| Sierra Leone at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SLE |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone |
| Website | www |
| inAtlanta | |
| Competitors | 14 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Eunice Barber |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Sierra Leona was represented at the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta,Georgia, United States by theNational Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone.
In total, 14 athletes including 10 men and four women represented Sierra Leone in three different sports including athletics, boxing and swimming.
TheNational Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone was formed in 1964 and recognised by theInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) a few days later.Sierra Leone made their Olympic debut at the1968 Summer Olympics inMexico City, Mexico. They would not appear at an Olympics again until the1980 Summer Olympics inMoscow,Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union. They began regularly contesting the Summe Olympics after 1980. The1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta,Georgia, United States marked their sixth appearance at the Summer Olympics.[1]
In total, 14 athletes represented Sierra Leone at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States across three different sports.[2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Boxing | 1 | – | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 4 | 14 |
In total, 12 Sierra Leonean athletes participated in the athletics events –Sanusi Turay in themen's 100 m and themen's 4 x 100 m relay,Pierre Lisk in themen's 200 m and the men's 4 x 100 m relay,Tom Ganda andJosephus Thomas in the men's 4 x 100 m relay,Prince Amara,Haroun Korjie,Foday Sillah andFrank Turay in themen's 4 x 400 m relay,Melrose Mansaray in thewomen's 400 m and thewomen's 4 × 100 m relay,Sama Fornah andSia Kamanor in the women's 4 × 100 m relay andEunice Barber in thewomen's long jump, the women's 4 × 100 m relay and theheptathlon.[2]
| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
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| 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 | 7q | 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 | ||||||||
| 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 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Eunice Barber | Long jump | 6.45 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| 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 |
In total, one Sierra Leonean athlete participated in the boxing events –David Kowah in thelight heavyweight category.[2]
| 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 | ||
In total, one Sierra Leonean athlete participated in the swimming events –Michael Collier in themen's 50 m freestyle.[2]
| Athletes | Events | Heat | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Michael Collier | 50 m freestyle | 34.21 | 63 | Did not advance | |
