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
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

  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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