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| IPC code | SLE |
| NPC | Association of Sports for the Disabled |
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Sierra Leone made its first and so far only Paralympic Games appearance at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, where it entered just one competitor in athletics. Kelley Marah, who was registered in four events but participated only in the javelin, and is the only person ever to have represented Sierra Leone at the Paralympic Games, did not win a medal. [1]
| Name | Games | Sport | Event | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelley Marah | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Men's 200m T37 | DNS | - |
| Kelley Marah | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Men's discus F34/37 | DNS | - |
| Kelley Marah | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F34/37 | 31.40 | 6 |
| Kelley Marah | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Men's shot put F34/37 | DNS | - |
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