| Namibia at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | NAM |
| NOC | Namibian National Olympic Committee |
| inSydney | |
| Competitors | 11 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Paulus Ali Nuumbembe |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Namibia was represented at the2000 Summer Olympics inSydney,New South Wales, Australia by theNamibian 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 the1992 Summer Olympics inBarcelona, Spain that they did not win a medal.
Namibia made their Olympic debut at the1992 Summer Olympics inBarcelona, Spain. At both previous Olympic appearances – in 1992 and the subsequent1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta,Georgia, United States – Namibia had won two silver medals.[1]
In total, 11 athletes represented Namibia at the2000 Summer Olympics inSydney,New South Wales, Australia across six different sports.[2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Boxing | 1 | – | 1 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 2 | 11 |
In total, six Namibian athletes participated in the athletics events –Stephan Louw in themen's long jump,Elizabeth Mongudhi in thewomen's marathon,Willie Smith in themen's 400 m hurdles,Luketz Swartbooimen's marathon,Sherwin Vries in themen's 100 m andChristie van Wyk in themen's 200 m.[2]
| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Willie Smith | 400 m hurdles | 50.89 | 35 | did not advance | |||||
| Luketz Swartbooi | Marathon | N/A | 2:22:55 | 48 | |||||
| Sherwin Vries | 100 metres | 10.53 | 53 | did not advance | |||||
| Christie van Wyk | 200 metres | 46.57 | 65 | did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Stephan Louw | Long jump | NM | did not advance | ||
| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Elizabeth Mongudhi | Marathon | N/a | DNF | ||||||
In total, one Namibian athlete participated in the boxing events –Paulus Ali Nuumbembe in thewelterweight category.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Paulus Ali Nuumbembe | Welterweight |  Daniyar Munaytbasov (KAZ)L 2-14 | did not advance | ||||
In total, one Namibian athlete participated in the cycling events –Mannie Heymans in themen's cross-country.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mannie Heymans | Men's cross-country | 2:20:31.94 | 26 |
In total, one Namibian athlete participated in the gymnastics events –Gharde Geldenhuys in thewomen's artistic individual all-around.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
| V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | F | ||||||
| Gharde Geldenhuys | Individual all-around | 8.537 | 7.662 | 7.762 | 8.575 | 32.536 | 64 | N/a | |||||
In total, one Namibian athletes participated in the shooting events –Friedhelm Sack in themen's 10 m air pistol and themen's 50 metre pistol.[2]
| Athlete | Events | Qualification | Final | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Friedhelm Sack | 10 metre air pistol | 565 | 34 | Did not advance | |||
| 50 metre pistol | 543 | 32 | Did not advance | ||||
In total, one Namibian athlete participated in the swimming events –Jörg Lindemeier in themen's 100 m breaststroke.[2]
| Athletes | Events | Heat | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jörg Lindemeier | 100 m breaststroke | 1:05.25 | 49 | Did not advance | |
