Namibia at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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Namibia at the
2000 Summer Olympics
Flag of Namibia.svg
IOC code NAM
NOC Namibian National Olympic Committee
in Sydney
Competitors11 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Paulus Ali Nuumbembe
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Namibia was represented at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia by the Namibian National Olympic Committee.

Contents

In total, 11 athletes including nine men and two women represented Namibia in six different sports including athletics, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, shooting and swimming.

This was the first Olympics since Namibia made their debut at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain that they did not win a medal.

Background

Namibia made their Olympic debut at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. At both previous Olympic appearances – in 1992 and the subsequent 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States – Namibia had won two silver medals. [1]

Competitors

In total, 11 athletes represented Namibia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia across six different sports. [2]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 516
Boxing 1–1
Cycling 101
Gymnastics 011
Shooting 101
Swimming 101
Total9211

Athletics

In total, six Namibian athletes participated in the athletics events – Stephan Louw in the men's long jump, Elizabeth Mongudhi in the women's marathon, Willie Smith in the men's 400 m hurdles, Luketz Swartbooi men's marathon, Sherwin Vries in the men's 100 m and Christie van Wyk in the men's 200 m. [2]

Men
Track & road events
AthletesEventsHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Willie Smith 400 m hurdles 50.8935did not advance
Luketz Swartbooi Marathon N/A2:22:5548
Sherwin Vries 100 metres 10.5353did not advance
Christie van Wyk 200 metres 46.5765did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Stephan Louw Long jump NMdid not advance
Women
AthletesEventsHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Elizabeth Mongudhi Marathon —DNF

Boxing

In total, one Namibian athlete participated in the boxing events – Paulus Ali Nuumbembe in the welterweight category. [2]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Paulus Ali Nuumbembe Welterweight Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Daniyar Munaytbasov  (KAZ)
L 2-14		did not advance

Cycling

In total, one Namibian athlete participated in the cycling events – Mannie Heymans in the men's cross-country. [2]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Mannie Heymans Men's cross-country 2:20:31.9426

Gymnastics

In total, one Namibian athlete participated in the gymnastics events – Gharde Geldenhuys in the women's artistic individual all-around. [2]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Gharde Geldenhuys Individual all-around 8.5377.6627.7628.57532.53664—

Shooting

In total, one Namibian athletes participated in the shooting events – Friedhelm Sack in the men's 10 m air pistol and the men's 50 metre pistol. [2]

AthleteEventsQualificationFinalTotal
ScoreRankScoreRankScoreRank
Friedhelm Sack 10 metre air pistol 56534Did not advance
50 metre pistol 54332Did not advance

Swimming

In total, one Namibian athlete participated in the swimming events – Jörg Lindemeier in the men's 100 m breaststroke. [2]

AthletesEventsHeatFinals
TimeRankTimeRank
Jörg Lindemeier 100 m breaststroke 1:05.2549Did not advance

References

  1. ↑ "Namibia (NAM)". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Namibia at the 2000 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
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