Clarisse Rasoarizay

Clarisse Rasoarizay (born September 27, 1971) is a female long-distance runner from Madagascar, who represented her native African country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She won the women's marathon at the 2003 All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria and the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie.

Personal bests

5000 metres - 16:20.30 minutes (1998) - national record.^[1]
10,000 metres - 33:00.44 minutes (2003) - national record.
Marathon - 2:38:21 hours (2003) - national record.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Madagascar
1997	Jeux de la Francophonie	Antananarivo, Madagascar	1st	Marathon	2:56:24
2001	Jeux de la Francophonie	Ottawa-Hull, Canada	2nd	Marathon	2:46:29
2003	All-Africa Games	Abuja, Nigeria	1st	Marathon	2:46:58
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	43rd	Marathon	2:48:14
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	43rd	Marathon	2:43:58
2005	Jeux de la Francophonie	Niamey, Niger	4th	Marathon	2:52:00

References

↑ Malagasy athletics records

External links

Clarisse Rasoarizay profile at IAAF

All-Africa Games champions in women's marathon and half marathon

1995: Jowaine Parrott (RSA) 1999: Hiywot Gizaw (ETH) 2003: Clarisse Rasoarizay (MAD) 2007: Souad Aït Salem (ALG) 2011: Mare Dibaba (ETH) 2015: Mamitu Daska (ETH)

1995–2003: Marathon 2007–2015: Half marathon

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