Hafsatu Kamara

Hafsatu Kamara

Personal information
Born	7 December 1991 Virginia, United States
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m

Hafsatu 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 of 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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Sierra Leone
2014	Commonwealth Games	Toronto, Canada	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

Personal bests

Outdoor

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

Indoor

• 60 metres – 7.55 (Seattle 2013)
• 200 metres – 25.39 (New York 2014)

References

1. "Hafsatu Kamara". IAAF. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
2. 2014 CWG bio
3. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
4. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-23.

External links

• Hafsatu Kamara profile at IAAF
• All-Athletics profile