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Malagasy swimmer (born 1964)

Bako Ratsifa
Personal information
Born (1964-03-18) 18 March 1964 (age 60)
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  Madagascar
African Games
Gold medal – first place 1987 Nairobi 100m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1987 Nairobi 50m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Nairobi 100m freestyle

Bako Ratsifa (born 18 March 1964) is a Malagasy swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1980 Summer Olympics. She was the first woman to represent Madagascar at the Olympics.

She is the sister of Olympic swimmer Vola Hanta Ratsifandrihamanana (born 1970), who swam in the 1992 games in Barcelona.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bako Ratsifa Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 June 2020.


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