Hawanatu Bangura (born 2 January 1988) is a
sprinter from
Sierra Leone
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. She is listed at 4'8 tall and 115 lbs.
/ref> Bangura represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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in the 100m dash in Athens, Greece
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. In Athens she finished 7th in her individual heat with a time of 12.11, .97 of a second off heat winner Vida Anim
Vida Anim (born 7 December 1983 in Accra, Greater Accra) is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. of Ghana
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.
References
Profile of Bangura at Yahoo! Sports
1988 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Freetown
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Sierra Leone
Sierra Leonean female sprinters
Olympic female sprinters
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