summer olympics competed summer olympics athens greece august nation eighth appearance summer olympics debut summer olympics sierra delegation included track field athletes selected winning event nation athletes met standards event selected flag bearer opening ceremony athletes progressed heats background participated summer olympic games debut summer olympics mexico_city mexico summer olympics athens exception summer olympics munich summer olympics montreal boycott relating new_zealand national rugby union team touring south_africa selected athletes usually able enter qualified athletes individual event long athlete met standard athlete event met standard athletes met standard allowed select athletes gender decided host event fastest man woman event selected compete athens games athletes won selected compete athens games competed track field men meters women meters respectively flag bearer opening ceremony athletics making summer olympic debut qualified winning event competed august men meters athletes seventh heat finished race seconds ranking sixth ranked ahead seconds canada seconds heat led jamaica seconds overall tucker placed 61st athletes competed seconds slower slowest athlete progressed round end competition competing summer olympics notable holding flag opening ceremony youngest competitor represent olympics aged record stands today qualified winning event competed august meters seventh heat seven athletes ran time seconds finishing seventh ranked ahead iraq seconds seconds heat led france seconds overall seconds slowest athlete progressed quarter finals advance ranks given track events athlete heat qualified round qualified round fastest loser field events position achieving qualifying target national record round applicable event bye athlete required compete round
Sierra Leone at the 2004 Summer Olympics