Namibia at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Namibia at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | NAM |
NOC | Namibian National Olympic Committee |
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
Competitors | 4 in 3 sports |
Flag bearer | Alex Miller & Vera Looser |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Namibia competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics, since the nation's official debut at 1992.
Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Cycling | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Athletics
[edit]Namibian track and field athletes qualified for Paris 2024, by receiving the direct universality spots in the following event:[1]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Track and road events
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Helalia Johannes | Women's marathon | 2:38:36 | 68 |
Cycling
[edit]Road
[edit]Namibia entered one female cyclist to compete in the road race events at the Olympic, through the establishment of UCI Nation Ranking.[2]
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Vera Looser | Women's road race | 4:10:47 | 68 |
Mountain biking
[edit]Namibian mountain bikers secured one male quota place for the Olympic through the 2023 African Championships in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Alex Miller | Men's cross-country | DNF | – |
Swimming
[edit]Namibian swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):[3]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Phillip Seidler | 10 km open water | — | DNF |
References
[edit]- ^ "Road to Paris 2024: Women's marathon". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Road cycling at París 2024: Quota distribution for next Olympic Games decided following publication of UCI World Ranking by Nations". International Olympic Committee. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Paris 2024 – Swimming Qualification". World Aquatics. Retrieved 4 June 2023.