| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1968-04-14) 14 April 1968 (age 56) |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 60 metres, 100 metres |
Sanusi Turay (born 14 April 1968) is a retired Sierra Leonean athlete who specialised in the sprinting events. He represented his country at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as two outdoor and four indoor World Championships.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Sierra Leone
| |||||
| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 15th (sf) | 60 m | 6.76 |
| Universiade | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 2nd (h) | 100 m | 10.32 | |
| 2nd | 4x100 m relay | 39.88 | |||
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 19th (qf) | 100 m | 10.40 |
| 14th (sf) | 4x100 m relay | 40.46 | |||
| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 15th (sf) | 60 m | 6.78 |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 42nd (h) | 100 m | 10.68 | |
| 21st (h) | 4x100 m relay | 40.69 | |||
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 23rd (qf) | 100 m | 10.47 |
| – | 4x100 m relay | DQ | |||
| 1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 29th (h) | 60 m | 6.82 |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 39th (qf) | 100 m | 10.55 | |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 36th (h) | 100 m | 10.39 |
| 9th (sf) | 4x100 m relay | 38.91 | |||
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 31st (qf) | 100 m | 10.75 |
| 6th | 4x100 m relay | 39.79 | |||
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 23rd (sf) | 60 m | 6.77 |
4 x 100m relay 2nd, All African Games (Cairo 1991)
4 x 100m relay 2nd, All African Games (Harare 1995) 4 x 100m relay 3rd, World Cup in Athletics (Havana 1992)
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.25 (+0.7 m/s) (Athens 1996)
- 200 metres – 21.04 (-1.4 m/s) (Germiston, SA 1992)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 6.68 (San Sabastian, Spain 1993)
References
External links
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- 1968 births
- Living people
- Sierra Leonean male sprinters
- Olympic athletes for Sierra Leone
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Sierra Leone
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Sierra Leone
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists for Sierra Leone
- Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade
- Members of Thames Valley Harriers
- Western African athletics biography stubs
- Sierra Leonean sportspeople stubs