Frankie Fredericks

Frank Frankie Fredericks (born 2 October, 1967) is a Namibian runner.  

Biography
Fredericks was born in Windhoek. He went to college at Brigham Young University in the United States.  

Fredericks won silver medals in the 100m and 200m in the 1992 and 1996 Olympics.  He won gold medals at the World Championships and World Indoor Championships.  He used to be the 200m world record holder, and is still the 200m indoor record holder.  He finished 4th at the 2004 Olympics, even though he was 36 years old.  

After the 2004 Olympics, he retired and became a member of the International Olympic Committee.  He is the only person from Namibia to medal at the Olympics.  He has also ran the 200m in less than 20 seconds more times than anyone else.

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Category:1967 births
Category:Living people
Category:Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic silver medalists
Category:Sport in Namibia
Category:Sprinters
Category:People from Windhoek
Category:International Olympic Committee
Category:World record holders