Frankie Fredericks
The most prominent Namibian athlete, and one of the most prominent people in general, is the former sprinter [[Frankie Fredericks]]. He is the first and so far only [[Olympic medalist]] from the country, and won four Olympic silver medals in total. He also became [[world champions in athletics (men)|world champion]] in [[1993 World Championships in Athletics|1993]] and won an additional three silver medal at the [[World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]], all in the [[200 metres]] event. He holds the African record in this event with 19.68 seconds, and held the African record in [[100 metres]] until May 2006.