Namibia at the 2007 All-Africa Games

Namibia at the 2007 All-Africa Games
IOC code	NAM
NOC	Namibian National Olympic Committee
in Algiers 11 July 2007 (2007-07-11) – 23 July 2007 (2007-07-23)
Medals Ranked 29th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 3
All-Africa Games appearances
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Namibia competed in the 2007 All-Africa Games held at the Stade du 5 Juillet in the city of Algiers, Algeria. It was the fifth time that the country had sent a team to the Games since gaining independence and they left with three medals, one of the lowest counts to date. Two medals were won by Agnes Samaria in athletics. Herunga Jipekapora also broke the national record in 400 metres during the heats.

Competitors

Namibia entered a wide range of athletics competitions, including 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 1500 metres, half marathon, high jump, long jump and triple jump. During the 400 metre heats, Herunga Jipekapora ran a new national record of 52.46. ^[1] The country also competed in other events, including boxing, where Immanuel Naidjala, Japhet Uutoni and Johannes Simon all made it to the quarter-finals. ^[2]

Medal summary

Namibia won only three medals, joint lowest in the history of the country's participation in the Games. ^[3]

Medal table

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	0	1	1	2
Boxing	0	0	1	1
Total	0	1	2	3

List of Medalists

Silver Medal

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date	Ref
Silver	Agnes Samaria	Athletics	Women's 800 metres	19 July	[4] [5]

Bronze Medal

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date	Ref
Bronze	Agnes Samaria	Athletics	Women's 1500 metres	20 July	[4] [5]
Bronze	Johannes Simon	Boxing	Men's Flyweight (51 kilograms)	17 July	[2] [5]

See also

• Namibia at the African Games

References

1. "2007 All-Africa Games, July 18-22, Algiers". Africathle. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
2. Majcher, Janusz. "9.All-Africa Games - Algiers, Algeria - July 12-21 2007". Amateur Boxing Results. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
3. "Namibia ends 19th at All Africa Games". The Namibian. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
4. Krastev, Todor (24 August 2009). "Athletics Africa Games 2007 Alger (ALG)". Todor66. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
5. "Programmes des competitions par sports" (PDF). Comité d’Organisation des 9émes Jeux Africains Alger du 11 au 23/07/2007. October 2006. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2020.