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- Symbol for Event results in medals
| Event Type | Sport | Event | Stage | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track & Field | Women's Long Jump | Qualifying | See Results | |
| Track & Field | Men's 200 Meters | Heats | See Results |
- Symbol for Event results in medals
- Medals
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- Rank 86
- Gold 0
- Silver 0
- Bronze 0
- Total 0
- Capital City
- Freetown
- Official Languages
- English (official)
- National Languages
- English (official, regular use limited to literate minority), Mende (principal vernacular in the south), Temne (principal vernacular in the north), Krio (English-based Creole, spoken by the descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area, a lingua franca and a first language for 10% of the population but understood by 95%)
- Total Area
- 27,699 miles² (71,740 km²)
- Population
- 6,294,774 people
Overall Medal Count
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 46 | 29 | 29 | 104 |
| 2 | China | 38 | 27 | 23 | 88 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| 4 | Russia | 24 | 26 | 32 | 82 |
| 5 | South Korea | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Germany | 11 | 19 | 14 | 44 |
| 7 | France | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 75 | Singapore | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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