Namibia at the 2026 Commonwealth Games

Namibia at the
2026 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Namibia
CG codeNAM
CGANamibia National Olympic Committee
Websiteolympic.org.na
in Glasgow, Scotland
23 July 2026 (2026-07-23) – 2 August 2026 (2026-08-02)
Competitors23 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Chenoul Lionel Coetzee
Baton bearerDiana Viljoen
Medals
Ranked 29th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Namibia competed at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[1][2][3] This marked Namibia's ninth participation at the games, after making its debut at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.

The Namibian team consisted of 23 athletes (14 men and eight women) competing in five sports.[4][5][6] The team also consisted of 16 officials.[4][7]

Athlete Chenoul Lionel Coetzee was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[8] Meanwhile, bowls athlete Diana Viljoen was the baton bearer during the opening ceremony.[8][9]

Namibia concluded the games with three medals (one silver and two bronze), all won in boxing.[10]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Artistic gymnastics 044
Athletics Athletics 404
Para-athletics 101
Bowls 224
Boxing 415
Swimming 415
Total15823

Medallists

The following Namibian competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medallists' names are bolded.

Medal Name Sport Event Date Ref.
 Silver Tryagain Ndevelo Boxing Men's 60 kg 1 August [11]
 Bronze Philip Haoseb Boxing Men's 55 kg 31 July [12]
 Bronze Mischa Araes Boxing Women's 51 kg 31 July [13]

Artistic gymnastics

Namibia entered four female gymnasts.[14][15]

Women
Team Final & Individual Qualification

Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
VT UB BB FL
Sureshni Andrew Team 11.050 6.850 6.800 9.800 34.500 37
Tyesha Humphries 11.450 7.800 9.850 10.650 39.750 33
Anne-Leen Thorburn 11.550 7.850 7.900 10.550 37.850 36
Jonie Thorburn 10.500 6.250 6.900 9.850 33.500 38
Total 34.050 22.500 24.650 31.050 112.250 10

Athletics

Namibia entered five male track and field athletes plus one guide.[4][16]

Key

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

Men
Track events

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Charley Matundu 100 m 10.50 3 Did not advance
200 m 21.00 3 Did not advance
Elvis Khikhoe Gaseb 400 m 47.30 3 Did not advance

Field events

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Rank Distance Rank
Ryan Williams Discus throw N/a 55.37 8
Chenoult Lionel Coetzee Long jump 7.66 11 q 7.46 11

Para athletics

Track events

Athlete Event Round one Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Ananias Shikongo
Even Tjiviju (guide)		 Men's 100 m (T12) DSQ[17] Did not advance

Bowls

Namibia entered four bowlers (two of each gender).[18]

Athlete Event Group Stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Waylon Wentzel Men's singles  Mphotho (BOT)
W 1.5–0.5		  Wilson (AUS)
L 0–2		  Greenslade (GGY)
L 0–2		  Greechan (JEY)
L 1–1*		  McGreal (IOM)
L 0–2		  Aperau (COK)
L 1–1*		 6 Did not advance
Ronald Steenkamp
Waylon Wentzel		 Men's pairs  Botswana
W 2–0		  India
L 0–2		  Falkland Islands
W 1.5–0.5		  England
L 0–2		  Cook Islands
W 1*–1		 N/a 3 Did not advance
Diana Viljoen Women's singles  Mbugua (KEN)
W 2–0		  Wilson (NFK)
L 0–2		  McGrouther (SCO)
L 0–2		  Moceiwai (FIJ)
W 1.5–0.5		  Nathan (TGA)
L 0–2		 N/a 4 Did not advance
Amanda Steenkamp
Diana Viljoen		 Women's pairs  England
L 0–2		  Malta
W 1*–1		  South Africa
W 1*–1		  India
W 1*–1		  Tonga
W 2–0		 N/a 2 Did not advance

Boxing

Namibia entered five boxers (four men and one woman).[19] Mischa Araes became the first women's boxer to represent the country at the Commonwealth Games.[13]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Philip Haoseb Men's 55 kg  Vilakati (SWZ)
W 5–0		  Yaya (TOG)
W RSC		  Mukuka (NZL)
W 4–0		  Mukuka (NZL)
L 0–5		 Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Tryagain Ndevelo Men's 60 kg  Joseph (TTO)
W WO		  Reza (BAN)
W 5–0		  Adams (GGY)
W 5–0		  Gallagher (NIR)
W 3–2		  Siwach (IND)
L 2–3		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Gebhard Ipinge Men's 80 kg Bye  Trainor (AUS)
L 2–3		 Did not advance
Petrus Kotze Men's 90 kg N/a  Williams (WAL)
L RSC		 Did not advance
Mischa Araes Women's 51 kg N/a Bye  Ranasinghe (SRI)
W 4–0		  White (WAL)
L RSC		 Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Swimming

Namibia entered five swimmers (four men and one woman).[20][21][22] Ronan Wantenaar became the first Namibian swimmer to make the final of a Commonwealth Games swimming event.[23]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Luke Beukes Men's 50 m freestyle 22.94 14 Q 22.85 15 N/a
Men's 100 m freestyle 50.69 25 N/a
Men's 200 m freestyle 1:54.51 24 N/a N/a
Men's 50 m butterfly 24.82 24 N/a
Men's 100 m butterfly 56.80 29 N/a
Jose Canjulo Men's 200 m freestyle 1:56.35 28 N/a N/a
Men's 50 m breaststroke 29.21 31 N/a
Men's 100 m breaststroke 1:05.30 27 N/a
Men's 200 m breaststroke 2:26.68 14 N/a N/a
Men's 100 m butterfly 55.47 21 N/a
Oliver Durand Men's 200 m freestyle 1:52.53 22 N/a N/a
Men's 100 m butterfly 54.52 16 Q 53.98 13 N/a
Men's 200 m butterfly 2:01.84 12 N/a N/a
Men's 200 m individual medley 2:03.09 10 R N/a N/a
Men's 400 m individual medley 4:27.85 9 R N/a N/a
Ronan Wantenaar Men's 50 m breaststroke 27.13 3 Q 27.21 5 Q 27.31 6
Men's 100 m breaststroke 1:02.70 17 R N/a
Jessica Humphrey Women's 50 m freestyle 26.33 21 N/a
Women's 100 m freestyle 58.29 28 N/a
Women's 50 m backstroke 29.08 13 Q 28.88 11 N/a
Women's 100 m backstroke 1:01.83 13 Q 1:02.34 14 N/a
Women's 50 m butterfly 27.97 20 N/a

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