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Namibian middle-distance runner
Agnes Samaria
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Namibian middle-distance runner
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Otjiwarongo
Age
51 years
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Biography
Agnes Maryna Samaria (born 11 August 1972 in Otjiwarongo) is a retired Namibian middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.
Samaria has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2005.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Namibia | |||||
1995 | Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | 25th (h) | 400 m | 57.63 |
25th (h) | 800 m | 2:11.61 | |||
1999 | All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | 17th (h) | 800 m | 2:11.58 |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 16th (h) | 800 m | 2:03.11 |
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 3rd | 800 m | 1:59.15 (NR) |
African Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 2nd | 800 m | 2:03.63 | |
2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 7th (sf) | 800 m | 2:01.29 |
World Championships | Paris, France | 23rd (sf) | 800 m | 2:02.66 | |
2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 16th (h) | 800 m | 2:05.05 |
Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 8th (sf) | 800 m | 1:59.37 | |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 9th (sf) | 800 m | 2:00.13 |
2006 | African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 6th | 800 m | 2:07.65 |
2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 22nd (sf) | 800 m | 2:02.25 |
6th | 1500 m | 4:07.61 (NR) | |||
All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 2nd | 800 m | 2:03.17 | |
3rd | 1500 m | 4:09.18 | |||
World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 5th | 1500 m | 4:05.44 (NR) | |
2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 14th (h) | 800 m | 2:05.23 |
African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 3rd | 800 m | 2:00.62 | |
3rd | 1500 m | 4:13.91 | |||
Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 26th (h) | 800 m | 2:02.18 | |
27th (h) | 1500 m | 4:15.80 |
Personal bests
- 400 metres - 53.83 s (2001)
- 800 metres - 1:59.15 min (2002)
- 1500 metres - 4:05.30 min (2008)
- Mile run - 4:25.01 min (2007)
Namibian Sports Women of the Year (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
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