Johannes Frederick “Mannie” Heymans (born 15 July 1971) is a Namibian cyclist. He was born in Krugersdorp, South Africa.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Johannes Frederick Heymans |
| Born | 15 July 1971 Krugersdorp, South Africa |
| Team information | |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1991-2003 | Namibian African Games Cycling Team |
| 1994-2006 | Namibian Commonwealth Games Cycling Team |
| 2000-2008 | Namibian Olympic Cycling Team |
Personal
editHeymans 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
editHeymans 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
edit- ^ Personal blog biography Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine lenovo.com
- ^ Heymans Namibia's flag-bearer at Games Archived 2008-08-13 at the Wayback Machine The Namibian, 1 August 2008
External links
editExternal links
edit- Mannie Heymans at Cycling Archives
- Mannie Heymans at ProCyclingStats
- Mannie Heymans at Olympedia
- Mannie Heymans at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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