Frankie Fredericks

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Frank Fredericks
Fredericks in 2007
Personal information
NationalityNamibian
Born (1967-10-02) 2 October 1967 (age 56)
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
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona
100 m
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona
200 m
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 100 m
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 200 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Stuttgart 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1991 Tokyo
200 m
Silver medal – second place 1995 Gothenburg 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1997 Athens 200 m
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Maebashi 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1993 Toronto 60 m
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Cairo 100 m
Gold medal – first place 1991 Cairo 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2003 Abuja 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Johannesburg 100 m
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria 100 m
Goodwill Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Saint Petersburg 200 m
African Championships in Athletics
Gold medal – first place 1998 Dakar 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2002 Tunis 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2002 Tunis 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1998 Dakar 100 m
Representing Africa
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1998 Johannesburg 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1994 London 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2002 Madrid 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Johannesburg 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Madrid 4×100 m relay

Frank "Frankie" Fredericks (born 2 October 1967) is a former track and field athlete from

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 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.

Education and early life

Fredericks was born in

matric at Concordia College Fredericks took up athletics because the soccer was not strong at Concordia. He still played for Black Africa, one of the country's top teams.[1]

After school he took up work at

MBA.[3]

During his college career, Fredericks earned numerous

NCAA championships.[4]

Athletics career

In 1990, after his country had become independent of South Africa, Fredericks could participate in international competition. At the World Championships in 1991, Fredericks won a silver medal in the 200 m, finishing behind

Michael Johnson, and placed 5th in the 100 m. He then went on to The following year, at the Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics, Fredericks became Namibia's first Olympic medalist when he finished second in both the 100 m and 200 m. He won the silver medal in the men's 100-metre dash, with a time of 10.02 seconds, just .06 seconds behind the gold medal winner. In 1993, in Stuttgart, he became the nation's first World Champion, winning the 200 m. At the 1994 Commonwealth Games, he won gold in the 200 m and bronze in the 100 m. His time of 19.97 seconds in the 200 metres is the current Commonwealth Games record. At the 1995 World Championships 100 m, after crossing the line he immediately went to help his friend Linford Christie
who pulled a muscle in the race and signalled for help. This act of kindness endeared him to many (particularly British) athletics fans.

For the

Michael Johnson, who also set a new World Record. At the time, Fredericks's second-place run was the third fastest run in history, beaten only by Johnson (twice). At the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Frankie once again missed out on the chance of gold in the 100 m; he was beaten by Ato Boldon of Trinidad and Tobago
.

Suffering from injuries, Fredericks had to withdraw from the 1999 and 2001 World Championships, and the 2000 Summer Olympics. When he arrived in Abuja to represent Namibia at the 2003 All-Africa Games, he was lauded by Nigerian supporters and came away with a silver medal.[5][6] He then went on to win the 200 m at the inaugural Afro-Asian Games in 2003. In the 200 m final at the 2004 Summer Olympics he finished 4th.

After the end of 2004 outdoor season, Fredericks retired from competition. He had run the 100 m under 10 seconds 27 times, remained the 10th best in history until recently.[7]

Outdoor records

Distance Time (seconds) Wind Location Date
100 metres 9.86 – 0.4 m/s Lausanne 3 July 1996
200 metres 19.68 + 0.4 m/s Atlanta 1 August 1996
400 metres 46.28 Tempe 25 March 1989

Indoor records

Event Best Location Date
50 metres 5.77 s Liévin 24 February 2002
60 metres 6.51 s Toronto 12 March 1993
100 metres 10.05 s Tampere 12 February 1996
200 metres World Record 19.92 s Liévin 18 February 1996
300 metres 32.36 s Karlsruhe 28 February 2003
Long jump 7.57 m Colorado Springs 22 February 1991

IOC career

In 2004 Fredericks became a member of the International Olympic Committee. In 2009 Fredericks became the head of the Athletics Namibia in a controversial leadership contest.[8] In 2012 Fredericks was nominated to be a member of the International Olympic Committee.

Frank Fredericks is a member of the 'Champions for Peace' club, a group of 54 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organisation.

Bribery investigation

On 3 March 2017, French newspaper Le Monde reported[9] that Fredericks had received US$299,300 from Pamodzi Sports Consulting, a company owned by Papa Massata Diack (the son of disgraced former IAAF head Lamine Diack, who is currently facing corruption charges in France). The payment went to Yemi Limited, a company set up by Fredericks in the Seychelles, a tax haven, and was made on 2 Oct. 2009, the same day as Rio was announced as the winning bid for the 2016 Olympics. Fredericks has denied that the payment has anything to do with the Olympic bid, but instead says it was fees paid for consulting services he provided for "a relay championships" and marketing programs related to an African championships and other IAAF programs.

When the allegation was made Fredericks was the chair of the 2024 Olympic bid evaluation committee.

RusAF after a widespread doping scandal.[11] On 7 March 2017, the Ethic Commission of the IOC recommended a provisionally suspension of Fredericks from his IOC-related duties.[12] Prior to the IOC Executive meeting Fredericks while maintaining his innocence withdrew from his position as the Chair of the 2024 Olympic bidding process "in the best interests" of the process.[13] Fredericks was replaced for the chair of 2024 Olympic bidding process by former FIBA secretary general Patrick Baumann
.

Business career

After his athletics career Fredericks worked as business manager. He has also founded the Frank Fredericks Foundation in 1999, a non-profit organisation supporting talented athletes.[2]

See also

  • List of champions of Africa of athletics
  • IAAF doping controversy

References

  1. ^ Mackay, Duncan (21 July 2002). "A gentleman and a scholar". The Observer.
  2. ^ a b Angula, Conrad (6 November 2020). "Where are they now? Ex-sprinter Fredericks elevates from Olympiad to business executive". The Namibian. pp. 30, 32.
  3. ^ "About Us - Frank Fredericks Foundation". Frank Fredericks Foundation. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  4. ^ BYU Cougars: Frank Fredericks Athlete Profile
  5. ^ "Two more Games records in Abuja – African Games – Day THREE". worldathletics.org. 14 October 2003. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  6. ^ Krastev, Todor (23 February 2011). "Athletics All Africa Games Abuja (NGR) 2003". Todor66. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  7. ^ Tonchi, Victor L., William A. Lindeke, and John J. Grotpeter, "Fredericks, Frankie (1967- )" Historical Dictionary of Namibia. 2nd edition. Toronto: The Scarecrow Press, Inc, p. 129.
  8. ^ Tonchi, Victor L., William A. Lindeke, and John J. Grotpeter, "Frederics, Frankie (1967- )" Historical Dictionary of Namibia. 2nd edition. Toronto: The Scarecrow Press, Inc, p. 129.
  9. ISSN 1950-6244
    . Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Evaluation Commission". International Olympic Committee. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Fredericks resigns from IAAF task force". The Japan Times. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  12. ^ DECISION OF RECOMMENDATION TO THE IOC EXECUTIVE BOARD Decision N° 2017/1 vom 7. März 2017
  13. ^ Graham Dunbar (7 March 2017). "Fredericks leaves 2024 Olympic bid role, waives vote". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.

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Records
Preceded by Men's 200m African Record Holder
3 August 1992 – 23 July 2023 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's 200m Indoor World Record Holder
18 February 1996 – present 		Incumbent
Achievements
Preceded by
Michael Marsh
 Men's 200 m Best Year Performance
1993 		Succeeded by
Olympic Games
Preceded by
None
 Flagbearer for  Namibia
Barcelona 1992 		Succeeded by
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