Madagascar at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Madagascar took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country was represented by the Malagasy Olympic Committee.

Six athletes from Madagascar competed, including four men and two women. They took part in four sports: athletics, boxing, judo, and swimming. This showed the many talents of Madagascan athletes around the world.

Competitors

Six athletes from Madagascar took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. They competed in four different sports.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Two athletes from Madagascar took part in the athletics events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Nirinaharifidy Ramilijaona ran in the women's 100 m, and Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja competed in the men's 110 m hurdles.

Ramilijaona ran the women's 100 m on August 16, 2008, and finished fifth in her heat. She did not go to the next round. Randriamihaja ran the men's 110 m hurdles on August 18, 2008, and also finished fifth in his heat. He did not move on to the next round.

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

One athlete from Madagascar joined the boxing events. His name was Jean de Dieu Soloniaina, and he fought in the lightweight group. He faced an opponent from Mexico in August 2008.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Jean de Dieu Soloniaina	Lightweight	Vargas (MEX) L 2–9	Did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

One athlete from Madagascar joined the judo events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. His name was Elie Norbert. He competed in the men's −60 kg group on August 9, 2008. In the first round, Norbert fought an athlete from North Korea but lost the match.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Elie Norbert	Men's −60 kg	Bye	Kim K-J (PRK) L 0000–1000	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Two athletes from Madagascar competed in swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Tojohanitra Andriamanjatoarimanana swam in the women's 50 m freestyle, and Erik Rajohnson swam in the men's 100 m breaststroke.

Rajohnson swam his race on August 9, 2008, and finished first in his heat but did not go on to the next round. Andriamanjatoarimanana swam on August 15, 2008, and finished sixth in her heat but also did not move on to the next round.