Namibia at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | NAM |
NOC | Namibian National Olympic Committee |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 10 in 4 sports |
Flag bearer | Mannie Heymans[1] |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Namibia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
Beata Naigambo received a qualifying berth for the Olympics after winning the Nedbank South African Marathon Championships.[2] Hilaria Johannes also qualified. Agnes Samaria and Stephan Louw still need to get through the selection process.[3]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Stephan Louw | Long jump | 7.93 | 13 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Helalia Johannes | Marathon | — | 2:35:22 | 40 | |||
Beata Naigambo | — | 2:33:29 | 28 | ||||
Agnes Samaria | 800 m | 2:02.18 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
1500 m | 4:15.80 | 7 | — | Did not advance |
Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
Jafet Uutoni won a gold medal in the first leg of the Olympic qualifiers for African states in Algiers, Algeria. At the second round of qualification, which was held in Namibia, fellow Namibians Mujandjae Kasuto (gold medal, welterweight) and Julius Indongo (bronze medal, lightweight) also qualified for the games.
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Jafet Uutoni | Light flyweight | Bye | Maszczyk (POL) L 5–5+ |
Did not advance | |||
Julius Indongo | Lightweight | Little (AUS) L 2–14 |
Did not advance | ||||
Mujandjae Kasuto | Welterweight | Balanov (RUS) L 5–8 |
Did not advance |
Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
Eric Hoffman and Mannie Heymans qualified.[3]
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Eric Hoffman | Men's road race | 6:26:17 | 21 |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Mannie Heymans | Men's cross-country | LAP (3 laps) | 45 |
Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
Gaby Ahrens qualified for the Trap women's competition[3]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Gaby Ahrens | Trap | 52 | 20 | Did not advance |