Bunturabie Jalloh
 Jalloh at the 2016 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Sierra Leone |
| Born |
10 May 1998 Bo, Sierra Leone |
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Coach | Bobson Mansaray (national)[2] |
Bunturabie Jalloh (born 10 May 1998) is a Sierra Leonean swimmer.
Life
Jalloh was born in Bo in 1998 in southern Sierra Leone. She grew up in Freetown. She attended the Bilingual High School Murray Town.[3]
Jalloh went to the 2015 All Africa Games in Brazzaville. She won two bronze medals as part of a team at the 5th Africa Zone two (2) championship in Senegal at both the 4x100 and 4x200 freestyle relays.[3]
She placed 88th in the 50 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics with a time of 39.85 seconds, setting a national record.[1] She did not advance to the semifinals. She was the flagbearer for Sierra Leone during the opening ceremony.[4]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bunturabie Jalloh. |
- 1 2 "Bunturabie Jalloh". Rio 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ↑ Bunturabie Jalloh. nbcolympics.com
- 1 2 Sierra Leone Sports: Bunturabie Jalloh chosen as Sierra Leone’s Olympic flag-bearer, Awoko.org, Retrieved 18 September 2016
- ↑ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
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