Hafsatu Kamara
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Hafsatu Sahid Kamara |
| Born | 7 December 1991 Virginia, United States |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m |
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.
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
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Sierra Leone
| |||||
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, Scotland | 32nd (h) | 100 m | 12.14 |
| 30th (h) | 200 m | 25.12 | |||
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 45th (h) | 100 m | 12.13 |
| 2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 25th (h) | 200 m | 24.99 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 59th (h) | 100 m | 12.22 | |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 29th (h) | 100 m | 12.00 |
| 26th (h) | 200 m | 24.50 | |||
| African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 16th (h) | 100 m | 12.03 | |
| 17th (sf) | 200 m | 25.01 | |||
| 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 26th (h) | 100 m | 12.05 |
Personal bests
[edit]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
- 60 metres – 7.53 (Flagstaff 2017)
- 200 metres – 25.39 (New York 2014)
References
[edit]- ^ "Hafsatu Kamara". IAAF. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ 2014 CWG bio
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 21 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
External links
[edit]- Hafsatu Kamara at World Athletics
- Hafsatu Kamara at Olympedia
- Hafsatu Kamara at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- All-Athletics profile Archived 5 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Sierra Leonean female sprinters
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Sierra Leone
- Track and field athletes from Virginia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Sierra Leone
- American people of Sierra Leonean descent
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Sierra Leone
- Olympic female sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- African Games competitors for Sierra Leone
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 African Games