Namibia_at_the_2019_African_Games
Namibia at the 2019 African Games
Sporting event delegation
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.[lower-alpha 1] 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.
| Namibia at the 2019 African Games | |
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| IOC code | NAM |
| NOC | Namibian National Olympic Committee |
| in Rabat, Morocco 19 August 2019 (2019-08-19) – 31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) | |
| Competitors | 68 (47 men and 21 women) in 13 sports |
| Medals Ranked 16th |
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| African Games appearances (overview) | |
Medal table
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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.
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.
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 |  | |
| 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 | |||
Four chess players represented Namibia in chess: Dante Beukes, Charles Eichab, Lishen Mentile and Nicola Veweza Tjaronda.
Namibia competed in road cycling and mountain bike cycling.[1][8][9]
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.
Namibia competed in shooting.[1] Ian Kriel, Hendrik Roos and Frans Venter competed in the men's trap event.[11]
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 | ||
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 | ||||
Kristin Schulz and Kim Seebach represented Namibia in beach volleyball in the women's tournament and they reached the quarterfinals.[1][13]
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 |
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