After some swimming records were broken on first competition day of the 17th Sports Olympiad of German Schools in Southern Africa, team spirit was in the foreground on the evening of 17 September 2018. Latest during games and team tasks with “Teambuild Namibia” the last ice among the athletes, learners and teachers was broken.

This new sense of community was clearly noticeable on the second day of the competition and the cross-team motivation to overcome personal best times and heights was remarkable.



(Vielen Dank an Anthony Rivett (Deutsche Schule Kapstadt) für die tolle Unterstützung!)

Of course, it was also about athletic ambition. The following highlights, times and results were achieved in the individual disciplines of the athletic competitions:

Athletics - girls:

- Competition Group I Girls: 100 m sprints:
o Masilela Masindi (Deutsche Schule Pretoria, DSP) finished first in 13.59 seconds.
o Mette Daun (DHPS Windhoek) took fourth place with 14.63 seconds.

- Competition Group II Girls: 100m sprints
o Jennifer Uchezuba (DHPS Windhoek) sprinted the 100 m in 13.60 seconds and finished first.
o Michelle Starke (DHPS) could unfortunately only secure 4th place in 14.50 seconds.

- Competition Group II Girls: 100m sprints
o Micca Neusinger (Deutsche Schule Johannesburg, DSJ) took first place with 13.84 seconds.
o Sarah Shivute (DHPS ) achieved a 3rd place in 14.33 seconds.

- Competition Group I Girls: 800m race:
o Isabella Steinmüller (DSJ) finished first in 2:38:29.
o Nicole Redecker (DHPS) unfortunately missed the podium and took fourth place in a time of 2:48:82.

- Competition Group II Girls: 800 m race
o Anna Backeberg (Deutsche Schule Kapstadt, DSK) reached the 800 m finish line in 2:35:15 and a first place.
o Tiana Esslinger (2:43:55) and Carissa Esslinger (2:48:52) (DHPS) could secure a third and a fourth place respectively.

- Competition Group III Girls: 800 m race
o Sara Stapar (DSK) reached a first place in a time of 2:51:30.
o Illka José (DHPS) unfortunately only ended 7th in 3:06:10.

- Competition Group I Girls: High jump
o Lavinia Küpper (DSK) reached 1st place with 1.44 m.
o Nicole Redecker (DHPS) unfortunately came second with 1.38 m.

- Competition Group II Girls: High jump
o The winner, Lesego Lebelo (DSP) jumped 1.52m high.
o Nicole Stubenrauch (DHPS) came second with 1.52m.

- Competition Group III Girls: High jump
o Inaambepera Mutirua (DHPS) jumped 1.41 m and achieved a first place.
o Tjinouhona Muukua (DHPS) got third place with 1.35 m.

- Competition Group I Girls: Long jump
o Nicole Scherner (DSK) jumped 4.44m and a first place.
o Kiara Schütte (DHPS) jumped to place 3 with 4.25m.

- Competition Group II Girls: Long jump
o Jennifer Uchezuba (DHPS Windhoek) achieved 1st place with 4.94 m.
o Nicole Stubenrauch took 4th place with 4.48 m.

- Competition Group III Girls: Long jump
o Sarah Shivute (DHPS) got first place with 4.40 m.

- Competition Group II Girls: Shot put
o Jennifer Uchezuba (DHPS Windhoek) achieved 1st place and a new record with 10.65m.
o Nicole Stubenrauch took second place with 10.06 m.

- Competition Group I Girls: Ball throw
o Minnie Amelia (DSP) threw the ball 42 metres and achieved 1st place.
o Beatrice Maasdorp (DHPS) unfortunately only reached 5th place with 35 m.

- Competition Group III Girls: Javelin throw
o Sarah Shivute threw the javelin 25.78 metres and achieved 1st place.

- Competition Group I Girls: 4 x 100 m relay
o The DSP achieved a 1st place in a time of 52.56
o The DHPS came second in a time of 52.77.

- Competition Group II Girls: 4 x 100 m relay
o The DSP achieved a 1st place in a time of 46.58
o The DHPS came second in a time of 48.04.

- Competition Group III Girls: 4 x 100 m relay
o The DSK team with Julia Heckscher, Tamandani Lembani, Tatjana Schwalm and Emma Kubach secured the first place in a time of 57.54.
o The DHPS came second with Sarah Shivute, Illka José, Sonja Sieburg and Inaambepera Mutirua in a time of 58.27.

- Competition Group I, II, III Girls: Medley relay
o Heike Brand, Inge Brand, Anna Backeberg and Johanna Freers took first place with 3:44:60 for the DSK.
o Place 4, 4:04:73 went to DHPS with Zunaid Benjamin, Mette Daun, Tiana Esslinger and Jennifer Uchezuba.


Athletics - Boys:


- Competition Group I Boys: 100 m sprint
o Ridley van Wyk (DHPS) finished first in 12.39 seconds.

- Competition Group II Boys: 100 m sprint
o Fabio Pugin (DSK) took 11.75 seconds for the 100 m sprint and took first place.
o Konstantin Schindler (DHPS) reached third place in 11.88 seconds.

- Competition Group III Boys: 100 m sprint
o Dustin Heinermann (DSJ) finished the 100 m sprint in 11.68 seconds and took first place.
o Patrick Hess reached a 2nd place in 12.04 seconds.

- Competition Group I Boys: 800 m race
o Oliver Günther (DSP) reached 1st place with in 2:22:17.
o Mickah Januarie (DHPS) ran the 800 m in 2:25:77 and finished third.

- Competition Group II Boys: 800 m race
o Ciaran Winstain (DSK) ran the 800 m in 2:07:44 and secured 1st place and a new record.
o Dennis Horstmann”s (DHPS) time was 2:17:63 and placed him on 3rd rank.

- Competition Group III Boys: 800 m race
o Jordan Reid (DSJ) ran the 800 m in 2:12:88 and reached 1st place.
o Florian Hecht (2:13:72) and Fabian Hess (2:14:25) (DHPS) achieved 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

- Competition Group I Boys: High jump
o Maximilian Preusse (DSP) jumped 1.56 m to 1st place.
o DHPS learners Sebastian Schubert (1.50 m) and Mark van Doorn (1.45m) reached 3rd and 4th place respectively.

- Competition Group II Boys: High jump
o Fabio Pugin (DSK) achieved a first place and new record with 1.84 m.
o Konstantin Schindler (1.55m) and Sven Günzel (1.55m) (DHPS) shared place 6.

- Competition Group III Boys: High jump
o Marco Detering (DSK) jumped 1,89m high and to the top of the podium.
o Malik Balogun (DHPS) jumped a gigantic 1.85m and secured 2nd place.

- Competition Group I Boys: Long jump
o Ridley van Wyk (DHPS) secured the 1st place with 5.30 m.

- Competition Group II Boys: Long jump
o Konstantin Schindler (DHPS) got first place with 6.37 m.

- Competition Group III Boys: Long jump
o Nikolai Pfeifer (DHPS) was the winner with 6.34 m.
o Team captain Florian Hecht (DHPS) jumped to place 4 with 5.85 m.

- Competition Group II Boys: Shot put
o Fabio Pugin (DSK) threw 12.79 m and secured the 1st place.
o Andriko Böhringer (DHPS) reached place 6 with 9.93 m.

- Competition Group I Boys: Ball throw
o Maximilian Preusse (DSP) threw the ball 56.50 m and reached the winner’s place on the podium.
o DHPS learners Sebastian Schubert (45 m) and Enrik von Alvensleben (42 m) reached place 6 and place 7 respectively.

- Competition Group III Boys: Javelin throw
o Jonathan Engelhard (DSK) threw 43.28m and secured the 1st place.
o Patrick Hess (36.81 m) and Malik Balogun (34.19 m) (DHPS) came 4th and 5th respectively.

- Competition Group I Boys: 4 x 100 m relay
o Oliver Günther, Maximilian Preusse, Chawezi Banda und Dikabelo Molea achieved the 1st place in a time of 52.56.
o The DHPS with Liu Ziang, Mark van Doorn, Ridley van Wyk and Enrik von Alvensleben took second place in a time of 52.77.

- Competition Group II Boys: 4 x 100 m relay
o In a time of 46.58, the DSK’s team, comprising Michael Buser, Ciaran Winstain, Max Balmer und Fabio Pugin, took 1st place.
o DHPS with Sven Günzel, Andriko Böhringer, Dennis Horstmann und Konstantin Schindler achieved a second place in 48.04

- Competition Group III Boys: 4 x 100 m relay
o Hilton Swartbooi, Nikolai Pfeifer, Florian Hecht and Patrick Hess won the relay in a time of 46.52.

- Competition Group I, II, III Boys: Medley relay
o In a time of 03:05:55, the DSK’s team, comprising Rafael Gähwiler, Liam Winstain, Ciaran Winstain und Fabio Pugin, took 1st place.
o The DHPS finished second in a time of 3:10:91 with team members Enrik von Alvensleben, Ridley van Wyk, Konstantin Schindler and Dennis Horstmann.