Bunturabie Jalloh

Bunturabie Jalloh (born 10 May 1998) is a Sierra Leonean swimmer.

Bunturabie Jalloh
Personal information
NationalitySierra Leonean
Born (1998-05-10) 10 May 1998
Bo, Sierra Leone
Weight79 kg (174 lb)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
CoachBobson Mansaray (national)[2]

Biography

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][4] She did not advance to the semifinals. She was the flagbearer for Sierra Leone during the opening ceremony.[5]

References
  1. "Bunturabie Jalloh". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  2. Bunturabie Jalloh. nbcolympics.com
  3. Sierra Leone Sports: Bunturabie Jalloh chosen as Sierra Leone’s Olympic flag-bearer, Awoko.org, Retrieved 18 September 2016
  4. "Swimming Results Book". 2016 Summer Olympics. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Ola Sesay		 Flag bearer for  Sierra Leone
2016 Rio de Janeiro		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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