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Road to Paris interview
Interview after Liberia's 4x100 qualifies for 2024 Olympics
 

Joseph Fanbulleh was Africa’s only finalist of the 200m at the Tokyo Olympics at just 19.

The Liberian ???? takes the 200m heats lane at Stade De France tonight.

His goal has remained, “ Changing his country’s image”. @goteamliberia

From my archives; https://t.co/fUv8EKzfsq pic.twitter.com/IE32GGK64g

— Lynne Wachira (@WachiraLynne) August 5, 2024

Collegiate PR | Indoor: 60m: 6.73; 200m: 20.32, 300m: 33.42; Outdoor: 100m: 10.21; 200m: 19.91
High School PR | 100m: 10.35; 200m: 20.69

Joseph Fahnbulleh's TFRRS Profile (for top performances and meet results)

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2020 Olympic Games

• Tokyo Olympics finalist in the 200 meters, representing Liberia
• Finished fifth at the Tokyo Olympics in the 200 meters with a time of 19.98 to set Liberian national record. 
• First athlete representing Liberia to make it to the finals in the Olympics

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Championships

• 2021 NCAA Outdoor National Champion (200m)

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USTFCCCA All-America Honors

• 2021 USTFCCCA First-Team Outdoor All-American (100m)
• 2021 USTFCCCA First-Team Outdoor All-American (200m)
• 2021 USTFCCCA First-Team Indoor All-American (200 meters)
• 2020 USTFCCCA First-Team Indoor All-American (200 meters)

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All-SEC Honors

• 2021 SEC All-SEC Indoor Second Team (200m - silver)

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UF All-Time Top 10 List

• No. 2-ranked 200 meters outdoor sprinter in UF history
• No. 2-ranked 200 meters indoor sprinter in UF history

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Academic Honors

• 2020 USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual
• 2019-2020 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

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2021: Indoors - USTFCCCA First-team All-American (200 meters)... Finished third at NCAA Indoors in the the 200 meters with at time of 20.38 seconds...Earned a silver medal at SEC Indoors after logging a personal best-mark of 20.32 in the 200 meters... Logged a time of 20.79 in the 200 meters during Florida's season opener at South Carolina's Carolina Challenge, where he also ran third leg for Florida's 4x400-meter relay 'A' team... Competed at the South Carolina Invitational, where he logged personal-best times in the 60 meters (6.73) and the 200 meters (20.60), in addition to contributing in the 4x300-meter relays... Named SEC Co-Runner of the Week for his performance in South Carolina... Competed in the 200 meters during the Tyson Invitational. Outdoors - Finished 2nd in the 200m at SEC Outdoors with a time of 20.05 and 5th in the 100m with a time of 10.32… Crowned NCAA Outdoor National Champion in the 200m with a PR time of 19.91, good for second-best in school history… Logged a 100m PR at NCAA Outdoors with a time of 10.21 (finished 7th)… Named USTFCCCA First-team Outdoor All-American in 100m and 200m… Two-time SEC Men’s Newcomer of the Week (3/30 & 4/6).    

2020: USTFCCCA Indoor All-American (200 meters)... Competed in five meets... Served as anchor for Florida's  4x400 relay squad, which finished seventh at SEC Indoors... Also ran the 60 and 200 meters prelims at SEC Indoors, setting a personal-best time of 6.78 seconds in the 60 meters... Logged a collegiate personal-best time of 20.85 seconds in the 200 meters at Clemson's Tiger Paw Invitational... Made his collegiate debut at Clemson's Orange and Purple Elite... USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual... 2019-2020 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL/PREP: 2018 USATF National Junior Olympic Championships gold medalist (200m) and bronze medalist (100m) ... Also finished fourth in the triple jump at the 2019 MSHSL State Track and Field Championships.

• Two-time 2019 New Balance Nationals Outdoor gold medalist (100m; 200m)
• Two-time MSHSL State Track and Field Championships 200m winner (2018, 2019)
• Minnesota state record holder in the 200 meters
• 2019 National High School Coaches Association National Senior Boys' Track and Field Athlete of the Year