Namibia at the 2003 All-Africa Games

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.

Namibia at the
2003 All-Africa Games
IOC codeNAM
NOCNamibian National Olympic Committee
in Abuja
5 October 2003 (2003-10-05) – 17 October 2003 (2003-10-17)
Medals
Ranked 22nd
Gold
0
Silver
3
Bronze
4
Total
7
All-Africa Games appearances

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
Sport GoldSilverBronze Total
Athletics0101
Boxing0112
Cycling0101
Gymnastics0022
Wrestling0011
Total0347

List of Medalists

Silver Medal
Medal Name Sport Event Date Ref
 SilverFrankie FredericksAthleticsMen's 200m14 October[3]
 SilverPaulus AmbundaBoxingMen's Flyweight 51 kg11 October[6]
 SilverErik HoffmannCyclingMen´s Time Trial14 October[7]

Bronze Medal
Medal Name Sport Event Date Ref
 BronzeJoseph JermiaBoxingMen's Light Flyweight 48 kg9 October[6]
 BronzeKimberly-Ann van Zyl
Lorraine Moore
Romona Beukes
Geraldine Stuurman
Alexa Jacobs		GymnasticsWomen’s Team6 October[8]
 BronzeNico JacobsWrestlingMen's Freestyle 96 kg9 October[9]

See also

References
  1. "Number of Entries by Country". 8allafricagames.org. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 October 2003. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. "Two more Games records in Abuja – African Games – Day THREE". worldathletics.org. 14 October 2003. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. Krastev, Todor (23 February 2011). "Athletics All Africa Games Abuja (NGR) 2003". Todor66. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. "8th All-Africa Games 2003 Abuja Nigeria". 8allafricagames.org. 2004. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  5. "Namibia ends 19th at All Africa Games". The Namibian. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  6. Krastev, Todor (23 February 2011). "Boxing All Africa Games Abuja (NGR) 2003". Todor66. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  7. "Cycling Road / Cyclisme sur Route". 8allafricagames.org. 2004. Archived from the original on 19 April 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  8. "Artistic Gymnastics - Results / Gymnastique Artistique - Resultats". 8allafricagames.org. 2004. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  9. "Freestyle 96 kg / Libre, jusqu' 96 kg". 8allafricagames.org. 2004. Archived from the original on 13 April 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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