Namibia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Namibia took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics, which were held in Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China. Many athletes from Namibia traveled to Beijing to compete in different sports. The Olympics is a special event where people from all over the world come together to play games and show their skills. For Namibia, this was a chance to see how their athletes would do against others from many countries.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Four athletes from Namibia competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Beata Naigambo and Hilaria Johannes earned their spots by doing well in races. Agnes Samaria and Stephan Louw were also working to earn their spots.

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Jafet Uutoni won a gold medal in a competition for African countries in Algiers, Algeria. Later, Mujandjae Kasuto and Julius Indongo also won medals and earned their places at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Jafet Uutoni	Light flyweight	Bye	Maszczyk (POL) L 5–5+	Did not advance
Julius Indongo	Lightweight	Little (AUS) L 2–14	Did not advance
Mujandjae Kasuto	Welterweight	Balanov (RUS) L 5–8	Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Two athletes from Namibia, Eric Hoffman and Mannie Heymans, competed in cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

They took part in both road cycling and mountain biking.

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Gaby Ahrens competed in the Trap women's event at the 2008 Summer Olympics.