Hafsatu Kamara

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Hafsatu Kamara
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Full nameHafsatu Sahid Kamara
Born (1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 (age 32)
Virginia, United States
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 100 m, 200 m

Hafsatu Sahid Kamara (born 7 December 1991) is a Sierra Leonean sprinter. [1] She competed in the 100 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without advancing from the first round.

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She was born in the United States to Sierra Leonean parents and lived in Sierra Leone for some time during her childhood. Never having competed for the United States, she decided to represent her parents' country of origin when approached by that country's officials. [2]

She competed for Sierra Leone at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She finished 8th in her heat for the 100 m and did not qualify for the semifinals. [3] She was the flag bearer for Sierra Leone during the closing ceremony. [4]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland 32nd (h)100 m 12.14
30th (h)200 m 25.12
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 45th (h)100 m 12.13
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 25th (h)200 m 24.99
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 59th (h)100 m 12.22
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 29th (h)100 m 12.00
26th (h)200 m 24.50
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 16th (h)100 m 12.03
17th (sf)200 m 25.01
2024 African Games Accra, Ghana 26th (h)100 m 12.05

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

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References

  1. "Hafsatu Kamara". IAAF. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. 2014 CWG bio
  3. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 21 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.