Namibia at the 2019 African Games

Namibia at the
2019 African Games
Flag of Namibia
IOC codeNAM
NOCNamibian National Olympic Committee
in Rabat, Morocco
19 August 2019 (2019-08-19) – 31 August 2019 (2019-08-31)
Competitors68 (47 men and 21 women) in 13 sports
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
4
Total
8
African Games appearances (overview)

Namibia competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. Early on 56 athletes were scheduled to represent Namibia in 10 sports.[1] This later grew to 68 athletes in 13 sports.[a] In total two gold medals, two silver medals and four bronze medals were won and the country finished in 16th place in the medal table, shared with Angola. Most medals were won in cycling.

Medal summary

Medal table

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2019 African Games

Adriaan Paul Grobler and Quinn Reddig competed in archery and they won the silver medal in the mixed team event.[2][3]

Grobler also competed in the men's individual event and Reddig also competed in the women's individual event.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2019 African Games

Namibia competed in athletics.[1][4]

Chenoult Lionel Coetzee and Gilbert Hainuca competed in the men's 100 metres event. Neither of them qualified to compete in the semifinals.

Jolene Jacobs and Globine Mayova competed in the women's 100 metres event. Jacobs advanced to the semifinals and Mayova did not advance to the semifinals.

Gideon Ernst Narib, Kamuaruuma Sydney and Alexander Mahmad Bock competed in the men's 200 metres event.

Tjipekapora Herunga and Beatrice Masilingi competed in the women's 400 metres event. Herunga qualified in the heats to compete in the semifinals and Masilingi qualified to compete in the final. She finished in 7th place.

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2019 African Games

Namibia selected eleven boxers to represent the country at the 2019 African Games:[5] At the Games, only eight boxers participated: Gabriel Shigwedha, Trofimus Johannes, Chris Kangorondue didn't step into a ring.

Jonas Junias Jonas won the bronze medal in the men's super lightweight (63 kg) event.[6][7]

Key:

  • KO – Knockout.
  • RSC – Referee stops contest (unspecified).
  • RSCO – Referee stops contest for an outclassed opponent.
Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Nestor Thomas −52 kg  R Mahommed (BOT)
L 1–4 		Did not advance
Tryagain Ndevelo −57 kg Bye  K Hounkpatin (TOG)
W 5–0 		 E Mulenga (ZAM)
L 0–5 		Did not advance
Jonas Jonas −63 kg  R Abdelkawi (EGY)
W 5–0 		 A Sylla (GUI)
W 5–0 		 AW Omar (GHA)
W 4–1 		 A Nadir (MAR)
L 2–3 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Martin Kambalili −69 kg  M Keralah (ETH)
L 0–5 		Did not advance
Andreas Shikongo −75 kg  S Kamara (SLE)
W 5–0 		 T Allali (MAR)
L 0–5 		Did not advance
Immanuel Shaanika −81 kg —  JC Otendy (MRI)
L – RSC on round 2 		Did not advance
Oiva Waitele −91 kg — Bye  Y Baalla (MAR)
L – KO on round 1 		Did not advance
Naftali Sheyapo +91 kg — Bye  S Adebayo (NGR)
L 0–5 		Did not advance

Chess

Main article: Chess at the 2019 African Games

Four chess players represented Namibia in chess: Dante Beukes, Charles Eichab, Lishen Mentile and Nicola Veweza Tjaronda.

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2019 African Games

Namibia competed in road cycling and mountain bike cycling.[1][8][9]

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2019 African Games

Namibia competed in fencing.[1] Johan Pieterse, Jens Pinsenschaum and Connor Strydom competed in the men's Individual Épée event and the Team Épée event.

Karate

Main article: Karate at the 2019 African Games

Namibia competed in karate.[1][10]

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2019 African Games

Namibia competed in shooting.[1] Ian Kriel, Hendrik Roos and Frans Venter competed in the men's trap event.[11]

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2019 African Games

Two athletes represented Namibia in swimming.[1][12]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Xander Skinner 50 m freestyle 23.19 7 Q 23.09 5
100 m freestyle 50.86 4 Q 50.53 5
200 m freestyle 1:54.41 8 Q 1:55.10 8
50 m butterfly 26.10 18 Did not advance
100 m backstroke 59.28 9 Did not advance
100 m butterfly 59.09 21 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Kiah Borg 50 m freestyle 28.15 15 Did not advance
50 m butterfly 30.58 15 Did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2019 African Games

Namibia entered four tennis players into the African Games, three men and one woman.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Jean Erasmus Men's singles  L Andriamasilalao (MAD)
L 1–6, 3–6 		Did not advance
Gideon Van Dyk Men's singles  B Kargbo (SLE)
L 2–6, 5–7 		Did not advance
Codie Van Schalkwyk Men's singles  K-M Maamoun (EGY)
L 0–6, 0–6 		Did not advance
Jean Erasmus
Gideon Van Dyk 		Men's doubles —  S Emmanuel /
J Ubong (NGR)
L 6–7(1–7), 0–6 		Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Liniques Theron Women's singles  B Matsiwe (ZIM)
W 6–1, 6–1 		 L Salama (EGY)
L 2–6, 1–6 		Did not advance

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2019 African Games

Kristin Schulz and Kim Seebach represented Namibia in beach volleyball in the women's tournament and they reached the quarterfinals.[1][13]

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2019 African Games

Two athletes represented Namibia in wrestling.[1][14][15][16]

Key:

  • VT – Victory by fall.
  • PP – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Kevin Vleermuis −57 kg Bye  E Welson (NGR)
L 0–10 ST 		Did not advance Bye  C Ansari (MAR)
L 0–10 ST 		5
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Group stages Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Standing Opposition
Score 		Rank
Romio Goliath −60 kg Group A
 J Ibanda (COD): L 0–9 ST
 I Robinson (NGR): L 8–17 SP
 A Laouni (ALG): L 0–9 ST 		4 Did not advance 6

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The sports mountain biking and road cycling are listed together under "Cycling".

References

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  5. ^ "Namibia: Boxing Federation Out to Maintain African Games Record". All Africa. 31 July 2019. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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  8. ^ "Mountain Bike Cycling Results Book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Road Cycling Results Book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
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