |access-date=2 August 2021 |archive-date=25 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725110752/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/all-sports/noc-profile-madagascar.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Pharin |first=Soafara |title=Jeux olympiques: six athletes malagasy à Tokyo |url=https://www.newsmada.com/2021/07/03/jeux-olympiques-six-athletes-malagasy-a-tokyo/ |trans-title=Olympic games: six Malagasy athletes in Tokyo |date=3 July 2021 |access-date=2 August 2021 |website=newsmada.com |language=fr |archive-date=11 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711193657/https://www.newsmada.com/2021/07/03/jeux-olympiques-six-athletes-malagasy-a-tokyo/ |url-status=live }} There were no Malagasy athletes at the closing ceremony.{{cite web |title=Flag bearer list as of 08 August 2021 |url=https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/News/2021/08/Tokyo-2020-Closing-Ceremony-Flag-bearers.pdf |website=olympics.com |date=8 August 2021 |access-date=9 August 2021}}

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

width=100\|Sport ! width=55\|Men ! width=55\|Women ! width=55\|Total
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
align=left\|Athletics \| 1	0	1
align=left\|Judo \| 0	1	1
align=left\|Swimming \| 1	1	2
align=left\|Weightlifting \| 2	0	2
Total \|\| 4 \|\| 2 \|\| 6

Athletics

{{main|Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Madagascar received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a male track and field athlete to the Olympics.{{cite web |title=Road to Olympic Games 2020 |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/stats-zone/road-to/7132391?eventId=10229630&qualificationType=q5 |publisher=World Athletics |access-date=11 June 2021}}

Todisoa Rabearison finished eighth in his heat for the Men's 400 metres with a time of 48.40, his season's best, but 1.6 seconds slower than his personal best, and did not advance.{{cite web |title=2020 Summer Olympics - Athletes: Todisoa Franck Honore Rabearison |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/olympics/summer/2020/athletes/_/athlete/63460 |website=espn.co.uk |access-date=4 August 2021}}{{cite web |title=Jeux Olympiques – Franck Todisoa Rabearison termine 8ème de sa série de qualification au 400m |language=French |trans-title=OLYMPIC GAMES – Franck Todisoa Rabearison finishes 8th in his qualifying series in the 400m |url=https://2424.mg/news/jeux-olympiques-franck-todisoa-rabearison-termine-8eme-de-sa-serie-de-qualification-au-400m/ |website=2424.mg |date=1 August 2021 |access-date=4 August 2021}}{{cite web |title=Todisoa Franck Rabearison |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/madagascar/todisoa-franck-rabearison-14721777 |publisher=World Athletics |access-date=4 August 2021}}

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Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round}}

;Track & road events

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style="font-size:95%" !Result !Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank
align=center \|align=left\|Todisoa Rabearison \|align=left\|Men's 400 m \|48.40 SB \|8 \|colspan=4\|Did not advance

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|align=left|Todisoa Rabearison

|align=left|Men's 400 m

|48.40 SB

|colspan=4|Did not advance

Judo

{{main|Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Madagascar qualified one judoka for the women's half-middleweight category (63 kg) at the Games. Damiella Nomenjanahary accepted a continental berth from Africa as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.{{cite news|first=Nicolas|last=Messner|title=Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List|url=https://www.ijf.org/news/show/official-olympic-qualification-list|publisher=International Judo Federation|date=22 June 2021|access-date=2 July 2021|archive-date=28 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628150011/https://www.ijf.org/news/show/official-olympic-qualification-list|url-status=live}}

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!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!Repechage

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

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!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Damiella Nomenjanahary

|align=left|Women's −63 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Centracchio|ITA|2020 Summer}}
L 00–01

|colspan=6|Did not advance

Swimming

{{main|Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Madagascar received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.{{cite web|title=Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/tokyo-olympics-entry-lists-released-swimming-begins-july-24/|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|access-date=16 July 2021}}

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"\|Athlete !rowspan="2"\|Event !colspan="2"\|Heat !colspan="2"\|Semifinal !colspan="2"\|Final
style="font-size:95%" !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank
align=center \|align=left\|Heriniavo Rasolonjatovo \|align=left\|Men's 100 m backstroke \|59.81 \|40 \|colspan=4\|Did not advance
align=center \|align=left\|Tiana Rabarijaona \|align=left\|Women's 400 m freestyle \|4:28.41 \|23 \|colspan=2 {{n/a}} \|colspan=2\|Did not advance

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rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

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!Time

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!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Heriniavo Rasolonjatovo

|align=left|Men's 100 m backstroke

|59.81

|40

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Tiana Rabarijaona

|align=left|Women's 400 m freestyle

|4:28.41

|23

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|Did not advance

Weightlifting

{{main|Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Madagascar entered two weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Brothers Éric Andriantsitohaina (men's 61 kg) and Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina (men's 67 kg) both topped the field of weightlifters from the African zone in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Absolute Continental Rankings.{{cite news|last=Pharin|first=Soafara|title=Haltérophilie – JO 2021: après Tojonirina, son frère Eric Andriantsitohaina obtient aussi sa qualification|trans-title=Weightlifting: After Tojonirina, Eric Andriantsitohaina obtained a quota place|language=fr|url=https://www.newsmada.com/2021/06/02/halterophilie-jo-2021-apres-tojonirina-son-frere-eric-andriantsitohaina-obtient-aussi-sa-qualification/|website=newsmada.com|access-date=2 August 2021|publisher=International Table Tennis Federation|date=2 June 2021|archive-date=17 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717205417/https://www.newsmada.com/2021/06/02/halterophilie-jo-2021-apres-tojonirina-son-frere-eric-andriantsitohaina-obtient-aussi-sa-qualification/|url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Toksabay |first1=Ece |last2=Fujita |first2=Junko |agency=Reuters |title=Weightlifting-Madagascar's Andriantsitohaina brothers achieve Tokyo dream |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/weightlifting-madagascars-andriantsitohaina-brothers-achieve-tokyo-dream-2021-07-25/ |date=25 July 2021 |access-date=2 August 2021 |archive-date=2 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802204623/https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/weightlifting-madagascars-andriantsitohaina-brothers-achieve-tokyo-dream-2021-07-25/ |url-status=live }}

At the Olympics, Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina finished eleventh in the 67kg competition, lifting 130 kg in the snatch and 155 kg in the clean and jerk for a total weight of 285 kg.{{cite web |title=Andriantsitohaina, Tojonirina Alain |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/weightlifting/athlete-profile-n1303842-andriantsitohaina-tojonirina-alain.htm |website=olympics.com |access-date=2 August 2021 |archive-date=28 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728093123/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/weightlifting/athlete-profile-n1303842-andriantsitohaina-tojonirina-alain.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Weightlifting - Group B Results |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/weightlifting/result-men-s-67kg-fnl-b00100-.htm |website=olympics.com |access-date=2 August 2021 |archive-date=28 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728045519/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/weightlifting/result-men-s-67kg-fnl-b00100-.htm |url-status=live }} Éric Andriantsitohaina lifted 114 kg in the snatch and 150 kg in the clean and jerk for a total weight of 264 kg, finishing in the same placement as his teammate Andriantsitohaina during the men's 61-kg division.{{cite web |title=Andriantsitohaina, Eric Herman |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/weightlifting/athlete-profile-n1303846-andriantsitohaina-eric-herman.htm |website=olympics.com |access-date=2 August 2021 |archive-date=21 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721094852/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/weightlifting/athlete-profile-n1303846-andriantsitohaina-eric-herman.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Weightlifting - Group B Results |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/weightlifting/result-men-s-61kg-fnl-b00100-.htm |website=olympics.com |access-date=2 August 2021 |archive-date=29 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729210700/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/weightlifting/result-men-s-61kg-fnl-b00100-.htm |url-status=live }}

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rowspan="2"\|Athlete !rowspan="2"\|Event !colspan="2"\|Snatch !colspan="2"\|Clean & Jerk !rowspan="2"\|Total !rowspan="2"\|Rank
style="font-size:95%" !Result !Rank !Result !Rank
align=center \|align=left\|Éric Andriantsitohaina \|align=left\|Men's −61 kg \|114 \|13 \| 150 \|9 \| 264 \|11
align=center \|align=left\|Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina \|align=left\|Men's −67 kg \| 130 \|13 \| 155 \|11 \| 285 \|11

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!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Snatch

!colspan="2"|Clean & Jerk

!rowspan="2"|Total

!rowspan="2"|Rank

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Éric Andriantsitohaina

|align=left|Men's −61 kg

|114

|13

| 150

| 264

|11

align=center

|align=left|Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina

|align=left|Men's −67 kg

| 130

|13

| 155

|11

| 285

|11

References

Category:Nations at the 2020 Summer Olympics

2020

width=100\|Sport ! width=55\|Men ! width=55\|Women ! width=55\|Total
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
align=left\|Athletics \| 1	0	1
align=left\|Judo \| 0	1	1
align=left\|Swimming \| 1	1	2
align=left\|Weightlifting \| 2	0	2
Total \|\| 4 \|\| 2 \|\| 6