Éric Herman Andriantsitohaina (born 21 July 1991) is a Malagasy weightlifter. He represented Madagascar at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco, and he won the silver medal in the men's 61 kg event.[1] Four years earlier, he won the bronze medal in the men's 56 kg event at the 2015 African Games held in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.
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| Born | 21 July 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Madagascar | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In that same year, he also won the gold medal in the men's 55 kg event at the 2019 African Weightlifting Championships held in Cairo, Egypt.[2] He won the bronze medal in his event at the 2021 African Weightlifting Championships held in Nairobi, Kenya.
In 2021, he competed in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
His brother Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina is also a competitive weightlifter.[3]
References
edit- ↑ "2019 African Games Weightlifting Results". IWF. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ↑ "2019 African Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ↑ "Les frères Andriantsitohaina : Ils ont trouvé leur haltère-ego". no comment (in French). 5 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
External links
edit- Éric Andriantsitohaina at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Éric Andriantsitohaina at Olympedia
- Éric Andriantsitohaina at InterSportStats
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