Mannie Heymans

Mannie Heymans (born 15 July 1971) is a Namibian cyclist. He was born in Krugersdorp, South Africa.[1]

Personal

Heymans moved to Namibia in 1984 while the country was still occupied by his native South Africa. A rugby player until then, Heymans began cycling in 1987.

International

Heymans has represented Namibia numerous times, including at the 1991, 1995, 1999 and 2003 All-Africa Games. He also competed for his country at the 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games. As for the Summer Olympics, Heymans has participated in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. In the 2008 games, Heymans was the country's flag-bearer at the opening ceremonies. Heymans won the inaugural Transalp Mountain Bike stage race in 1998 and then the first Absa Cape Epic in 2004.[2]

References
  1. Personal blog biography Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine lenovo.com
  2. Heymans Namibia's flag-bearer at Games Archived 2008-08-13 at the Wayback Machine The Namibian, 1 August 2008
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Paulus Ambunda		 Flagbearer for  Namibia
Beijing 2008		 Succeeded by
Gaby Ahrens
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