Sierra Leone at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Sierra Leone at the 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	SLE
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors	4 (1 man and 3 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearers	Joshua Wyse & Mariama Koroma
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1968 1972–1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Sierra Leone competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, which took place from 26 July 2024 to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, having appeared at all but two Games since its debut in 1968; Sierra Leone failed to register any athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and also joined the rest of the African nations to boycott the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	0	1	1
Judo	0	1	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	1	3	4

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Sierra Leone sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track events

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Georgiana Sesay	Women's 100 m	11.99 q	4	12.15	9	Did not advance

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Sierra Leone qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Mariama Koroma (women's 57 kg) qualified for the games through the allocations of universality places. ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mariama Koroma	Women's –57 kg	Lien C-l  (TPE) L 00–10	Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Sierra Leone sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, following the allocation of universality places. ^[3]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Joshua Wyse	Men's 50 m freestyle	27.11	62	Did not advance
Olamide Sam	Women's 50 m freestyle	42.87	78	Did not advance

Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

References

1. "Athletics Paris 2024 Final Entries". World Athletics . Retrieved 12 July 2024.
2. "OLYMPIC GAMES PARIS 2024 (NATIONS)". International Judo Federation . Retrieved 9 July 2024.
3. "Sierra Leone Swimmers Qualify for Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Awoko Newspaper". 2 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.