Sierra Leone at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Sierra Leone competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Twelve competitors, eleven men and one woman, took part in fourteen events in four sports.[1]

Sierra Leone at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSLE
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone
Websitewww.nocsl.org
in Seoul
Competitors12 (11 men, 1 woman) in 4 sports
Flag bearer Baba Ibrahim Suma-Keita
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 7 1 8
Boxing 2 2
Cycling 1 0 1
Weightlifting 1 1
Total 11 1 12

Athletics

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Men
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Horace Dove-Edwin 100 metres 10.89 76 Did not advance
Felix Sandy 400 metres 46.82 37 Did not advance
David Sawyerr 800 metres 1:57.88 64 Did not advance
Modupe Jonah 1500 metres 3:55.15 51 Did not advance
Baba Ibrahim Suma-Keita Marathon 3:04:00 95
Benjamin Grant 400 metres hurdles 51.73 30 Did not advance
Francis Keita
Horace Dove-Edwin
Benjamin Grant
Felix Sandy
4 × 100 metres relay 41.19 21 Did not advance
Horace Dove-Edwin
Felix Sandy
Benjamin Grant
David Sawyerr
4 × 400 metres relay 3:10.47 17 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Francis Keita Long jump 6.87 33 Did not advance
Women
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Rachel Thompson 1500 metres 5:31.42 28 Did not advance

Boxing

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Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Desmond Williams Light middleweight Bye   Woodhall (GBR)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Samuel Simbo Middleweight Bye   Taramov (URS)
L KO
Did not advance

Cycling

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One male cyclist represented Sierra Leone in 1988.

Road

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Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Frank Williams Road race DNF

Weightlifting

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Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Percy Doherty 82.5 kg 65.0 21 100.0 19 165.0 19

References

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  1. ^ "Sierra Leone at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  2. ^ Sierra Leone at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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