# Sierra Leone at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Sierra Leone competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Beach volleyball | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cycling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Squash | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Table tennis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 18 | 6 | 24 |

## Athletics
### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Ismail Kamara | 100 m | 10.70 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mohamed Othman | 100 m | 10.88 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Vivian Williams | 100 m | 10.84 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mohamed Othman | 200 m | 22.22 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Vivian Williams | 200 m | 21.89 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bockarie Sesay | 400 m | 49.98 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Hafsatu Kamara | 100 m | 12.00 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mariatu Koroma | 100 m | 12.28 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dolly Mustapha | 100 m | 11.71 | 4 q | 11.91 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hafsatu Kamara | 200 m | 24.50 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mariatu Koroma | 200 m | 25.59 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mariama Conteh | 400 m | 56.66 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dolly Mustapha | 400 m | 55.26 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mariama Conteh | 800 m | 2:16.57 | 9 | — | did not advance | did not advance |

## Beach volleyball

Sierra Leone qualified a men's beach volleyball team, by winning the African qualification tournament held in October 2017.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Standing | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Abubarr Kamara Patrick Lombi | Men's | Pool B Pedlow – Schachter (CAN) L 0 - 2 (10 - 21, 14 - 21) Miedzybrodzki – Cook (SCO) L 1 - 2 (21 - 19, 18 - 21, 12 - 15) Pradeep – Yapa (SRI) W 2 - 0 (21 - 17, 22 - 20) | 3 q | McHugh – Schumann (AUS) L 0 - 2 (12 - 21, 14 - 21) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Boxing

Sierra Leone participated with a team of 2 athletes (2 men).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Abu Bakarr Katta | −69 kg | Leroy Hindley (NZL) L 0-5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gibrilla Kamara | −75 kg | BYE | Steven Donnelly (NIR) L 0-5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Cycling

Sierra Leone participated with 2 athletes (2 men).

### Road
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Ali Kamara | Road race | DNF | DNF |
| Ali Kamara | Time trial | 1:09:14.94 | 51 |
| Mahmoud Keita | Road race | DNF | DNF |
| Mahmoud Keita | Time trial | DNF | DNF |

## Squash

Sierra Leone participated with 3 athletes (3 men).
Two of the squash players, Ernest Jombla and Yusif Mansaray, did not show up to their doubles match on April 12. They were among a string of competitors who vanished in Australia, possibly with what the organisors considered an intent to seek asylum in the country.

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| James Fayia | Men's singles | Micah Franklin (BER) L 0-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ernest Jombla | Men's singles | Klaus Pragassen (SEY) W 3-2 | Cameron Pilley (AUS) L 0-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Yusif Mansaray | Men's singles | Xavier Koenig (MRI) L 0-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Doubles

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Ernest Jombla Yusif Mansaray | Men's doubles | Creed / Makin (WAL) L W/O | Malhotra / Tandon (IND) L W/O | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Swimming

Sierra Leone participated with 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman).
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ishmael Koroma | Men's 50 m freestyle | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ishmael Koroma | Men's 50 m butterfly | 28.73 | 53 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bunturabie Jalloh | Women's 50 m freestyle | 38.27 | 40 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bunturabie Jalloh | Women's 50 m breaststroke | 48.81 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Table tennis

Sierra Leone participated with 2 athletes (2 men).

### Singles

| Athletes | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Rene Benjamin | Men's singles | Abiodun (NGR) L 0 - 4 | Takooa (KIR) L 2 - 4 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Emmanuel Gboyah | Men's singles | Abrefa (GHA) L 0 - 4 | Johnny (KIR) L 1 - 4 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Doubles

| Athletes | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Rene Benjamin Emmanuel Gboyah | Men's doubles | Bye | Medjugorac / Wang (CAN) L 0 - 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Wrestling

Sierra Leone participated with 3 athletes (2 men and 1 woman).
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Abdulai Salam | Men's freestyle -74 kg | Botha (RSA) L 1 - 4 | did not advance | did not advance | Dodge (WAL) L 0 - 5 | Did not advance | 10 |
| David Conteh | Men's freestyle -86 kg | Bye | Bibo (NGR) L 0 - 5 | Did not advance | Bye | Eslami (ENG) L 0 - 4 | 5 |
| Hajaratu Kamara | Women's freestyle -76 kg | — | Wiebe (CAN) L 0 - 5 | Did not advance | — | Nelthorpe (ENG) L 0 - 5 | 5 |