Sierra Leona was represented at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States by the National Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone.
In total, 14 athletes including 10 men and four women represented Sierra Leone in three different sports including athletics, boxing and swimming.
The National Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone was formed in 1964 and recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) a few days later. Sierra Leone made their Olympic debut at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. They would not appear at an Olympics again until the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union. They began regularly contesting the Summe Olympics after 1980. The 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States marked their sixth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
In total, 14 athletes represented Sierra Leone at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States across three different sports.
In total, 12 Sierra Leonean athletes participated in the athletics events â Sanusi Turay in the men's 100 m and the men's 4 x 100 m relay, Pierre Lisk in the men's 200 m and the men's 4 x 100 m relay, Tom Ganda and Josephus Thomas in the men's 4 x 100 m relay, Prince Amara, Haroun Korjie, Foday Sillah and Frank Turay in the men's 4 x 400 m relay, Melrose Mansaray in the women's 400 m and the women's 4 à100 m relay, Sama Fornah and Sia Kamanor in the women's 4 à100 m relay and Eunice Barber in the women's long jump, the women's 4 à100 m relay and the heptathlon.
In total, one Sierra Leonean athlete participated in the boxing events â David Kowah in the light heavyweight category.
In total, one Sierra Leonean athlete participated in the swimming events â Michael Collier in the men's 50 m freestyle.