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fredericks at the 2014 iaaf council meeting 100 metres , 200 metres windhoek , south west africa 72 kg lb st on 250px namibian 1.80 m ftin on track and field 2 october 1967 2014 -rrb- . jpg iaaf council meeting - frank fredericks -lrb- cropped frankie fredericks
 frankie fredericks
frankie fredericks

frank `` frankie '' fredericks -lrb- born 2 october 1967 -rrb- 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 -lrb- two in 1992 and two in 1996 -rrb- , making him namibia 's first and so far only olympic medalist .
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 .
fredericks has broken 20 seconds for the 200 metres 24 times .
he also holds the third-fastest non-winning time for the 200 metres .
in august 1996 , fredericks ran 19.68 seconds in the olympic final in atlanta , georgia .
he is also the oldest man to have broken 20 seconds for the 200 metres .
on 12 july 2002 in rome , fredericks won the 200 metres in a time of 19.99 seconds at the age of 34 years 283 days .
he is currently serving as a council member in the iaaf .
