Namibia at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Namibia at the Olympic Games
Flag of Namibia IOC code  NAM NOC Namibian National Olympic Committee
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
Competitors	9 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Gaby Ahrens (opening)[1] Sem Shilimela (closing)
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Namibia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.

Namibian National Olympic Committee sent a total of 9 athletes to the Games, 5 men and 4 women, to compete in 5 sports. Three Namibian athletes had competed in Beijing, including marathon runner Beata Naigambo, the oldest member of the team, at age 32, and trap shooter Gaby Ahrens, who became the nation's first female flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Namibia also marked its Olympic return in freestyle wrestling after an eight-year absence.

Namibia, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal for the fourth consecutive time.

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):^[2][3]

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

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Tjipekapora Herunga	400 m	52.31	3 Q	52.53	6	Did not advance
Helalia Johannes	Marathon	N/A				2:26:09	12
Beata Naigambo		N/A				2:31:16	38

Boxing

Namibia has qualified two boxers.^[4]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Jonas Matheus	Bantamweight	Parrinello (ITA) L 7–18	Did not advance
Mujandjae Kasuto	Middleweight	Nazarov (TJK) W 11–8	Harcsa (HUN) L 7–16	Did not advance

Cycling

Namibia has qualified the following cyclists for the Games.

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Dan Craven	Men's road race	Did not finish

Mountain biking

^[5]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Marc Bassingthwaighte	Men's cross-country	1:37:17	30

Shooting

Namibia has earnt 1 quota place for shooting events;^[6]

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Gaby Ahrens	Trap	59	22	Did not advance

Wrestling

Namibia has qualified one quota place.

Key:

• VT - Victory by Fall.
• PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
• PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Sem Shilimela	−55 kg	BYE	Otarsultanov (RUS) L 0–3 ^PO	Did not advance		BYE	Yang K-I (PRK) L 0–3 ^PO	Did not advance	15

References

1. Staff (19 July 2012). "Namibia: Pohamba Bid Olympians Farewell". All Africa. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
2. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
3. IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – London 2012 ENTRY STANDARDS (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 4 June 2011
4. "Final African Olympic Quota Places revealed". AIBA. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
5. "Men Elite African Championships (RSA/CC) Cross Country 2011". UCI. 12 Feb 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
6. "Quota places by NATION and Name". ISSF. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.