Sporting event delegation
| Sierra Leone at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | SLE |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone |
| Website | www |
| in Seoul | |
| Competitors | 12 (11 men, 1 woman) in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Baba Ibrahim Suma-Keita |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Boxing | 2 | – | 2 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | – | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 1 | 12 |
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics- 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
Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics| 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
Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer OlympicsOne male cyclist represented Sierra Leone in 1988.
Road
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Williams | Road race | DNF | |
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics| 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
- "Sierra Leone at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- Sierra Leone at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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