Namibia was represented at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia by the Namibian National Olympic Committee.
In total, 11 athletes including nine men and two women represented Namibia in six different sports including athletics, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, shooting and swimming.
This was the first Olympics since Namibia made their debut at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain that they did not win a medal.
Background Namibia made their Olympic debut at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. At both previous Olympic appearances – in 1992 and the subsequent 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States – Namibia had won two silver medals.
Competitors In total, 11 athletes represented Namibia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia across six different sports. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 5 1 6Boxing 1 – 1Cycling 1 0 1Gymnastics 0 1 1Shooting 1 0 1Swimming 1 0 1 Total 9 2 11
Athletics
In total, six Namibian athletes participated in the athletics events – Stephan Louw in the men's long jump, Elizabeth Mongudhi in the women's marathon, Willie Smith in the men's 400 m hurdles, Luketz Swartbooi men's marathon, Sherwin Vries in the men's 100 m and Christie van Wyk in the men's 200 m.
Men Track & road events AthletesEventsHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankWillie Smith400 m hurdles50.8935did not advanceLuketz SwartbooiMarathonN/A2:22:5548Sherwin Vries100 metres10.5353did not advanceChristie van Wyk200 metres46.5765did not advance Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionStephan LouwLong jumpNMdid not advance
Women AthletesEventsHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankElizabeth MongudhiMarathoncolspan=6
Boxing
In total, one Namibian athlete participated in the boxing events – Paulus Ali Nuumbembe in the welterweight category.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankPaulus Ali NuumbembeWelterweightL 2-14did not advance
Cycling
In total, one Namibian athlete participated in the cycling events – Mannie Heymans in the men's cross-country.
AthleteEventTimeRankMannie HeymansMen's cross-country2:20:31.9426
Gymnastics
In total, one Namibian athlete participated in the gymnastics events – Gharde Geldenhuys in the women's artistic individual all-around.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankGharde GeldenhuysIndividual all-around8.5377.6627.7628.57532.53664colspan=6
Shooting
In total, one Namibian athletes participated in the shooting events – Friedhelm Sack in the men's 10 m air pistol and the men's 50 metre pistol.
AthleteEventsQualificationFinalTotalScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankFriedhelm Sack10 metre air pistol56534Did not advance50 metre pistol54332Did not advance
Swimming
In total, one Namibian athlete participated in the swimming events – Jörg Lindemeier in the men's 100 m breaststroke.
AthletesEventsHeatFinalsTimeRankTimeRankJörg Lindemeier100 m breaststroke1:05.2549Did not advance
External links Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. . International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games . Retrieved 20 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games . Retrieved 20 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results . Retrieved 20 November 2005. International Olympic Committee Web Site
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