NAMBALA Johannes

Date of Birth: 15 Feb 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T13

Birth Country:

Namibia

Place of residence : NAMIBIA

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 100m - T13	6
	Men's 400m - T13	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 100m - T13 Round 1 - Heat 3	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 100m - T13 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 400m - T13 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 400m - T13 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
2	100m - T13	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	10.78
2	400m - T13	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	47.21
4	4x100m Relay - T11-13	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	43.66
World Championships
1	400m - T13	2019	Dubai, UAE	48.73
1	Men's 200m T13	2015	Doha, QAT	21.74
1	400m - T13	2013	Lyon, FRA	49.07
2	Men's 200m T13	2017	London, GBR	21.81
2	400m - T13	2017	London, GBR	48.40
2	Men's 200m T13	2013	Lyon, FRA	21.59
3	100m - T13	2019	Dubai, UAE	10.98
3	400m - T13	2015	Doha, QAT	48.68
4	100m - T13	2017	London, GBR	11.00
4	100m - T13	2013	Lyon, FRA	11.15

Johnny (namibian.com.na, 28 Apr 2016)

Supporting English football club Manchester United. (namibian.com.na, 28 Apr 2016)

Occupation:

Athlete, Physiotherapist

University of Namibia, Windhoek, NAM

Languages spoken:

Welvitchia 77 AC [Namibia]

Letu Hamhola [personal]

2013 for Namibia (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)

He took up Para athletics in 2012 in South Africa. (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (tokyo2020.org, 03 Nov 2020)

Winning a gold medal in the T13 400m at the 2013 World Championships in Lyon, France. (paralympic.org, 27 Oct 2020)

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)

His parents and teachers. (Gondwana Collection Namibia Facebook page, 20 Mar 2020)

Philosophy:

"Always do your best." (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)

He received a sporting achievement award from Disability Sports Namibia in 2015. (namibiansun.com, 19 Oct 2015)

He was named the 2013 Para Sportsman of the Year by the Namibia Sports Commission. (namibian.com.na, 28 Apr 2016)

General Interest

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (namibian.com.na, 28 Apr 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (namibian.com.na, 28 Apr 2016)

Impairment Details
He was born with less than 60% vision. (namibian.com.na, 28 Apr 2016)

General
MASSAGE COURSE
In February 2020 he completed a course in holistic massage at Nomad African Spa in Windhoek, Namibia. (Sport on the Move Foundation Facebook page, 22 Feb 2020)

Milestones

He became the first Namibian athlete to win gold at a Para athletics world championships when he placed first in the T13 400m in at the 2013 edition in Lyon, France. (newera.com.na, 19 Dec 2013; SportsDeskOnline, 07 Oct 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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