Bunturabie Jalloh

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Bunturabie Jalloh
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Personal information
NationalitySierra Leonean
Born (1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 (age 25)
Bo, Sierra Leone
Weight79 kg (174 lb) [1]
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
CoachBobson Mansaray (national) [2]

Bunturabie Effuah Rashida Jalloh (born 10 May 1998) is a Sierra Leonean swimmer.

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Biography

Jalloh was born in Bo in 1998 in southern Sierra Leone. She grew up in Freetown. She attended the Bilingual High School Murray Town. [3]

Jalloh went to the 2015 All Africa Games in Brazzaville. She won two bronze medals as part of a team at the 5th Africa Zone two (2) championship in Senegal at both the 4x100 and 4x200 freestyle relays. [3]

She placed 88th in the 50 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics with a time of 39.85 seconds, setting a national record. [1] [4] She did not advance to the semifinals. She was the flagbearer for Sierra Leone during the opening ceremony. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bunturabie Jalloh". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  2. Bunturabie Jalloh [ permanent dead link ]. nbcolympics.com
  3. 1 2 Sierra Leone Sports: Bunturabie Jalloh chosen as Sierra Leone’s Olympic flag-bearer Archived 19 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine , Awoko.org, Retrieved 18 September 2016
  4. "Swimming Results Book". 2016 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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