David Sawyerr

{{short description|Sierra Leonean sprinter}}

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| nationality = Sierra Leonean

| sport = Sprinting

| event = 200 metres

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David Peter Sawyerr (born 6 May 1961) is a Sierra Leonean sprinter.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/paradise-post/175015101/|newspaper=Paradise Post|via=Newspapers.com|date=April 16, 1992|page=6|title=Olympic sprinter proves height doesn't matter in the short run|author=Crews, Elaine}} {{Open access}} He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/david-sawyerr-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418004837/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/david-sawyerr-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=David Sawyerr Olympic Results |accessdate=16 July 2017}} Sawyerr was the flag bearer for Sierra Leone in the opening ceremony.{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/flagbearers?country_id=SLE |title=Flagbearers for Sierra Leone |website=olympedia.org |access-date=6 January 2024}} He is considered one of Sierra Leone's "most iconic sprint champions".{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/178993491252/posts/10162467636606253/|via=Facebook|title=DAVID SAWYERR – THE TRAILBLAZING SPRINT ICON OF SIERRA LEONE|date=20 April 2025|author=Koroma, Leslie}}