| Sierra Leone at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | SLE |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone |
| Website | www |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 14 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Eunice Barber |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Sierra Leone competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
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 |
| 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 | ||||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ||
| Athletes | Events | Heat | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Michael Collier | 50 m freestyle | 34.21 | 63 | Did not advance | |
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