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Frank Fredericks

Birth dateOct 2, 1967

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Frank Fredericks is a Namibia sprinter, born on October 2, 1967. He competes primarily in the 100m, 200m and 400m.

His personal bests include 9.85 in the 100m, 19.68 in the 200m, 46.28 in the 400m, 38.24 in the 4x100m and 3:04.89 in the 4x400Metre. He has earned 28 gold, 17 silver and 5 bronze medals in major international competitions. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Namibia.

Key facts

200 Metres Short Track

19.92

100 m

9.85

#33 all-time

2004 season best

20.79

Feb 28, 2004 · Liévin (FRA) (i)

2004 season best

Medals

Olympic Games: 4 silver · World Championships: 1 gold, 3 silver

Record

World record · 200 Metres Short Track 19.92

World record

Age

58 years old

As of Sep 12, 2026: 200 Metres Short Track 19.92, 100 m 9.85 (#33 all-time), 2004 season best 20.79 (Feb 28, 2004, Liévin (FRA) (i)) · Olympic Games: 4 silver · World Championships: 1 gold, 3 silver · World record (200 Metres Short Track) · 58 years old

Personal bests

9.85*

19.68

46.28

38.24

3:04.89

6.51

19.92

32.36

32.36

5.71

6.13

* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)

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Medals

	🥇	🥈	🥉	Total
Olympic Games	-	4	-	4
World Championships	1	3	-	4
Total	1	7	-	8

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2004	100m	10.12	-0.2	Aug 21, 2004	↑	The XXVIII Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Athina
2004	200m	20.14	+1.2	Aug 26, 2004	↑	The XXVIII Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Athina
2004	200m-short-track	20.79	-	Feb 28, 2004	↓	Liévin (FRA) (i)
2003	60m	6.59	-	Feb 21, 2003	↓	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham (GBR) (i)
2003	100m	10.00	+1.3	Apr 11, 2003	↑	Durban (RSA)
2003	200m	20.23	+0.8	Jun 15, 2003	↑	Lille (FRA)
2003	200m-short-track	20.45	-	Feb 23, 2003	↓	Liévin (FRA) (i)
2003	300m-short-track	32.36	-	Feb 28, 2003	-	Karlsruhe (GER) (i)
2003	300m	32.36	-	Feb 28, 2003	-	Karlsruhe (GER) (i)
2002	60m	6.59	-	Feb 17, 2002	↓	Birmingham (GBR) (i)
2002	100m	9.85	+3.0	May 18, 2002	↑	Windhoek (NAM)
2002	200m	19.99	+0.6	Jul 12, 2002	↑	Roma Golden Gala
2002	4x100m	38.63	-	Sep 20, 2002	↓	Madrid IAAF World Cup
2001	100m	10.06	+1.8	Sep 2, 2001	↑	Rieti (ITA)
2001	200m	20.64	-0.7	Jul 7, 2001	↑	Madrid (ESP)
2000	200m	20.79	+0.3	Sep 3, 2000	↑	Rieti (ITA)
1999	100m	9.94	+1.3	Feb 20, 1999	↑	Sydney (AUS)
1999	200m	19.87	-1.2	May 8, 1999	↑	Osaka (JPN)
1999	200m-short-track	20.10	-	Mar 6, 1999	↓	IAAF World Indoor Championships, Green Dome, Maebashi (i)
1998	100m	9.93	-0.4	Jun 17, 1998	↑	Athina (GRE)
1998	200m	19.97	+1.3	Sep 13, 1998	↑	Johannesburg IAAF World Cup, SGJ, Johannesburg
1998	4x100m	38.29	-	Sep 12, 1998	↓	Johannesburg IAAF World Cup, SGJ, Johannesburg
1997	100m	9.90	+0.2	Aug 22, 1997	↑	Bruxelles (BEL)
1997	200m	19.81	+0.3	Sep 13, 1997	↑	Fukuoka IAAF Grand Prix Final
1997	4x100m	38.24	-	Aug 26, 1997	↓	Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER)
1996	60m	6.52	-	Feb 7, 1996	↓	Gent (BEL) (i)
1996	100m	9.86	-0.4	Jul 3, 1996	↑	Lausanne (SUI)
1996	200m	19.68	+0.4	Aug 1, 1996	↑	The XXVI Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, GA
1996	200m-short-track	19.92	-	Feb 18, 1996	↓	Liévin (FRA) (i)
1995	50Metres	5.71	-	Jan 29, 1995	-	Grenoble (FRA) (i)
1995	60m	6.52	-	Feb 19, 1995	↓	Liévin (FRA) (i)
1995	100m	10.03	+0.1	Sep 23, 1995	↑	Johannesburg (RSA)
1995	200m	19.93	+0.0	Sep 24, 1995	↑	Johannesburg (RSA)
1995	200m-short-track	20.26	-	Feb 19, 1995	↓	Liévin (FRA) (i)
1994	60m	6.58	-	Feb 11, 1994	↓	Osaka (JPN) (i)
1994	100m	10.00	+2.7	Jun 15, 1994	↑	Victoria (CAN)
1994	200m	19.97	+1.5	Aug 26, 1994	↑	Victoria (CAN)
1994	200m-short-track	20.62	-	Feb 26, 1994	↓	Birmingham (GBR) (i)
1993	55m	6.13	-	Jan 30, 1993	-	Provo, UT (USA) (i)
1993	60m	6.51	-	Mar 12, 1993	↓	IAAF World Indoor Championships, The Sky Dome, Toronto (i)
1993	100m	10.03	+0.3	Aug 15, 1993	↑	IAAF World Championships, Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart
1993	200m	19.85	+0.3	Aug 20, 1993	↑	IAAF World Championships, Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart
1993	200m-short-track	20.37	-	Feb 13, 1993	↓	Liévin (FRA) (i)
1993	4x400Metre	3:05.36	-	Jan 23, 1993	↓	Reno, NV (USA) (i)
1992	60m	6.52	-	Feb 22, 1992	↓	Birmingham (GBR) (i)
1992	100m	9.91	+5.1	Jul 6, 1992	↑	Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona (ESP)
1992	200m	19.97	-1.0	Aug 19, 1992	↑	Zürich (SUI)
1992	200m-short-track	20.55	-	Jan 25, 1992	↓	Liévin (FRA) (i)
1992	4x400Metre	3:04.89	-	Mar 14, 1992	↓	Indianapolis, IN (USA) (i)
1991	100m	9.89	+4.1	Aug 24, 1991	↑	IAAF World Championships, National Stadium, Tokyo
1991	200m	19.90	+3.6	Jun 1, 1991	↑	Roma (ITA)
1991	200m-short-track	20.68	-	Mar 8, 1991	↓	NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships
1990	100m	10.15	+3.6	Jun 1, 1990	↑	Durham NCAA Championships
1990	200m	20.20	+3.9	May 19, 1990	↑	Durham, NC (USA)
1989	100m	10.02	+0.1	May 27, 1989	↑	Provo, UT (USA)
1989	200m	20.09	+3.2	May 20, 1989	↑	Provo, UT (USA)
1989	400m	46.28	-	Mar 25, 1989	-	Tempe, AZ (USA)
1988	100m	10.25	+0.4	Mar 18, 1988	↑	Tucson, AZ (USA)
1988	200m	20.57	+1.6	Mar 19, 1988	↑	Tucson, AZ (USA)
1987	100m	10.36	-	Apr 18, 1987	↑	Germiston (RSA)
1987	200m	20.58	-	Apr 20, 1987	↑	Durban (RSA)
1986	100m	10.47	-	Oct 3, 1986	↑	Durban (RSA)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
100m	10.27	+1.5	Sep 23	Yokohama SEIKO Super Meet, Yokohama
200m	20.31	+0.7	Sep 19	Monaco IAAF World Athletics Final, Stade Louis II, Monaco
100m	10.29	+0.0	Sep 14	Meeting Stanislas Nancy, Stade Raymond Petit, Tomblaine
200m	20.25	+2.5	Sep 12	Berlin ISTAF
100m	10.25	+0.2	Sep 3	Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme
200m	20.20	+0.0	Sep 3	Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme
200m	20.14	+1.2	Aug 26	The XXVIII Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Athina
200m	20.43	-0.1	Aug 25	The XXVIII Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Athina
200m	20.20	+1.1	Aug 24	The XXVIII Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Athina
200m	20.54	+2.0	Aug 24	The XXVIII Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Athina
100m	10.12	-0.2	Aug 21	The XXVIII Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Athina
100m	10.17	-0.1	Aug 21	The XXVIII Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Athina
200m	20.14	+1.2	Aug 18	The XXVIII Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Athina
200m	20.54	+2.0	Aug 18	The XXVIII Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Athina
100m	10.17	-0.1	Aug 18	The XXVIII Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Athina
100m	10.12	-0.2	Aug 18	The XXVIII Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Athina
200m	20.43	-0.1	Aug 18	The XXVIII Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Athina
200m	20.20	+1.1	Aug 18	The XXVIII Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Athina
200m	20.46	-1.2	Aug 6	Weltklasse Zürich
100m	10.19	-1.4	Jul 31	Heusden-Zolder KBC Night of Athletics, Heusden-Zolder
200m	20.35	+0.1	Jul 23	Paris-St-Denis Meeting Gaz de France
100m	10.35	-0.7	Jul 16	Bangor North Down International Games, Bangor
100m	10.26	+0.3	Jul 14	Lahti Elite Games, Lahti
200m	20.21	+1.5	Jul 6	Athletissima Lausanne, Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
200m	20.36	-0.5	Jul 2	Roma Golden Gala
200m	20.51	-1.2	Jun 27	Rhede International Meeting, Rhede
100m	10.38	+0.0	Jun 26	Villeneuve D'ascq Meeting Lille Métropole, Villeneuve d'Ascq
200m	20.62	-2.6	Jun 8	Golden Spike IAAF Super Grand Prix, Ostrava
100m	10.34	-0.2	Jun 4	Torino Memorial Primo Nebiolo, Torino
200m	20.58	-	Apr 3	Windhoek
200m-short-track	20.98	-	Mar 6	Budapest IAAF World Indoor Championships, Sportaréna, Budapest (i)
200m-short-track	DNS	-	Mar 5	Budapest IAAF World Indoor Championships, Sportaréna, Budapest (i)
200m-short-track	20.98	-	Mar 5	Budapest IAAF World Indoor Championships, Sportaréna, Budapest (i)
200m-short-track	20.79	-	Feb 28	Meeting Gaz de France du Pas-de-Calais, Liévin (i)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
200m	20.57	-0.8	Oct 29	Hyderabad Afro-Asian Games, Hyderabad
200m	20.43	-0.9	Oct 15	Abuja All Africa Games, Abuja
200m	20.33	+0.6	Oct 14	Abuja All Africa Games, Abuja
200m	21.41	+0.0	Oct 14	Abuja All Africa Games, Abuja
200m	20.50	+2.3	Sep 23	Yokohama Super Meet, Yokohama
100m	10.47	-	Sep 20	Moskva Challenge, Moskva
200m	20.47	+0.1	Aug 29	IAAF World Championships
200m	20.29	+0.6	Aug 28	IAAF World Championships
200m	20.49	+0.1	Aug 27	IAAF World Championships
200m	20.65	-0.8	Aug 27	IAAF World Championships
200m	20.49	+0.1	Aug 23	IAAF World Championships
200m	20.65	-0.8	Aug 23	IAAF World Championships
200m	20.47	+0.1	Aug 23	IAAF World Championships
200m	20.29	+0.6	Aug 23	IAAF World Championships
100m	10.20	+0.8	Aug 18	Helsinki Asics GP, Helsinki
100m	10.11	+1.3	Aug 15	Weltklasse Zürich

Honours

🥈

Monaco IAAF World Athletics Final

200 Metres

2004

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Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme

200 Metres

2004

The XXVIII Olympic Games

200 Metres

2004

IAAF World Championships

200 Metres

2003

🥈

Abuja All Africa Games

200 Metres

2003

🥇

Manchester Commonwealth Games

200 Metres

2002

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Madrid IAAF World Cup

4x100 Metres Relay

2002

🥇

Tunis-Radés African Championships

200 Metres

2002

🥇

Tunis-Radés African Championships

200 Metres

2002

🥇

Tunis-Radés African Championships

100 Metres

2002

🥇

Manchester Commonwealth Games

200 Metres

2002

🥇

Roma Golden Gala

200 Metres

2002

🥈

Madrid IAAF World Cup

200 Metres

2002

🥇

Tunis-Radés African Championships

100 Metres

2002

🥇

Weltklasse Zürich

200 Metres

1999

🥉

Johannesburg All-Africa Games

100 Metres

1999

🥇

IAAF World Indoor Championships

200 Metres Short Track

1999

🥈

Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games

100 Metres

1998

🥈

Dakar African Championships

100 Metres

1998

🥈

Dakar African Championships

100 Metres

1998

🥇

Dakar African Championships

200 Metres

1998

🥇

Dakar African Championships

200 Metres

1998

🥇

Johannesburg IAAF World Cup

200 Metres

1998

🥇

Roma Golden Gala

100 Metres

1998

🥇

Oslo Mobil Bislett Games

100 Metres

1998

🥉

Johannesburg IAAF World Cup

4x100 Metres Relay

1998

🥇

Moskva IAAF Grand Prix Final

100 Metres

1998

🥈

Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games

100 Metres

1998

🥈

IAAF World Championships

200 Metres

1997

IAAF World Championships

100 Metres

1997

🥇

Fukuoka IAAF Grand Prix Final

200 Metres

1997

🥈

The XXVI Olympic Games

200 Metres

1996

🥈

The XXVI Olympic Games

100 Metres

1996

IAAF World Championships

100 Metres

1995

🥈

Monaco IAAF Grand Prix Final

200 Metres

1995

🥈

IAAF World Championships

200 Metres

1995

🥈

London IAAF World Cup

200 Metres

1994

🥉

Victoria Commonwealth Games

100 Metres

1994

🥇

Victoria Commonwealth Games

200 Metres

1994

🥇

Victoria Commonwealth Games

200 Metres

1994

🥉

Victoria Commonwealth Games

100 Metres

1994

🥇

London IAAF Grand Prix Final

200 Metres

1993

IAAF World Championships

100 Metres

1993

🥈

IAAF World Indoor Championships

60 Metres

1993

🥇

IAAF World Championships

200 Metres

1993

🥇

Torino

200 Metres

1992

🥈

The XXV Olympic Games

100 Metres

1992

🥇

NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships

4x400 Metres Relay Short Track

1992

🥈

The XXV Olympic Games

200 Metres

1992

🥇

NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships

200 Metres Short Track

1991

🥇

Cairo All-Africa Games

100 Metres

1991

🥇

Cairo All-Africa Games

200 Metres

1991

🥈

IAAF World Championships

200 Metres

1991

IAAF World Championships

100 Metres

1991

🥇

Eugene NCAA Championships

100 Metres

1991

🥇

Eugene NCAA Championships

200 Metres

1991

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Frank Fredericks's 200 Metres Short Track personal best?

Frank Fredericks's 200 Metres Short Track personal best is 19.92, set on Feb 18, 1996 in Liévin (FRA) (i).

Which events does Frank Fredericks compete in?

Frank Fredericks competes in the 200 Metres Short Track and 100 m.

How did Frank Fredericks perform in 2004?

2004 season best: 20.79, set on Feb 28, 2004 in Liévin (FRA) (i).

How many medals has Frank Fredericks won?

Frank Fredericks has won 4 Olympic Games medals and 4 World Championships medals.

Does Frank Fredericks hold a world record?

Yes, Frank Fredericks holds the 200 Metres Short Track world record with 19.92.