Josiane Soloniaina

Josiane Soloniaina
Personal information
Full nameJosiane Patricia Soloniaina Andrianirinamalala
Born (1978-04-25) 25 April 1978
Itasy, Madagascar
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
Country Madagascar
SportFreestyle wrestling
Weight class
55–72 kg (121–159 lb)
Medal record
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal – third place2002 Abuja59 kg
African Championships
Silver medal – second place2008 Tunis67 kg
Bronze medal – third place2012 Marrakech72 kg

Josiane Patricia Soloniaina (born 25 April 1978 in Itasy) is a female wrestler who represented Madagascar at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's freestyle 72 kg event.[1][2] She is one of three athletes on the team to qualify for the Olympics rather than win a wild-card spot.[3]

Soloniaina also competed at the 2002 World Wrestling Championships in the women's freestyle 55 kg event.

References

  1. ↑ "London 2012". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Josiane Patricia Soloniaina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Madagascar to send seven athletes to London Olympics". New York Daily News. 19 July 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)