Sierra Leone at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...

sent a delegation of three athletes to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

in Beijing

Beijing

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, China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

Athletics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round 1			Round 2			Semifinals			Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Overall	Time	Rank	Overall	Time	Rank	Overall	Time	Rank
Solomon Bayoh Solomon Bayoh Solomon Bayoh is a Sierra Leonean sprinter. He has personal best times of 10.81 seconds in the 100 metres and 21.73 seconds in the 200 metres, both achieved in April 2007 in Freetown....	Men's 200 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres The following new world and Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time...	22.16	8	59	Did not advance
Michaela Kargbo Michaela Kargbo Michaela Kargbo is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Sierra Leone.Kargbo represented Sierra Leone at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed seventh in her heat without advancing to the second round. She ran the distance...	Women's 100 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metres -Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time* PB denotes personal best* SB denotes season best* NR denotes national record...	12.54	7	63	Did not advance

Boxing

Saidu Kargbo

Saidu Kargbo is a boxer from Sierra Leone who competed at the 2008 Olympics but was defeated by TKO in his Olympic debut by Poland|'s Łukasz Maszczyk.-External links:*...

, named as a late addition, fought in the light flyweight division

Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Light flyweight

The Light Flyweight class in the boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics competition is the lightest class. Light flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 48 kilograms ....

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Saidu Kargbo Saidu Kargbo Saidu Kargbo is a boxer from Sierra Leone who competed at the 2008 Olympics but was defeated by TKO in his Olympic debut by Poland\|'s Łukasz Maszczyk.-External links:*...	Light flyweight Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Light flyweight The Light Flyweight class in the boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics competition is the lightest class. Light flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 48 kilograms ....	L RSC	Did not advance

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