Namibia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Namibia competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012.^[1]

Namibia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	NAM
NPC	Namibia National Paralympic Committee
in London
Competitors	5 in 2 sports
Medals Ranked 47th	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 2
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Medallists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Johanna Benson	Athletics	Women's 200m T37	5 September
Silver	Johanna Benson	Athletics	Women's 100m T37	2 September

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Men’s track

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ananias Shikongo	100m T11	11.55	3 q	11.49	3	Did not advance
	200m T11	23.02	2 q	23.20	3	Did not advance
	400m T11	52.45	2	—		Did not advance
Martin Aloisius	400m T12	57.73	3	Did not advance

Men’s field

Athlete	Event	Distance	Rank
Reginald Benade	Discus throw F35-36	37.28	6

Women’s track

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Johanna Benson	100m T37	14.63	4 q	14.23
	200m T37	29.39	1 Q	29.26 AF

Women’s field

Athlete	Event	Distance	Rank
Johanna Benson	Long Jump F37-38	3.71	10

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Ruben Soroseb	-100kg	190	9

See also

• Namibia at the Paralympics
• Namibia at the 2012 Summer Olympics