Mialitiana Clerc
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 November 2001 Ambohitrimanjaka, Madagascar |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Sport | |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom |
| Club | Inter Club Magland Desert Blanc |
| World Cup debut | 19 December 2017 (age 16) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 3 – (2018), (2022), (2026) |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 1 – (2019) |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 2 – (2018–2019) |
Mialitiana Clerc (born 16 November 2001[1] in Ambohitrimanjaka, Madagascar) is French-Malagasy alpine skier who represents Madagascar at international events.
Clerc competed for Madagascar at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the alpine skiing events. She also competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics[2] and at the at the 2026 Games, becoming the first African woman to compete at three Winter Olympics.[3] Clerc became the first female to compete for Madagascar at the Winter Olympics.[4]
Clerc was born in Madagascar and was adopted by a French family at the age of one and grew up in the Haute-Savoie region of the French Alps.[5][6]
Clerc's results at the 2018 Winter Olympics:
| Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Women's giant slalom | 1:21.82 | 55 | 1:17.18 | 42 | 2:39.00 | 48 |
| Women's slalom | 1:01.24 | 53 | 59.03 | 48 | 2:00.27 | 47 |
References
- ^ FIS Biography
- ^ "Mialitiana Clerc: Madagascar's female skier on Beijing 2022". BBC Sport. 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
- ^ "Africa at Winter Olympics Milano Cortina 2026: Meet the athletes and how to watch live". Olympics.com.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 5 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Jeux Olympiques de Corée : La belle histoire de Mialitiana Clerc, 20e française en ski" [Korea Olympic Games: The beautiful story of Mialitiana Clerc, French 20th in skiing]. Midi Madagasikara (in French). Antananarivo, Madagascar. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Ski alpin: Mialitiana Clerc se qualifie pour les JO d'hiver" [Alpine Skiing: Mialitiana Clerc qualifies for the Winter Olympics]. News Mada (in French). Antananarivo, Madagascar. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.