Frankie Fredericks

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Frank Fredericks
Fredericks in 2007
Personal information
NationalityNamibian
Born (1967-10-02) 2 October 1967 (age 57)
Windhoek, South West Africa
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres
College teamBYU Cougars
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Namibia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 100 m
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 100 m
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 200 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Stuttgart 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1991 Tokyo 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1995 Gothenburg 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1997 Athens 200 m
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Maebashi 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1993 Toronto 60 m
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Cairo 100 m
Gold medal – first place 1991 Cairo 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2003 Abuja 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Johannesburg 100 m
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria 100 m
Goodwill Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Saint Petersburg 200 m
African Championships in Athletics
Gold medal – first place 1998 Dakar 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2002 Tunis 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2002 Tunis 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1998 Dakar 100 m
Representing Africa
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1998 Johannesburg 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1994 London 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2002 Madrid 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Johannesburg 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Madrid 4×100 m relay

Frank "Frankie" Fredericks (born 2 October 1967) is a former track and field athlete from Namibia. Running in the 100 metres and 200 metres, he won four silver medals at the Olympic Games (two in 1992 and two in 1996), making him Namibia's only Olympic medalist until Christine Mboma's silver medal at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. He also won gold medals at the World Championships, World Indoor Championships, All-Africa Games and Commonwealth Games. He is the world indoor record-holder for 200 metres, with a time of 19.92 seconds set in 1996.

Fredericks has broken 20 seconds for the 200 metres 24 times. He also holds the joint-third-fastest non-winning time for the 200 metres. In August 1996, Fredericks ran 19.68 seconds in the Olympic final in Atlanta, Georgia.

He is also the oldest man to have broken 20 seconds for the 200 metres. On 12 July 2002 in Rome, Fredericks won the 200 metres in a time of 19.99 seconds at the age of 34 years 283 days. He is currently serving as a council member in the IAAF.

On 3 March 2017, Fredericks was implicated in the IAAF corruption scandal, stemming from a large cash payment he received in 2009. The investigation is still to be concluded.