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Erik Rajohnson
Personal information
Full nameErik Rajohnson
National team Madagascar
Born (1985-02-04) 4 February 1985 (age 39)
Antananarivo, Madagascar
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubKPS Ostrava (CZE)[1]

Erik Rajohnson (born February 4, 1985) is a Malagasy former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1][2] He represented his nation Madagascar at the 2008 Summer Olympics, placing among the top 60 swimmers in the men's 100 m breaststroke.[3] During his swimming career, Rajohnson trained full-time at Ostrava's sport club until his retirement from the sport in 2011 to focus on his stint as an international business development project manager for bilingual languages (French and English).[4]

Rajohnson was invited by FINA through the Universality rule to compete for Madagascar in the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[5] Swimming in heat two, he posted a lifetime best of 1:08.42 to put him in fifth place and fifty-ninth overall on the evening prelims, but failed to make the cut.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Erik Rajohnson". Beijing 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Erik Rajohnson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Tojohanitra et Erik subissent les premiers coups durs" (in French). Madagascar Tribune. 21 February 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Rodovská, Marie (2 August 2008). "Madagaskar bude na OH reprezentovat plavec z Ostravy" (in Czech). Deník. Retrieved 13 January 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Le ministre des Sports malgache s'envole pour la Chine" (in French). Xinhua. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Swimming: Men's 100m Breaststroke – Heat 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 1 December 2012.