Madagascar at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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Madagascar at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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| At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin | ||||||||||
| Competitors | 1 (1 man) in 1 sport | |||||||||
| Flag bearer | Mathieu Razanakolona (opening and closing)[1][2] | |||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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Madagascar competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Mathieu Razanakolona born in Montreal of Malagasy descent, finished 39th out of more than 70 starters in the men's giant slalom.[3][4]
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
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| Mathieu Razanakolona | Men's giant slalom | 1:39.10 | 1:27.33 | n/a | 3:06.43 | 39 |
| Men's slalom | Did not finish | |||||
References
- ^ "Flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony". http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/media_centre/press_release_uk.asp?id=1664. Retrieved Mar. 30th, 2009.
- ^ "Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony". http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/media_centre/press_release_uk.asp?id=1726. Retrieved Mar. 30th, 2009.
- ^ "Les Razanakolona honorés (French)". La Presse Canadienne. RDS. March 12, 2006. http://www.rds.ca/ski/chroniques/200109.html. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
- ^ "Torino 2006 Official Report - Alpine Skiing". Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2006/Results/AlpineSkiing.pdf. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
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