Alpha B. Kamara
Encyclopedia
Alpha B. Kamara is an Olympic
athlete from Sierra Leone
. He competed in the 100 metres dash
at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney, Australia. Kamara finished eighth in his heat with a time of 10.74, .37 of a second off the heat winner of Jason Gardener
of Great Britain
. He finished 73rd overall out of the 95 runners that finished the original heats.
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
athlete from Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
. He competed in the 100 metres dash
Men's 100 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The Men's 100 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme were held at Stadium Australia on Friday 22 September and Saturday 23 September 2000....
at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney, Australia. Kamara finished eighth in his heat with a time of 10.74, .37 of a second off the heat winner of Jason Gardener
Jason Gardener
Jason Carl Gardener is a retired British sprint athlete, and former World Indoor Champion. Gardener was educated at Beechen Cliff School and the City of Bath College, and went on to graduate from Bath Spa University.-Athletics career:Gardener started his career at the World Junior Championships in...
of Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
. He finished 73rd overall out of the 95 runners that finished the original heats.