Namibia at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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Namibia at the
2004 Summer Olympics
Flag of Namibia.svg
IOC code NAM
NOC Namibian National Olympic Committee
in Athens
Competitors8 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Paulus Ambunda [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Namibia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fourth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.

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Namibian National Olympic Committee sent a total of eight athletes to the Games, seven men and one woman, to compete in 5 sports. Three of them had previously competed in Sydney, including pistol shooter Friedhelm Sack and mountain biker Mannie Heymans. Sprinter and four-time Olympic silver medalist Frankie Fredericks sought his official comeback to the Games after an eight-year absence with the hopes of adding another medal to his career hardware. Flyweight boxer Paulus Ambunda was appointed by the committee to become the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. [1]

Namibia, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal for the second consecutive time since the previous Games. Being a top favorite for the Namibian team, Fredericks fell short of claiming his third medal in the 200 metres, and thereby missed a chance to climb into the podium on his final Olympic appearance. [2] On August 29, 2004, at the time of the closing ceremony, Fredericks was elected to the IOC Athletes' Commission, along with three other athletes. [3]

Athletics

Namibian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard). [4] [5]

Key
Men
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Frankie Fredericks 100 m 10.121 Q10.174did not advance
200 m 20.541 Q20.202 Q20.433 Q20.144
Christie van Wyk 100 m 10.495did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Agnes Samaria 800 m 2:00.052 Q1:59.375did not advance

Boxing

Namibia sent two boxers to Athens. Both received a bye in the round of 32, both won their match in the round of 16, and both were defeated in the quarterfinals.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Joseph Jermia Light flyweight ByeFlag of Australia.svg  Wakefield  (AUS)
W 29–20		Flag of Russia.svg  Kazakov  (RUS)
L 11–18		did not advance
Paulus Ambunda Flyweight ByeFlag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Mendoza  (VEN)
W 39–19		Flag of Germany.svg  Rahimov  (GER)
L 15–28		did not advance

Cycling

Mountain biking

AthleteEventTimeRank
Mannie Heymans Men's cross-country 2:28:2829

Shooting

Namibian has qualified a single shooter.

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Friedhelm Sack 10 m air pistol 572=33did not advance
50 m pistol 529=41did not advance

Wrestling

Key
Men's freestyle
AthleteEventElimination PoolQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		RankOpposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Nico Jacobs −96 kg Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Aghayev  (AZE)
L 0–5 VT		Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Bairamukov  (KAZ)
L 1–3 PP		3did not advance18

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "2004 Athens: Flag Bearers for the Opening Ceremony". Olympics. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Fredericks to quit after final 200". CNN. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Athletics triumphs in IOC Athletes Commission Elections". IAAF. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  5. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards". IAAF . Retrieved 4 June 2011.
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