Hafsatu_Kamara

Hafsatu Kamara

Hafsatu Kamara

Sierra Leonean sprinter

Hafsatu Sahid Kamara (born 7 December 1991) is a Sierra Leonean sprinter.[1] She competed in the 100 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without advancing from the first round.

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She was born in the United States to Sierra Leonean parents and lived in Sierra Leone for some time during her childhood. Never having competed for the United States, she decided to represent her parents' country of origin when approached by that country's officials.[2]

She competed for Sierra Leone at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She finished 8th in her heat for the 100 m and did not qualify for the semifinals.[3] She was the flag bearer for Sierra Leone during the closing ceremony.[4]

International competitions

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Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 100 metres – 11.61 (+0.2 m/s, Northridge 2013), (+1.8 m/s, Phoenix 2016)
  • 200 metres – 23.83 (+1.1 m/s, Northridge 2013)
  • 400 metres – 57.85 (Pasadena 2013)

Indoor

References

  1. [1]
    "Hafsatu Kamara". IAAF. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. [2]
    2014 CWG bio
  3. [3]
    "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. [4]
    "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 21 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
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