Roilya Ranaivosoa

Marie Hanitra Roilya Ranaivosoa (born 14 November 1990), commonly known as Roilya Ranaivosoa, is a Mauritian weightlifter of Malagasy descent, competing in the 48 kg category and representing Mauritius at international competitions.

Roilya Ranaivosoa
Personal information
Full nameMarie Hanitra Roilya Ranaivosoa
Born (1990-11-14) 14 November 1990
Curepipe, Mauritius
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight47.96 kg (106 lb)[1]
Sport
Country Mauritius
SportWeightlifting
TeamNational team
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Mauritius
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Birmingham49 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold Coast48 kg
African Games
Gold medal – first place2015 Brazzaville53 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Rabat49 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 Penang53 kg
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Yaoundé48 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Vacoas48 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Mahébourg53 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Cairo49 kg
Bronze medal – third place2013 Casablanca69 kg
Updated on 30 January 2022.

She competed at several editions of the World Weightlifting Championships.[2] She participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 58 kg event.[3]

She represented Mauritius at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She finished in 11th place in the women's 49 kg event.[4]

She won the silver medal in the women's 49 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.[5] In December 2022, she was elected as member of the IWF Athletes' Commission.[6]

However, her career has been marred by a breach of anti-doping regulations, resulting in her resignation from the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Athletes' Commission and subsequent sanctions.

Ranaivosoa's involvement in a doping scandal came to light when the International Testing Agency (ITA), responsible for conducting anti-doping procedures for the IWF, charged her with sample swapping and tampering. The alleged offense occurred in 2016, approximately four months prior to her participation in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, where she finished ninth in the 48-kilogram category.

Following the charges, Ranaivosoa decided to resign from the IWF Athletes' Commission.

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123Rank123Rank
Representing  Mauritius
Olympic Games
2021Japan Tokyo, Japan49 kg737676129195961116411
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil48 kg737880109398100101739
World Championships
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand49 kg737677269295981417120
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan49 kg7373761994971011517315
2017United States Anaheim, United States53 kg75788013951001001717812
2015United States Houston, United States48 kg808282141001001041418013
2014Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan58 kg7679 8328961011052318025
Commonwealth Games
2018Australia Gold Coast, Australia48 kg737678290949421702nd place, silver medalist(s)
2014Scotland Glasgow, Scotland58 kg8282859100100100---
African Games
2019Morocco Rabat, Morocco49 kg7580801st place, gold medalist(s)9294951st place, gold medalist(s)1691st place, gold medalist(s)
2015Republic of the Congo Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo *53 kg8085851st place, gold medalist(s)1031081082nd place, silver medalist(s)1831st place, gold medalist(s)
Commonwealth Championships
2016Malaysia Penang, Malaysia53 kg737678192959621742nd place, silver medalist(s)
African Championships
2019Egypt Cairo, Egypt49 kg7174742nd place, silver medalist(s)9396982nd place, silver medalist(s)1642nd place, silver medalist(s)
2018Mauritius Mahébourg, Mauritius53 kg7080831st place, gold medalist(s)901001031st place, gold medalist(s)1801st place, gold medalist(s)
2017Mauritius Vacoas, Mauritius48 kg7076811st place, gold medalist(s)90951001st place, gold medalist(s)1711st place, gold medalist(s)
2016Cameroon Yaoundé, Cameroon48 kg7378811st place, gold medalist(s)951021021st place, gold medalist(s)1801st place, gold medalist(s)
2013Morocco Casablanca, Morocco69 kg71717548792953rd place, bronze medalist(s)1663rd place, bronze medalist(s)

* Originally she was second place in snatch and total, but later the originally gold medallist Nigerian Elizabeth Onuah was disqualified.[7]

References
  1. "Roilya Ranaivosoa". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 December 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. "2015 Weightlifting World Championships - Marie Hanitra Roilya Ranaivosoa". iwf.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. "Weightlifting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games - Marie Hanitra Roilya Ranaivosoa". iwf.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  4. "Women's 49 kg Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  5. Rowbottom, Mike (30 July 2022). "India's Chanu reigns supreme in women's weightlifting 49kg class". Inside the Games. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  6. Oliver, Brian (21 December 2022). "Three Olympic weightlifting champions and 700,000 Instagram followers - the new IWF Athletes Commission". Inside the Games. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  7. "Doping ban shock for Nigeria". Independent Online. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2019.


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