Namibia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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IOC codeNAM
NOCNamibian National Olympic Committee
Competitors8 in 4 sports
Flagbearer Friedhelm Sack
Namibia at the
1996 Summer Olympics
IOC codeNAM
NOCNamibian National Olympic Committee
in Atlanta
Competitors8 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Friedhelm Sack
Medals
Ranked 55th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Namibia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 SilverFrankie FredericksAthleticsMen's 100 metres27 July
 SilverFrankie FredericksAthleticsMen's 200 metres1 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 213
Boxing 2–2
Shooting 101
Swimming 112
Total628

Athletics

Men

Track and road events
Athletes Events Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Frankie Fredericks 100 metres 10.32 21 Q 9.93 1 Q 9.94 2 Q 9.89
200 metres 20.59 14 Q 20.38 4 Q 19.98 1 Q 19.68
Joseph Tjitunga Marathon N/A 2:27:52 76

Women

Track and road events
Athletes Events Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Elizabeth Mongudhi Marathon N/A 2:56:19 59

Boxing

Men

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Joseph Benhard Light-flyweight  Lozano (ESP)
L 10-2		 Did not advance
Sackey Shivute Middleweight  Crawford (AUS)
L 12-3		 Did not advance

Shooting

Swimming

References

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