Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina

Tojonirina Alain Andriantsitohaina (born 26 February 1995) is a Malagasy weightlifter. He is a four-time medalist, including three golds, at the African Weightlifting Championships.

Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina
Personal information
Full nameTojonirina Alain Andriantsitohaina
Born (1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 (age 29)
Sport
CountryMadagascar
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Madagascar
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Yaoundé 62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Vacoas 62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Nairobi 67 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Cairo 67 kg

In 2019, he represented Madagascar at the African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.[1] In 2021, he finished in 11th place in the men's 67 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2]

His brother Éric Andriantsitohaina is also a competitive weightlifter.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "2019 African Games Weightlifting Results". IWF. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Men's 67 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Les frères Andriantsitohaina : Ils ont trouvé leur haltère-ego". no comment (in French). 5 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

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