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Saruba Colley at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Saruba Colley (born February 5, 1989, in Sibanor) is a Gambian sprinter. [1] She competed in the 100 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics; she ran the preliminaries in 12.21 seconds, qualifying her for Round 1, and Round 1 in 12.06 seconds, which set a Gambian national record but did not qualify her for the semifinals. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Saruba Colley". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  2. "Women's 100m Results: Preliminaries". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  3. "Women's 100m Result: Round 1". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2012-08-05.