About Walter During
Born 1960. Walter During is a Sierra Leonean athlete and athletics competitor.
Walter During (born 1960) is a Sierra Leonean sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Career During was described as Sierra Leone's top sprinter in the 1970s and early 1980s and was the youngest athlete to represent Sierra Leone internationally. He specialized in the 100 metres and 200 metres and set national records.
In 1981, he competed at the Moscow Pravda Games. The national audience followed his competitions against Kweku D'Jang.
Personal life He attended Prince of Wales School in Freetown. While at Prince of Wales, he won the Abdul Fata Hamid Award for athletics and academics. He then studied civil engineering in Prague. He became a licensed civil engineer in the United States, working in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia.
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Who is Walter During?
Sierra Leonean sprinter
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Walter During was born in 1960.
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Walter During is an athlete and athletics competitor.
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Walter During is Sierra Leonean.
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