Eliane Saholinirina

Eliane Saholinirina

Personal information
Born	(1982-03-20) 20 March 1982 Betsihaka, Madagascar
Height	1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	46 kg (101 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	1500 m, 3000 m steeplechase
Club	Stade Sottevillais 76*
Coached by	Kader-Sofiane MIS

Marie Eliane Saholinirina (born 20 March 1983 in Betsihaka) is a Malagasy athlete who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She competed for Madagascar at the 2012 Summer Olympics failing to qualify for the semifinals.

She competed in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She finished 11th in her heat with a time of 9:45.92 and did not qualify for the final. She was the flagbearer for Madagascar during the Parade of Nations.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Madagascar
2001	African Junior Championships	Réduit, Mauritius	7th	800 m	2:16.42
			3rd	1500 m	4:24.76
2006	African Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	11th (h)	800 m	2:10.39
2007	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	9th (h)	800 m	2:08.03
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	36th (h)	800 m	2:06.57
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	35th (h)	1500 m	4:16.63
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	–	1500 m	DNF
	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	12th	1500 m	4:25.60
			8th	3000 m s'chase	10:33.56
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	41st (h)	1500 m	4:19.46
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	36th (h)	1500 m	4:18.04
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Nice, France	5th	3000 m s'chase	10:15.64
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	19th (h)	1500 m	4:19.64
	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	8th	3000 m s'chase	10:09.25
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	32nd (h)	1500 m	4:19.54
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	4th	3000 m s'chase	9:44.50
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	35th (h)	3000 m s'chase	9:45.92
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	42nd (h)	1500 m	4:23.56
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	–	1500 m	DNF

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 2:06.57 (Osaka 2007)
• 1500 metres – 4:15.13 (Oordegem (Bel) 2016)
• 3000 metres steeplechase – 9:44.50 (Durban 2016)

Indoor

• 800 metres – 2:09.39 (Eaubonne 2010)
• 1000 metres – 2:46.22 (Eaubonne 2012)
• 1500 metres – 4:19.64 (Sopot 2014)