Tojonirina Alain Andriantsitohaina (born 26 February 1995) is a Malagasy

weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lift ...

. He is a four-time medalist, including three golds, at the

African Weightlifting Championships The African Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by Weightlifting Federation of Africa (WFA). Weights Athletes compete in a total of 20 weight categories (10 for men and 10 for women) since 2019: *Men categories: 55 kg, 61 kg, 67&nb ...

. In 2019, he represented Madagascar at the

African Games The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union (AU) with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (AN ...

held in Rabat, Morocco. In 2021, he finished in 11th place in the men's 67 kg event at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

in Tokyo, Japan. His brother Éric Andriantsitohaina is also a competitive weightlifter.

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* Living people 1995 births Place of birth missing (living people) Malagasy male weightlifters African Games competitors for Madagascar Competitors at the 2019 African Games Weightlifters at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for Madagascar African Weightlifting Championships medalists {{Madagascar-weightlifting-bio-stub