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Frankie Fredericks

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Frank "Frankie" Fredericks (born 2 October 1967) is a former track and field athlete from Namibia. Running in the 100 metres and 200 metres, he won four silver medals at the Olympic Games (two in 1992 and two in 1996), making him Namibia's only Olympic medalist until Christine Mboma's silver medal at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. He also won gold medals at the World Championships, World Indoor Championships, All-Africa Games and Commonwealth Games. He is the world indoor record-holder for 200 metres, with a time of 19.92 seconds set in 1996. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Frankie Fredericks is the 1,041st most popular athlete (down from 781st in 2024), the 7th most popular biography from Namibia (up from 8th in 2019) and the most popular Namibian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Frankie Fredericks ranks 1,041 out of 6,025. Before him are Valerio Perentin, Rudolf Harbig, Bengt Eriksson, Edwin Vásquez, Eero Berg, and Léon Moreaux. After him are Henry Petersen, Gaston Aumoitte, Guinn Smith, Jim Wedderburn, Marie-José Pérec, and Peter Kemp.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Frankie Fredericks ranks 222. Before him are Kim Hee-ae, Oleg Taktarov, Michael Marsh, Pierre Coffin, Abdiweli Gaas, and Simone Moro. After him are Mazloum Abdi, Meho Kodro, Izumi Sakai, Jimmy Kimmel, Günther, and Carlos Alberto Dias.

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In Namibia

Among people born in Namibia, Frankie Fredericks ranks 7 out of 15. Before him are Nǃxau ǂToma (1944), Sam Nujoma (1929), Hage Geingob (1941), Hifikepunye Pohamba (1936), Saara Kuugongelwa (1967), and Nahas Angula (1943). After him are Theo-Ben Gurirab (1938), Behati Prinsloo (1988), Michelle McLean (1972), Collin Benjamin (1978), Percy Montgomery (1974), and Helalia Johannes (1980).

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Among ATHLETES In Namibia

Among athletes born in Namibia, Frankie Fredericks ranks 1. After him are Helalia Johannes (1980), Christine Mboma (2003), Beatrice Masilingi (2003), Maike Diekmann (1994), Phillip Seidler (1998), and Tsolmonbaataryn Anudari (1997).

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