Namibia at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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Namibia
competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
, Australia
.
Unfortunately, four-time silver medalist sprinter Frankie Fredericks
had to withdraw due to injury.
Men's 200 m
Men's 400 m hurdles
Men's long jump
Men's marathon
Boxing
Men's 67 kg
Swimming
Men's 100 m breaststroke
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Unfortunately, four-time silver medalist sprinter Frankie Fredericks
Frankie Fredericks
Frank Fredericks is a former athlete from Namibia. Running in the 100 metres and 200 metres, he won four silver medals at the Olympic Games , making him Namibia's first and so far only Olympic medalist...
had to withdraw due to injury.
Men's competition
Men's 100 m- Sherwin VriesSherwin VriesSherwin Vries is a sprinter who represents South Africa after switching from Namibia in 2003.He finished fifth at the 2001 Summer Universiade and fourth at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics, both over 200 metres...
- Round 1 - 10.53 (did not advance)
Men's 200 m
- Christie van Wyk
- Round 1 - 46.57 (did not advance)
Men's 400 m hurdles
- Willie Smith
- Round 1 - 50.89 (did not advance)
Men's long jump
- Stephan LouwStephan LouwStephan Louw is a Namibian long jumper.At the 2001 Summer Universiade he won the silver medal in long jump and participated in 4 x 100 metres relay. The Namibian relay team, which consisted of Louw, Sherwin Vries, Thobias Akwenye and Benedictus Botha, finished fourth in a new Namibian record of...
- Qualifying - NM (did not advance)
Men's marathon
- Luketz Swartbooi
- Final - 2:22:55 (48th place)
BoxingBoxing at the 2000 Summer OlympicsThe boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour...
Men's 67 kg
- Paulus Ali NuumbembePaulus Ali NuumbembePaulus Ali Nuumbembe is a Namibian welterweight boxer. Nicknamed "The Silent Assassin", Nuumbembe is a former Commonwealth champion who represented Namibia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2002 Commonwealth Games.-Rise to Prominence:Nuumbembe came to prominence in April 2005, when he fought to...
- Round 1 — Lost to Daniyar MunaytbasovDaniyar MunaytbasovDaniyar Munaytbasov is a boxer from Kazakhstan. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the Men's Welterweight Division division by Ukraine's eventual silver medalist Sergey Dotsenko.-References:*...
of Kazakhstan (→ did not advance)
- Round 1 — Lost to Daniyar Munaytbasov
Cross Country Mountain Bike
Men's cross-country mountain bike- Mannie HeymansMannie HeymansMannie Heymans is a Namibian cyclist. He was born in Krugersdorp, South Africa.-Personal:Heymans moved to Namibia in 1984 while the country was still controlled by his native South Africa...
- Final - 2:20:31.94 (26th place)
SwimmingSwimming at the 2000 Summer OlympicsAt the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 swimming events were contested, between September 15–23, 2000. There was a total of 954 participants from 150 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men:...
Men's 100 m breaststroke
- Jörg LindemeierJörg LindemeierJörg Lindemeier is a Namibian swimmer. Lindemeier competed at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics for Namibia.-References:...
- Preliminary Heat - 01:05.25 (did not advance)