Namibia produces four world champions

Namibia produced four world champions at the World Field Archery Championships which were concluded at Heja Lodge outside Windhoek on Saturday.

Namibia’s gold medallists were Hofmeyer van Blerk in the Freestyle Limited Compound Cub Male category, Eunice Pieterse in the Female Cub category, Oliver Rohrmuller in the Freestyle Unlimited Junior Male category, and Beatrix van der Merwe in the Bowhunter Unlimited Adult Female category. Namibia’s Allesio Araujo won a silver medal in the Bowhunter Unlimited Junior Female category, while Henk van Blerk won bronze in the Freestyle Unlimited Junior Male category and Francois Marais bronze in the Bowhunter Unlimited Junior Male category.The results featuring Namibia’s medal winners were as follows: The complete results can be found on the official website at www.wfac2008.com Freestyle Limited Compound Cub Males 1 Hofmeyer van Blerk Namibia 2 597 2 Mihkel Talmar Estonia 2 511 3 Duncan Koch RSA 2 486 4 Francois Botes Namibia 2 425 5 Francois Grobler Namibia 2 400 6 Christoph Pieterse Namibia 2 274 7 Daniel David Francis Namibia 2 272 Cup Female 1 Eunice Pieterse Namibia 2 459 2 Ancel Morgenrood RSA 2 391 3 Mia Simon Namibia 2 185 4 Alison Park Namibia 2 024 Freestyle Unlimited Junior male 1 Oliver Rohrmuller Namibia 2 699 2 Tiaan van den Heever RSA 2 691 3 Henk van Blerk Namibia 2 682 Bowhunter Unlimited Adult Female 1 Beatrix van der Merwe Namibia 2 577 2 Jeanette Robben Australia 2 568 3 Angela Brown RSA 2 556 Junior Male 1 Werdie van Staden RSA 2 687 2 Bram Heystek RSA 2 652 3 Francois Marais Namibia 2 602 Junior Female 1 Bea Hurter RSA 2 485 2 Alessia Araujo Namibia 1 556Namibia’s Allesio Araujo won a silver medal in the Bowhunter Unlimited Junior Female category, while Henk van Blerk won bronze in the Freestyle Unlimited Junior Male category and Francois Marais bronze in the Bowhunter Unlimited Junior Male category.The results featuring Namibia’s medal winners were as follows: The complete results can be found on the official website at www.wfac2008.com Freestyle Limited Compound Cub Males 1 Hofmeyer van Blerk Namibia 2 597 2 Mihkel Talmar Estonia 2 511 3 Duncan Koch RSA 2 486 4 Francois Botes Namibia 2 425 5 Francois Grobler Namibia 2 400 6 Christoph Pieterse Namibia 2 274 7 Daniel David Francis Namibia 2 272 Cup Female 1 Eunice Pieterse Namibia 2 459 2 Ancel Morgenrood RSA 2 391 3 Mia Simon Namibia 2 185 4 Alison Park Namibia 2 024 Freestyle Unlimited Junior male 1 Oliver Rohrmuller Namibia 2 699 2 Tiaan van den Heever RSA 2 691 3 Henk van Blerk Namibia 2 682 Bowhunter Unlimited Adult Female 1 Beatrix van der Merwe Namibia 2 577 2 Jeanette Robben Australia 2 568 3 Angela Brown RSA 2 556 Junior Male 1 Werdie van Staden RSA 2 687 2 Bram Heystek RSA 2 652 3 Francois Marais Namibia 2 602 Junior Female 1 Bea Hurter RSA 2 485 2 Alessia Araujo Namibia 1 556

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