Namibia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fourth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.
Namibian National Olympic Committee sent a total of eight athletes to the Games, seven men and one woman, to compete in 5 sports. Three of them had previously competed in Sydney, including pistol shooter Friedhelm Sack and mountain biker Mannie Heymans. Sprinter and four-time Olympic silver medalist Frankie Fredericks sought his official comeback to the Games after an eight-year absence with the hopes of adding another medal to his career hardware. Flyweight boxer Paulus Ambunda was appointed by the committee to become the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.
Namibia, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal for the second consecutive time since the previous Games. Being a top favorite for the Namibian team, Fredericks fell short of claiming his third medal in the 200 metres, and thereby missed a chance to climb into the podium on his final Olympic appearance. On August 29, 2004, at the time of the closing ceremony, Fredericks was elected to the IOC Athletes' Commission, along with three other athletes.
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).
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
Men AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankFrankie Fredericks100 m10.121 Q10.174did not advance200 m20.541 Q20.202 Q20.433 Q20.144Christie van Wyk100 m10.495did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankAgnes Samaria800 m2:00.052 Q1:59.375did not advance
Boxing
Namibia sent two boxers to Athens. Both received a bye in the round of 32, both won their match in the round of 16, and both were defeated in the quarterfinals.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJoseph JermiaLight flyweightW 29–20L 11–18did not advancePaulus AmbundaFlyweightW 39–19L 15–28did not advance
Cycling
Mountain biking AthleteEventTimeRankMannie HeymansMen's cross-country2:28:2829
Shooting
Namibian has qualified a single shooter.
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankFriedhelm Sack10 m air pistol572=33did not advance50 m pistol529=41did not advance
Wrestling
Key - Victory by Fall. - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points. - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle AthleteEventElimination PoolQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankNico Jacobs−96 kgL 0–5 L 1–3 3did not advance18
See also Namibia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
References
External links Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad