Namibian middle-distance runner
Agnes Samaria
Agnes Samaria (right) at the 2007 World Championships with Iris Fuentes-Pila (left) |
Personal information |
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Born | (1972-08-11) 11 August 1972 (age 52) Otjiwarongo, South-West Africa |
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Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
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Sport |
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Sport | Running |
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Event | 800 metres |
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Agnes Maryna Samaria (born 11 August 1972 in Otjiwarongo[1]) is a retired Namibian middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.
Samaria won two of the three medals that the country won at the 2007 All-Africa Games.[2] She has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2005.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
Representing Namibia |
1995 | Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | 25th (h) | 400 m | 57.63 |
25th (h) | 800 m | 2:11.61 |
1999 | All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | 17th (h) | 800 m | 2:11.58 |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 16th (h) | 800 m | 2:03.11 |
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 3rd | 800 m | 1:59.15 (NR) |
African Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 2nd | 800 m | 2:03.63 |
2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 7th (sf) | 800 m | 2:01.29 |
World Championships | Paris, France | 23rd (sf) | 800 m | 2:02.66 |
2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 16th (h) | 800 m | 2:05.05 |
Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 8th (sf) | 800 m | 1:59.37 |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 9th (sf) | 800 m | 2:00.13 |
2006 | African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 6th | 800 m | 2:07.65 |
2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 22nd (sf) | 800 m | 2:02.25 |
6th | 1500 m | 4:07.61 (NR) |
All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 2nd | 800 m | 2:03.17 |
3rd | 1500 m | 4:09.18 |
World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 5th | 1500 m | 4:05.44 (NR) |
2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 14th (h) | 800 m | 2:05.23 |
African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 3rd | 800 m | 2:00.62 |
3rd | 1500 m | 4:13.91 |
Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 26th (h) | 800 m | 2:02.18 |
27th (h) | 1500 m | 4:15.80 |
Personal bests
Namibian Sports Women of the Year (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
References
- ^ Sports-Reference profile
- ^ Krastev, Todor (24 August 2009). "Athletics Africa Games 2007 Alger (ALG)". Todor66. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
External links
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