Frankie Fredericks

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 able-bodied 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.

"Frank Fredericks" redirects here. For the founder of World Faith, see Frank Fredericks (musician).

Frank Fredericks
Fredericks in 2007
Personal information
NationalityNamibian
Born (1967-10-02) 2 October 1967
Windhoek, South West Africa
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Namibia
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona 100 m
1992 Barcelona 200 m
1996 Atlanta 100 m
1996 Atlanta 200 m
World Championships
1993 Stuttgart200 m
1991 Tokyo200 m
1995 Gothenburg200 m
1997 Athens200 m
World Indoor Championships
1999 Maebashi200 m
1993 Toronto60 m
All-Africa Games
1991 Cairo100 m
1991 Cairo200 m
2003 Abuja200 m
1999 Johannesburg100 m
Commonwealth Games
1994 Victoria200 m
2002 Manchester200 m
1998 Kuala Lumpur100 m
1994 Victoria100 m
Goodwill Games
1994 Saint Petersburg200 m
African Championships in Athletics
1998 Dakar200 m
2002 Tunis100 m
2002 Tunis200 m
1998 Dakar100 m
Representing Africa
World Cup
1998 Johannesburg200 m
1994 London200 m
2002 Madrid200 m
1998 Johannesburg4×100 m relay
2002 Madrid4×100 m relay

Fredericks has broken 20 seconds for the 200 metres 24 times. He also holds the joint-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.

On 3 March 2017, Fredericks was implicated in the IAAF corruption scandal, stemming from a large cash payment he received in 2009. The investigation is still to be concluded.

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