Nabie Foday Fofanah, also known as the Speed Doctor is a Guinean sprinter.
Background
He was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone and currently lives in Los Angeles, California. Fofanah grew up in Guinea, Canada, France and (since 1998) the United States, attending Lehman College of the City University of New York from 2001-2004, and running track with their team, where he was a three time National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III All-American and set a school record of 10.45 for the 100 meter.
Career
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, 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.
His personal best 100 m time is 10.47 seconds. 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, New New York 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 Los Angeles
Check out more of what Nabie Fofanah is up to at speeddoctor.com.