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Namibia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Namibia competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.[1]
| Namibia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
| CGF code | NAM |
| CGA | Namibian National Olympic Committee |
| in Gold Coast, Australia 4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018 | |
| Competitors | 28 in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Ananias Shikongo (opening) |
| Medals Ranked 19th |
|
| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
The Namibian team consisted of 30 (20 men and 10 women) athletes competing in seven sports.[2]
Para track and field athlete Ananias Shikongo was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[3]
Medalists edit
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Jonas Jonas | Boxing | Men's −64 kg | April 14 |
| Gold | Helalia Johannes | Athletics | Women's marathon | April 15 |
Competitors edit
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Boxing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Cycling | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lawn bowls | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Triathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 19 | 9 | 28 |
Athletics edit
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ananias Shikongo Guide: Even Tjiviju | 100 m T12 | 11.26 | 3 q | 11.37 | 4 |
| Hardus Maritz | 400 m hurdles | 50.41 | 5 | did not advance | |
| Uveni Kugongelwa | Marathon | — | DNF | ||
| Namupala Reonard | — | DNF | |||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank | ||
| Roger Haitengi | Triple jump | 16.36 | 3 q | 16.24 | 8 |
- Women
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Leena Ekandjo | Marathon | 2:50:59 | 12 |
| Lavinia Haitope | 2:40:54 | 7 | |
| Helalia Johannes | 2:32:40 | ||
Boxing edit
Namibia participated with a team of 3 athletes (3 men)
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Mathias Hamunyela | −49 kg | — | Hassan (KEN) L 2-3 | did not advance | |||
| Tryagain Ndevelo | −60 kg | BYE | Garside (AUS) L 0-5 | did not advance | |||
| Jonas Jonas | −64 kg | Williams (BAH) W 5-0 | Kondakov (SAM) W RSC | Saparamadu (SRI) W 5-0 | McCormack (ENG) W 3-2 | Blumenfeld (CAN) W 5-0 | |
Cycling edit
Namibia participated with 6 athletes (4 men and 2 women).
Road edit
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Coetzee | Road race | 4:05:45 | 44 |
| Dan Craven | 3:59:35 | 40 | |
| Tristan De Lange | 3:59:35 | 36 | |
| Martin Freyer | DNF | ||
| Dirk Coetzee | Time trial | 53:16.85 | 19 |
| Martin Freyer | 58:12.22 | 37 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vera Adrian | Road race | 3:03:32 | 15 |
| Time trial | 42:26.14 | 16 | |
| Michelle Vorster | Road race | 3:03:32 | 21 |
Mountain bike edit
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan De Lange | Men's cross-country | 1:26:59 | 12 |
| Michelle Vorster | Women's cross-country | 1:23:37 | 8 |
Gymnastics edit
Artistic edit
Namibia participated with 1 athlete (1 man).
- Men
- Individual Qualification
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||
| Robert Honiball | Qualification | — | 7.900 | — | 9.850 | DNS | — | ||
Lawn bowls edit
Namibia will compete in Lawn bowls.[4]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Douw Calitz Willem Esterhuizen Carel Olivier | Triples | Niue W 25 - 10 | Canada W 16 - 11 | Singapore L 15 - 20 | New Zealand L 8 - 28 | 3 | did not advance | |||
| Douw Calitz Willem Esterhuizen Carel Olivier Graham Snyman | Fours | Northern Ireland L 11 - 17 | Niue W 16 - 13 | Fiji L 11 - 14 | Malaysia L 11 - 14 | 4 | did not advance | |||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Sheena Du Toit Johanna van den Bergh Lesley Vermeulen | Triples | New Zealand L 15 - 22 | Jersey L 12 - 15 | Wales L 14 - 15 | Zambia W 19 - 9 | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Sheena Du Toit Johanna van den Bergh Lesley Vermeulen Anjuleen Viljoen | Fours | Malaysia L 13 - 17 | Papua New Guinea D 12 - 12 | Australia L 9 - 23 | Cook Islands L 7 - 20 | 5 | did not advance | |||
Triathlon edit
Namibia participated with 1 athlete (1 man).
- Individual
| Athlete | Event | Swim (750 m) | Trans 1 | Bike (20 km) | Trans 2 | Run (5 km) | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Paul Burger | Men's | 9:19 | 0:36 | 28:35 | 0:25 | 16:23 | 55:18 | 15 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "71 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Entries, Namibia". Gold Coast 2018 (official site). Gold Coast, Australia. 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ Haden, Alexis (4 April 2018). "Commonwealth Games 2018: Ananias Shikongo will make you want to be a better person". The South African. Cape Town, South Africa. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "Lawn Bowls Draw" (PDF). gc2018.com. Retrieved 20 March 2018.