 Jalloh at the 2016 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Sierra Leonean |
| Born | (1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 (age 26) Bo, Sierra Leone |
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Coach | Bobson Mansaray (national) |
Bunturabie Effuah Rashida Jalloh (born 10 May 1998) is a Sierra Leonean swimmer.
Biography
Jalloh was born in Bo in 1998 in southern Sierra Leone. She grew up in Freetown. She attended the Bilingual High School Murray Town.
Jalloh went to the 2015 All Africa Games in Brazzaville. She won two bronze medals as part of a team at the 5th Africa Zone two (2) championship in Senegal at both the 4x100 and 4x200 freestyle relays.
She placed 88th in the 50 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics with a time of 39.85 seconds, setting a national record. She did not advance to the semifinals. She was the flagbearer for Sierra Leone during the opening ceremony.
References
- Bunturabie Jalloh. nbcolympics.com
- ^ "Bunturabie Jalloh". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ Sierra Leone Sports: Bunturabie Jalloh chosen as Sierra Leone’s Olympic flag-bearer Archived 19 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Awoko.org, Retrieved 18 September 2016
- "Swimming Results Book". 2016 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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| Olympic Games | ||
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| Preceded byOla Sesay | Flag bearer for  Sierra Leone 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Succeeded byMaggie Barrie Frederick Harris |