Namibia is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola, Zambia, Botswana and South Africa. It is one of the driest and most sparsely populated countries on earth.

Namibia at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

Namibia finished twenty-ninth at Glasgow 2026, the first Commonwealth Games staged with a reduced program of 10 sports. Namibia won 1 silver and 2 bronze for 3 medals in total, without a gold to move them higher up the table.

Unusually for a nation whose Commonwealth Games history is built on sprinting, Namibia's medals in Glasgow came from the boxing ring. The final medal standings, with Namibia's placing, are shown below.

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Australia 70 45 56 171
2 England 29 45 36 110
3 Canada 19 20 23 62
4 India 13 17 9 39
5 Scotland 13 9 17 39
6 New Zealand 10 14 12 36
7 Nigeria 10 7 7 24
8 Jamaica 10 4 5 19
9 Wales 9 10 12 31
10 Malaysia 8 3 5 16
11 South Africa 7 11 10 28
12 Northern Ireland 3 4 9 16
13 Kenya 3 4 5 12
14 Cyprus 1 5 6 12
15 Mauritius 1 2 1 4
16 Cameroon 1 1 3 5
17 Jersey 1 1 0 2
17 Samoa 1 1 0 2
17 Sri Lanka 1 1 0 2
20 Fiji 1 0 1 2
20 Isle of Man 1 0 1 2
20 Bahamas 1 0 1 2
23 British Virgin Islands 1 0 0 1
23 Dominica 1 0 0 1
23 Grenada 1 0 0 1
26 Trinidad and Tobago 0 3 4 7
27 Uganda 0 2 1 3
28 Singapore 0 2 0 2
29 Namibia 0 1 2 3

Trivia

  • Namibia became members of the Commonwealth in 1990, and made their Games debut in 1994.
  • Namibia has competed in every edition of the Games since their debut.
  • The Commonwealth Games in Victoria brought track and field success, with the legendary Frankie Fredericks of Namibia taking gold in the men's 200m final and a bronze in the 100m final. He also went on to win honors in Kuala Lumpur and reclaim the 200m title in Manchester in 2002.
  • Most of the medals won by Namibia are from the sport of athletics.