Namibia at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Namibia at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Namibia.svg
IOC code NAM
NOC Namibian National Olympic Committee
in Tokyo, Japan
Competitors11 in 5 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Maike Diekmann
Jonas Junius
Flag bearer (closing) Beatrice Masilingi
Medals
Ranked 77th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Namibia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Christine Mboma Athletics Women's 200 metres August 3

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 134
Boxing 101
Cycling 224
Rowing 011
Swimming 101
Total5611

Athletics

Namibian athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [2] [3]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Tomas Hilifa Rainhold Men's marathon N/A2:18:2842
Helalia Johannes Women's marathon N/A2:31:2211
Beatrice Masilingi Women's 200 m 22.63 NR2 Q22.402 Q22.286
Christine Mboma 22.11 NR1 Q21.97 WU20R2 Q21.81 WU20RSilver medal icon.svg

Boxing

Namibia entered one boxer into the Olympic tournament. Rio 2016 Olympian Jonas Junius scored an outright semifinal victory to secure a spot in the men's lightweight division at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Diamniadio, Senegal. [4]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jonas Junius Men's lightweight ByeFlag of Australia.svg  Garside  (AUS)
L 0–5
Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Namibia entered one rider (Dan Craven) to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by finishing in the top two, not yet qualified, at the 2019 African Championships in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He was replaced by Tristan de Lange after Craven tested positive for Covid-19. [5] An additional spot was awarded to a Namibian cyclist in the women's road race by virtue of a top 100 individual finish in the UCI World Ranking. [6]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Tristan de Lange Men's road race Did not finish
Vera Looser Women's road race Did not finish

Mountain biking

Namibia entered one rider each to compete in both men's and women's cross-country race, respectively, by virtue of their best individual ranking at the 2019 African Championships.

AthleteEventTimeRank
Alex Miller Men's cross-country 1:34:2631
Michelle Vorster Women's cross-country –3 LAP36

Rowing

Namibia qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Games by winning the gold medal and securing the first of five berths available at the 2019 FISA African Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia, marking the country's debut in the sport. [7] [8]

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Maike Diekmann Women's single sculls 7:56.373 QFBye8:21.695 SC/D7:40.773 FC7:52.1718

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Swimming

Namibia entered one swimmer to compete at the Games for the first time since Sydney 2000. Phillip Seidler finished fourteenth in the men's 10 km open water to secure the remaining slot for Africa at the 2021 FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier in Setúbal, Portugal. [9]

AthleteEventFinal
TimeRank
Phillip Seidler Men's 10 km open water 1:53:14.116

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