Namibia at the 2003 All-Africa Games

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Namibia at the
2003 All-Africa Games
Flag of Namibia.svg
IOC code NAM
NOC Namibian National Olympic Committee
in Abuja
5 October 2003 (2003-10-05) – 17 October 2003 (2003-10-17)
Medals
Ranked 22nd
Gold
0
Silver
3
Bronze
4
Total
7
All-Africa Games appearances

Namibia competed in the 2003 All-Africa Games held at the National Stadium in the city of Abuja. It was the fourth time that the country had sent a team to the Games since gaining independence and the team left with seven medals. Amongst the medal winners was Frank Fredericks, who gained silver in the men's 200 metres.

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Competitors

Namibia sent a substantial team to the Games and entered thirty six sports, of which fourteen were for men and twenty two for women. [1] Amongst the competitors was Frank Fredericks who was given treatment usually limited to superstars. Contemporary media quoted him saying that he was in Abuja "to win and to have fun." [2] He finished the competition with a silver medal. [3]

Medal summary

Namibia won seven medals in total and came 22nd in the medal table. [4] The team won no gold medals and the total was nearly half the total of the country’s debut at the 1991 Games and more than double the number at the following 2007 Games. [5]

Medal table

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics 0101
Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing 0112
Cycling pictogram.svg Cycling 0101
Gymnastics pictogram.svg Gymnastics 0022
Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling 0011
Total0347

List of Medalists

Silver Medal

MedalNameSportEventDateRef
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Frankie Fredericks Athletics Men's 200m 14 October [3]
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Paulus Ambunda Boxing Men's Flyweight 51 kg 11 October [6]
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Eric Hoffman Cycling Men´s Time Trial 14 October [7]

Bronze Medal

MedalNameSportEventDateRef
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Joseph Jermia Boxing Men's Light Flyweight 48 kg 9 October [6]
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Kimberly-Ann van Zyl
Lorraine Moore
Romona Beukes
Geraldine Stuurman
Alexa Jacobs
Gymnastics Women’s Team 6 October [8]
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Nico Jacobs Wrestling Men's Freestyle 96 kg 9 October [9]

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