Sanusi Turay

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Sanusi Turay
Personal information
Born (1968-04-14) 14 April 1968 (age 56)
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)60 metres, 100 metres

Sanusi Turay (born 14 April 1968) is a retired Sierra Leonean athlete who specialised in the sprinting events.[2] He represented his country at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as two outdoor and four indoor World Championships.

Competition record[edit]

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[edit]

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)

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