Bako Ratsifa (born 18 March 1964) is a Malagasy swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1] She was the first woman to represent Madagascar at the Olympics.[2]

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

She is the sister of Olympic swimmer Vola Hanta Ratsifandrihamanana (born 1970), who swam in the 1992 games in Barcelona.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b 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.