Namibia at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
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IOC code | NAM | ||||||||
NOC | Namibian National Olympic Committee | ||||||||
in Beijing | |||||||||
Competitors | 10 in 4 sports | ||||||||
Flag bearer | Mannie Heymans | ||||||||
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Namibia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Beata Naigambo received a qualifying berth for the Olympics after winning the Nedbank South African Marathon Championships.Hilaria Johannes also qualified. Agnes Samaria and Stephan Louw still need to get through the selection process.
Jafet Uutoni won a gold medal in the first leg of the Olympic qualifiers for African states in Algiers, Algeria. At the second round of qualification, which was held in Namibia, fellow Namibians Mujandjae Kasuto (gold medal, welterweight) and Julius Indongo (bronze medal, lightweight) also qualified for the games.
Eric Hoffman and Mannie Heymans qualified.
Gaby Ahrens qualified for the Trap women's competition