Namibian middle-distance runner
Agnes Maryna Samaria (born 11 August 1972 in Otjiwarongo[1]) is a retired Namibian middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.
Samaria won two of the three medals that the country won at the 2007 All-Africa Games.[2] She has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2005.
Competition record
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing  Namibia
|
| 1995
|
Universiade
|
Fukuoka, Japan
|
25th (h)
|
400 m
|
57.63
|
| 25th (h)
|
800 m
|
2:11.61
|
| 1999
|
All-Africa Games
|
Johannesburg, South Africa
|
17th (h)
|
800 m
|
2:11.58
|
| 2001
|
World Championships
|
Edmonton, Canada
|
16th (h)
|
800 m
|
2:03.11
|
| 2002
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Manchester, United Kingdom
|
3rd
|
800 m
|
1:59.15 (NR)
|
| African Championships
|
Radès, Tunisia
|
2nd
|
800 m
|
2:03.63
|
| 2003
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Birmingham, United Kingdom
|
7th (sf)
|
800 m
|
2:01.29
|
| World Championships
|
Paris, France
|
23rd (sf)
|
800 m
|
2:02.66
|
| 2004
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
16th (h)
|
800 m
|
2:05.05
|
| Olympic Games
|
Athens, Greece
|
8th (sf)
|
800 m
|
1:59.37
|
| 2005
|
World Championships
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
9th (sf)
|
800 m
|
2:00.13
|
| 2006
|
African Championships
|
Bambous, Mauritius
|
6th
|
800 m
|
2:07.65
|
| 2007
|
World Championships
|
Osaka, Japan
|
22nd (sf)
|
800 m
|
2:02.25
|
| 6th
|
1500 m
|
4:07.61 (NR)
|
| All-Africa Games
|
Algiers, Algeria
|
2nd
|
800 m
|
2:03.17
|
| 3rd
|
1500 m
|
4:09.18
|
| World Athletics Final
|
Stuttgart, Germany
|
5th
|
1500 m
|
4:05.44 (NR)
|
| 2008
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Valencia, Spain
|
14th (h)
|
800 m
|
2:05.23
|
| African Championships
|
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
|
3rd
|
800 m
|
2:00.62
|
| 3rd
|
1500 m
|
4:13.91
|
| Olympic Games
|
Beijing, China
|
26th (h)
|
800 m
|
2:02.18
|
| 27th (h)
|
1500 m
|
4:15.80
|
Personal bests
Namibian Sports Women of the Year (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
