1988 Summer Olympics / Participants (Sierra Leone)
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Sierra Leone took part in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul , South Korea , with a delegation of twelve athletes (eleven men and one woman) in 14 competitions in four sports. No medals could be won. The youngest athlete was the long jumper Francis Keita (18 years and 65 days), the oldest athlete was the marathon runner Baba Ibrahim Suma-Keita (41 years and 166 days). It was the country's fourth participation in the Summer Olympics . The standard-bearer was Baba Ibrahim Suma-Keita.
Participants by sport
Boxing
Men's
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Samuel Simbo
- medium weight
- Round one: BYE
- Round two: knocked out against Ruslan Taramov from the Soviet Union in the first round
- Rank 17
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Desmond Williams
- Light middleweight
- Round one: BYE
- Round two: eliminated against Richie Woodhall from Great Britain by a judge's decision (0: 5)
- Rank 17
Weightlifting
Men's
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Percy Doherty
- Lightweight
- Final: 165.0 kg, 19th place
- Snatch: 65.0 kg, rank 21
- Push: 100.0 kg, 19th place
athletics
Ladies
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Rachel Thompson
- 1500 meters run
- Round one: eliminated in run two (14th place), 5: 31.42 minutes
Men
4 × 100 meter relay
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Results
- Round one: eliminated in run three (seventh place), 41.19 seconds
- team
4 × 400 meter relay
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Results
- Round one: eliminated in round one (sixth place), 3: 10.47 minutes
- team
singles
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Horace Dove-Edwin
- 100 meters
- Round one: eliminated in run three (sixth place), 10.89 seconds
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Benjamin Grant
- 400 meter hurdles
- Round one: eliminated in round four (seventh place), 51.73 seconds
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Modupe Jonah
- 1500 meters
- Round one: eliminated in round one (14th place), 3: 55.15 minutes
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Francis Keita
- Long jump
- Qualifying round: Group B, 6.87 meters, 17th place, 33rd overall, not qualified for the final
- Try one: 6.52 meters
- Trial two: 6.87 meters
- Trial three: 6.14 meters
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Felix Sandy
- 400 meters
- Round one: eliminated in round one (fifth place), 46.82 seconds
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David Sawyerr
- 800 meters
- Round one: eliminated in run five (eighth place), 1: 57.88 minutes
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Baba Ibrahim Suma-Keita
- marathon
- Final: 3:04:00 hours
- Rank 95
Cycling
Men's
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Frank Williams
- Road Race (196.8 km)
- Final: race not finished (DNF)
Web links
- Sierra Leone Olympic team from 1988 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ).