Namibia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Namibia at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeNAM
NPCNamibia National Paralympic Committee
in London
Competitors5 in 2 sports
Medals
Ranked 47th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Namibia competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012.[1]

Medallists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Johanna Benson Athletics Women's 200m T37 5 September
 Silver Johanna Benson Athletics Women's 100m T37 2 September

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Men’s track
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Ananias Shikongo 100m T11 11.55 3 q 11.49 3 Did not advance
200m T11 23.02 2 q 23.20 3 Did not advance
400m T11 52.45 2 — Did not advance
Martin Aloisius 400m T12 57.73 3 Did not advance
Men’s field
Athlete Event Distance Rank
Reginald Benade Discus throw F35-36 37.28 6
Women’s track
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Johanna Benson 100m T37 14.63 4 q 14.23 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
200m T37 29.39 1 Q 29.26 AF 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women’s field
Athlete Event Distance Rank
Johanna Benson Long Jump F37-38 3.71 10

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Men
Athlete Event Result Rank
Ruben Soroseb -100kg 190 9

See also

References

  1. ^ "Namibia - 2012 Paralympic News, Athletes, Medals". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.