Summary
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.
| Namibia at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | NAM |
| NOC | Namibian National Olympic Committee |
| in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 – August 8, 2021 | |
| Competitors | 11 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Maike Diekmann Jonas Junius |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Beatrice Masilingi |
| Medals Ranked 77th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists edit
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver |
Christine Mboma | Athletics | Women's 200 metres | August 3 |
Competitors edit
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Boxing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 6 | 11 |
Athletics edit
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
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Tomas Hilifa Rainhold | Men's marathon | — | 2:18:28 | 42 | |||
| Beatrice Masilingi | Women's 200 m | 22.63 | 2 Q | 22.40 | 2 Q | 22.28 | 6 |
| Christine Mboma | 22.11 NR | 1 Q | 21.97 NR | 2 Q | 21.81 NR |
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| Helalia Johannes | Women's marathon | — | 2:31:22 | 11 | |||
Boxing edit
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]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Jonas Junius | Men's lightweight | Bye |  Garside (AUS)L 0–5 |
Did not advance | |||
Cycling edit
Road edit
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]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan de Lange | Men's road race | Did not finish | |
| Vera Looser | Women's road race | Did not finish | |
Mountain biking edit
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.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Miller | Men's cross-country | 1:34:26 | 31 |
| Michelle Vorster | Women's cross-country | LAP (3 laps) | 36 |
Rowing edit
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]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Maike Diekmann | Women's single sculls | 7:56.37 | 3 QF | Bye | 8:21.69 | 5 SC/D | 7:40.77 | 3 FC | 7:52.17 | 18 | |
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 edit
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]
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Phillip Seidler | Men's 10 km open water | 1:53:14.1 | 16 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Boxing Olympic Qualification – Dakar: Day 7 As It Happened". Olympic Channel. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ Schütz, Helge (19 July 2021). "De Lange replaces Craven in Olympic team". namibian.com. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Athletes' quotas for Road Cycling events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". UCI. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Africa goes for Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic qualification". International Rowing Federation. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Aviron: les Algériens Boudina et Aït Daoud qualifiés pour les JO-2020" [Rowing: Algerians Boudina and Aït Dad qualified for the 2020 Olympics] (in French). Algeria Press Service. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Phillip Seidler makes historic Olympic qualification for Namibia". FINA. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.