| Sierra Leone at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SLE |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone |
| Website | www |
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| Summer appearances | |
Sierra Leone has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games since 1968 with the exception of 1972 and 1976, but the nation has yet to win an Olympic medal. No athletes from Sierra Leone have competed in any Winter Olympic Games.
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Mexico City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1972 Munich | did not participate | |||||
| 1976 Montreal | ||||||
| 1980 Moscow | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988 Seoul | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Barcelona | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 Atlanta | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000 Sydney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2004 Athens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008 Beijing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2012 London | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020 Tokyo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024 Paris | future event | |||||
| 2028 Los Angeles | ||||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
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