Namibia at the 2003 All-Africa Games explained

Noc:NAM
Nocname:Namibian National Olympic Committee
Year:2003
Games:All-Africa Games
Location:Abuja
Gold:0
Silver:3
Bronze:4
Rank:22
Appearances:
  • 1991
  • 1995
  • 1999
  • 2003
  • 2007
  • 2011
  • 2015

Namibia competed in the 2003 All-Africa Games held at the National Stadium in the city of Abuja. It was the fourth time that the country had sent a team to the Games since gaining independence and the team left with seven medals. Amongst the medal winners was Frank Fredericks, who gained silver in the men's 200 metres.

Competitors

Namibia sent a substantial team to the Games and entered thirty six sports, of which fourteen were for men and twenty two for women.[1] Amongst the competitors was Frank Fredericks who was given treatment usually limited to superstars. Contemporary media quoted him saying that he was in Abuja "to win and to have fun."[2] He finished the competition with a silver medal.[3]

Medal summary

Namibia won seven medals in total and came 22nd in the medal table.[4] The team won no gold medals and the total was nearly half the total of the country’s debut at the 1991 Games and more than double the number at the following 2007 Games.[5]

Medal table

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0 1 0 1
0 1 1 2
0 1 0 1
0 0 2 2
0 0 1 1
Total 0 3 4 7

List of Medalists

Silver Medal

MedalNameSportEventDateRef
14 October
11 October [6]
14 October [7]

Bronze Medal

MedalNameSportEventDateRef
9 October
6 October [8]
Nico Jacobs9 October [9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Number of Entries by Country. 8allafricagames.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20031025234317/http://www.8allafricagames.org/ZZ0000000.html. 25 October 2003. 2003. 1 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Two more Games records in Abuja – African Games – Day THREE. worldathletics.org. 14 October 2003. 1 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Todor. Krastev. Athletics All Africa Games Abuja (NGR) 2003. 23 February 2011. Todor66. 1 May 2020.
  4. Web site: 8th All-Africa Games 2003 Abuja Nigeria. 8allafricagames.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20040405002027/http://www.8allafricagames.org/index.htm. 5 April 2004. 2004. 1 May 2020.
  5. Web site: Namibia ends 19th at All Africa Games. The Namibian. 19 September 2011. 1 May 2020.
  6. Web site: Todor. Krastev. Boxing All Africa Games Abuja (NGR) 2003. 23 February 2011. Todor66. 1 May 2020.
  7. Web site: Cycling Road / Cyclisme sur Route. 8allafricagames.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20040419102915/http://www.8allafricagames.org/CRm.html. 19 April 2004. 2004. 1 May 2020.
  8. Web site: Artistic Gymnastics - Results / Gymnastique Artistique - Resultats. 8allafricagames.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20040419061350/http://www.8allafricagames.org/GAM12.html . 19 April 2004. 2004. 1 May 2020.
  9. Web site: Freestyle 96 kg / Libre, jusqu' 96 kg. 8allafricagames.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20040413005316/http://www.8allafricagames.org/WRM10.htm. 13 April 2004. 2004. 1 May 2020.