Namibia at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Namibia at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of Namibia.svg
IOC code NAM
NOC Namibian National Olympic Committee
in London
Competitors9 in 5 sports
Flag bearers Gaby Ahrens (opening) [1]
Sem Shilimela (closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Namibia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.

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Namibian National Olympic Committee sent a total of 9 athletes to the Games, 5 men and 4 women, to compete in 5 sports. Three Namibian athletes had competed in Beijing, including marathon runner Beata Naigambo, the oldest member of the team, at age 32, and trap shooter Gaby Ahrens, who became the nation's first female flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Namibia also marked its Olympic return in freestyle wrestling after an eight-year absence.

Namibia, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal for the fourth consecutive time.

Background

Namibia made its debut at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and appeared at all subsequent Games before the 2012 Summer Olympics in London - the country's sixth Olympics. [2] Namibia sent its greatest number of athletes - 11 - to the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. [2] The country's most successful athlete is 100 and 200 metres runner Frankie Fredericks who won silver in both disciplines at Namibia's inaugural Olympics in Barcelona in 1992, and at the Atlanta Olympics four years later. [2] Fredericks, the only Namibian athlete to win an Olympic medal as of 2012, missed the Sydney Olympics in 2000 due to an Achilles injury and was unsuccessful in his attempts to win further medals at his final Olympics in Athens in 2004. [3] [4]

Nine athletes were selected by Namibia to participate at the 2012 Olympics. [5] Trap shooter Gaby Ahrens bore the flag for the country at the opening ceremony of the Games. [6] She was joined in the Namibian Olympic team by cyclists Marc Bassingthwaighte and Dan Craven; runners Tjipekapora Herunga, Helalia Johannes and Beata Naigambo; boxers Mujandjae Kasuto and Jonas Matheus; and wrestler Naatele Sem Shilimela. [5]

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): [7] [8]

Key
The London Olympic Stadium, where athletics events took place. Olympic Stadium (London) illuminated, 3 August 2012.jpg
The London Olympic Stadium, where athletics events took place.
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Tjipekapora Herunga 400 m 52.313 Q52.536Did not advance
Helalia Johannes Marathon N/A2:26:0912
Beata Naigambo N/A2:31:1638

Boxing

Namibia has qualified two boxers. [9]

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Jonas Matheus Bantamweight Flag of Italy.svg  Parrinello  (ITA)
L 7–18		Did not advance
Mujandjae Kasuto Middleweight Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Nazarov  (TJK)
W 11–8		Flag of Hungary.svg  Harcsa  (HUN)
L 7–16		Did not advance

Cycling

Namibia has qualified the following cyclists for the Games.

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Dan Craven Men's road race Did not finish

Mountain biking

[10]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Marc Bassingthwaighte Men's cross-country 1:37:1730

Shooting

Namibia has earned one quota place for shooting events; [11]

Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Gaby Ahrens Trap 5922Did not advance

Wrestling

Sem Shilimela represented Namibia in London. Shilimela received a bye into the last 16, where he faced Dzhamal Otarsultanov of Russia, losing 0–3 on points. Shilimela received a bye through the first round of the repechage, then again lost 0–3 on points to North Korean Yang Kyong-il in the second round. [12]

Key:

Men's freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Sem Shilimela −55 kg ByeFlag of Russia.svg  Otarsultanov  (RUS)
L 0–3 PO		Did not advanceByeFlag of North Korea.svg  Yang K-I  (PRK)
L 0–3 PO		Did not advance15

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