Education
Bachelor of Science (BSC) and Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Sports practised
Athletics (100m and 200m)
Sports career
Four-time silver medallist (100m and 200m) at the Games of the Olympiad: Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996; Finalist in the 200m in the Games of Olympiad, Athens 2004; World Champion in 200m (1993) and runner-up (1991, 1995 and 1997); World Champion in 200m indoor (1999); gold medallist at the World Cup (1998) in the 200m; gold medallist at the African Championships (1998) in 200m, African Games (1991) in 100m and 200m and Commonwealth Games (1994 and 2002 in 200m); world record-holder 200m indoors; African record-holder in the 200m
Sports administration
Member of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Athletes’ Commission; Member of the Namibian National Olympic Committee Executive Committee; Member of the Athlete Committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) (2009-2014)
IOC History
Member of the Executive board (2008-2012); Member (2004-2008), Chair (2008-2012) then Honorary Member (2013-2015) of the Athletes' Commission; Member of the following Commissions: Evaluation for the Games of the XXX Olympiad in 2012 (2004-2005), Nominations (2013), Olympic Programme (2005-), Marketing (2014-2016), Coordination for the Games of the XXX Olympiad London 2012 (2005-2012), Coordination for the 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games Singapore 2010 (2008-2011), Evaluation for the Games of XXXII Olympiad in 2020 (2013); Chair of the following Commissions: Coordination for the 3rd Summer Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018 (2013-), Evaluation for the Games of XXXIII Olympiad in 2024 (2016-)