Arsène Randriamahazomana (13 August 1961 – date of death unknown) was a Malagasy sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Nationality | Malagasy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 August 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprinting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 1984 Olympics, Randriamahazomana was seeded in the 9th 400 m heat.[2][3] He ran 48.86 seconds to place 8th, not high enough to advance to the semi-finals.[4] Randriamahazomana was nonetheless widely noticed in American media, as his name was described as a "mouthful" and a struggle for TV announcers to pronounce.[5][6][7][8]
Randriamahazomana won his first international medals at the 1985 Indian Ocean Island Games in Curepipe.[9] He won both the 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay for Madagascar, setting all-time championship records in both events.[9][10]
He went on to win four Malagasy Athletics Championships titles. At the 1987 championships, Randriamahazomana doubled in both the 200 m and 400 m and won both events, while the following two years he repeated as 400 m champion.[11]
At the next Indian Ocean Island Games edition in 1990, Randriamahazomana won three more medals. Randriamahazomana won silver medals in the 200 m and 4 × 400 m relay, running 21.56 and 3:10.38 respectively. He also broke his own championship record in the 400 m, running 46.95 seconds.[9]
Midi Madagasikara reported that Randriamahazomana died some time between 1990 and 2015.[12]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arsène Randriamahazomana Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ Arsène Randriamahazomana at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ Arsène Randriamahazomana at World Athletics
- ^ "Madagascar: Liste des athlètes olympiens malgaches". allafrica.com (in French). Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ Arsène Randriamahazomana at Olympedia
- ^ "In the Let's Drive the TV Guys Crazy Dept., ..." Kingsport Times-News. 1 August 1984. p. 26. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ "The baseball box score in South Korea's side after a game with Nicaragua read: ..." Arizona Daily Star. 13 August 1984. p. 7. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ "Lewis From page one". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 5 August 1984. p. 59. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ a b c "Arsene Randriamahazomana". Athletics Podium.
- ^ "Athletics Podium". Athletics Podium. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "MADAGASCAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics Weekly.
- ^ "LISTE DES ATHLETES OLYMPIENS MALGACHES". Midi Madagasikara (in French). Retrieved 7 April 2025.
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