John Carew (sprinter)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 September 1952 (age 71) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 100 m – 11.11 (1980)[1] |
John Carew (born 19 September 1952) is a retired sprint runner from Sierra Leone. He competed in the 100 m event at the 1980 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the final.[1]
In 1976 Carew came from Sierra Leone to the Soviet Union to study at the Rostov Institute of Civil Engineering. Soon after the 1980 Olympics he married a Russian woman in Rostov, and had four children with her: Olah, Willy, Victor and Katerina Keyru. Olah became an actor, Willy a singer, while Victor and Katerina are international basketball players. John Carew later returned to Sierra Leone leaving his family in Russia.[2]
References
- ^ a b John Carew Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Abarenov, Dmitry (14 June 2011) Сладкие сны Кати Кейру. Баскетболистка сборной России мечтает о победе на Евро, море клубники и Поездке в сьерра-Леоне. sovsport.ru
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