Nabie Foday Fofanah

Nabie Foday Fofanah at the 2005 World Championships

Nabie Foday Fofanah, (born February 8, 1980)[1] also known as the Speed Doctor (founder of Speeddoctor.com) is a Guinean sprinter. He was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone and currently lives in Los Angeles, CA.[2]

Career

Fofanah grew up in Guinea, Canada, France and (since 1998) the United States, attending Lehman College of the City University of New York from 2001–04, and running track with their team, where he was a three time NCAA Division III All-American and set a school record of 10.45 for the 100 meter.[2][3]

Although he never achieved the "A" or "B" Olympic Qualifying Standards for the 2004 and 2008 Olympic games, he was allowed to compete under rule 3.5 NOCs without Qualified Athletes.[4] He competed in 100 and 200 metres at the 2004 Olympic Games. He was eliminated in the heats after running a time of 21.45 seconds in the 200m, and a time of 10.62 seconds in the 100m,[5] and he carried his nation's flag in the opening ceremonies. He later competed at the 2005 World Championships. In 2008, representing the 2008 Guinean Olympic squad in the Men's 200 m, he clocked a time of 21.68 seconds, and was eliminated in the heats.[6][7][8]

His personal best 100 m time is 10.47 seconds. His personal best 200 m time is 21.05 seconds, achieved in June 2004 in Cambridge, MA.[9]

Fofanah lived in New York City until 2013, where he worked as a personal trainer, and trained at the Sports Center at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan, NY.[10][11][12] He has now relocated to Los Angeles where he, under the Speed Doctor brand, is the leading trainer in speed training, 40 yeard dash training, vertical.jump training and is the creator of various revolutionary sports performance programs in Los Angeles.

His younger sister, Fatmata Fofanah, is a Women's 100 m hurdler, who also competed at the 2008 Olympics for Guinea.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/nabie-foday-fofanah-1.html
  2. 1 2 Lehman Alumnus Nabie Fofanah Competes in 200-Meter Dash at Olympic Games, CUNY Athletics, August 2008
  3. ↑ Lehman All-American To Compete For His Native Country, Guinea in Athens Olympics: Lightning Sprinter To Carry Flag In Opening Ceremonies. CUNY Athletics (2004)
  4. ↑ IAAF 05 FEB 2008 General News, The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008.
  5. ↑ Timetable by discipline, 28th Olympic Games Athína (Olympic Stadium), GREECE 20 AUG 2004 - 29 AUG 2004.
  6. ↑ Timetable by discipline, The XXIX Olympic Games PR OF CHINA Beijing (National Stadium), PR OF CHINA 08 AUG 2008 - 24 AUG 2008.
  7. ↑ beijing2008.cn profile, accessed 2008-08-11
  8. ↑ Résultats 200 m - hommes, 1er tour - 6e série Stade National / lun. 18 août 2008 / Début:10:40
  9. ↑ IAAF
  10. ↑ mytrainernabie.com: Personal Website
  11. ↑ chelseapiers.com: Running program.
  12. ↑ Nabie Fofanah heads to Beijing! August 7, 2008 Central Park Track Club

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