Olympic history of Namibia
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The Olympic history of Namibia began after the country gained independence in 1990. Namibia sent athletes to the Olympic Games in Barcelona for the first time in 1992 and has since taken part in all the Summer Olympic Games . At the Winter Olympics Namibia has not yet participated.
Overview
At the Olympic premiere in Barcelona in 1992 , the Namibian Olympic team consisted of three athletes, two swimmers and a boxer. Boxer Harry Simon and swimmers Jörg Lindemeier and Monica Dahl were Namibia's first Olympians on July 26, 1992. In Barcelona, the sprinter Frank Fredericks won silver in the 100 and 200 meter run, making him the first medalist in his country.
In 1996 in Atlanta , Fredericks did the same thing again. Again he won silver in both disciplines. A marksman competed for the first time in Atlanta. Friedhelm Sack reached the final with the air pistol and finished eighth. In 2000 in Sydney for the first time a gymnast and a cyclist competed, in 2004 in Athens for the first time a wrestler. Fredericks, who was not there in Sydney, qualified in Athens for the 200-meter final and finished fourth. In London 2012 , the marathon runner Helalia Johannes achieved a top placement with 12th place.
IOC member
Frank Fredericks had been a member of the IOC since 2012 . He resigned from all offices in March 2017.
Overview of the participants
Summer games
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| 1992 | 6th | 5 | 1 | Frank Fredericks | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 41 | ||||||||
| 1996 | 8th | 6th | 2 | Friedhelm Sack | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 55 | |||||||
| 2000 | 11 | 9 | 2 | Paul Ali Nuumbembe | 6th | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2004 | 8th | 7th | 1 | Paul Ambunda | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2008 | 10 | 6th | 4th | Mannie Heymans | 4th | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | 9 | 5 | 4th | Gaby Ahrens | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2016 | 10 | 4th | 6th | Jonas Junias | 4th | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| total | 0 | 4th | 0 | 4th | 102 | |||||||||||||
Winter games
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Medalist
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Gold medals
So far (as of 2017) no gold medals
Silver medals
| Surname | Games | sport | discipline |
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| Frank Fredericks | 1992 Barcelona | athletics | 100 meters |
| Frank Fredericks | 1992 Barcelona | athletics | 200 metres |
| Frank Fredericks | 1996 Atlanta | athletics | 100 meters |
| Frank Fredericks | 1996 Atlanta | athletics | 200 metres |
Bronze medals
So far (as of 2017) no bronze medals
Medals by sport
| sport | gold | silver | bronze | total |
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| athletics | 0 | 4th | 0 | 4th |
| total | 0 | 4th | 0 | 4th |
Web links
- Official website of the National Olympic Committee of Namibia (English)
- Namibia in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Namibia on Olympic.org - The Official website of the Olympic movement (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ DECISION OF RECOMMENDATION TO THE IOC EXECUTIVE BOARD Decision N ° 2017/1. Olympic Committee, March 7, 2017.
