Agnes Maryna Samaria (born 11 August 1972 in

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) is a retired

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n middle-distance runner who specialized in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since th ...

. Samaria won two of the three medals that the country won at the

2007 All-Africa Games The 9th All-Africa Games took place between 11 and 23 July 2007 in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. Algiers is the first city to hold All-Africa Games for a second time. The 1978 All-Africa Games were held there. Besides Algeria, only Nig ...

. She has been a

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since 2005.

Competition record

Personal bests

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is on ...

- 53.83 s (2001) *

- 1:59.15 min (2002) *

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athle ...

- 4:05.30 min (2008) *

Mile run The mile run (1,760 yards or exactly 1,609.344 metres) is a middle-distance running, middle-distance foot race. The history of the mile run event began in England, where it was used as a distance for gambling races. It survived trac ...

- 4:25.01 min (2007) Namibian Sports Women of the Year (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)

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* * 1972 births Living people Namibian female middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Namibia Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Namibia Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics World Athletics Championships athletes for Namibia People from Otjiwarongo UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors African Games silver medalists for Namibia African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games bronze medalists for Namibia Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games 20th-century Namibian women 21st-century Namibian women {{Namibia-athletics-bio-stub