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Sierra Leone at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Sierra Leone competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 8 4 12
Boxing 1 – 1
Swimming 1 0 1
Total 10 4 14

Results by event

Athletics

Men

Track and road events
Athletes Events Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sanusi Turay 100 metres 10.39 42 Did not advance
Pierre Lisk 200 metres 20.86 42 Did not advance
Tom Ganda
Pierre Lisk
Josephus Thomas
Sanusi Turay 		4 x 100 metres relay 38.98 7 q N/A 38.91 9 Did not advance
Prince Amara
Haroun Korjie
Foday Sillah
Frank Turay 		4 x 400 metres relay 3:11.65 22 N/A Did not advance

Women

Track and road events
Athletes Events Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Melrose Mansaray 400 metres 54.37 43 Did not advance
Eunice Barber
Sama Fornah
Sia Kamanor
Melrose Mansaray 		4 x 100 metres relay Disqualified N/A Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Eunice Barber Long jump 6.45 19 Did not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Eunice Barber Result 13.50 1.77 12.87 24.67 6.57 45.26 2:13.27 6342 5
Points 1050 941 719 917 1030 768 917

Boxing

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
David Kowah Light-heavyweight bye  Tarver (USA)
L RSC 		Did not advance

Swimming

Men
Athletes Events Heat Finals
Time Rank Time Rank
Michael Collier 50 m freestyle 34.21 63 Did not advance

References

  1. ^ Sierra Leone at the 1996 Summer Olympics