| Namibia at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | NAM |
| NOC | Namibian National Olympic Committee |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 10 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Jonas Junias[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Namibia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Namibian National Olympic Committee sent a team of 10 athletes, 4 men and 6 women, to compete in track and field, boxing, road cycling, mountain biking, and shooting at the Olympics, matching the nation's roster size with Beijing 2008.[2][3] The Namibian roster featured four returning Olympians; two of them attended their third straight Games, including marathon runner Beata Naigambo and Africa's top-seeded trap shooter Gaby Ahrens. Meanwhile, amateur light welterweight boxer Jonas Junias, the youngest of the team (aged 22), was chosen to be Namibia's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1][4]
Namibia, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal since the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where sprinter Frankie Fredericks collected two silvers each in both the men's 100 and 200 metres.
- ^ a b "Junias officially named Namibia's Olympic flag bearer". The Namibian. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ Mhaka, Justin (12 July 2016). "10 Namibian Athletes Qualify For Rio 2016". TransAfrica Radio. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Craven first Namibian in action at Olympics". The Namibian. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Junius is Namibia's flag bearer at Rio Olympics". Namibia: New Era. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.