Quinton-Steele Botes (30 April 1960 – 23 June 2014) was a Namibian sport consultant. He won the International Olympic Committee Award in recognition of his promotion of athletics in Namibia.
As technical manager of the Namibian Olympic Team, he attended 2 Olympic Games, 3 World Games, 1 African Games and 2 Commonwealth Games. Botes was a member of the executive board of the Namibia National Olympic Committee in 2009.[1][failed verification]
In 2005, Botes resigned from Athletics Namibia after many personal differences with its president (who announced Botes' expulsion two weeks later and denied receiving a resignation letter). Botes said "I have already resigned and have nothing to do with Athletics Namibia".[2] The organization elected a new president in 2009, and Botes was elected chairperson of its Track and Field Committee and thus a member of its council.[3]
He was a second-level tutor of the International Association of Athletics Federations, and a course director and lecturer of the IAAF and International Olympic Committee.[4]
Death
editOn 20 September 2007, Botes was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood. He died after a long battle with the disease on 23 June 2014, aged 54. He was survived by his son, Ibarto.[5]
Botes was among ten people honoured posthumously by Namibia's President Hifikepunye Pohamba in August 2014.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Who's Who of Namibia" (PDF). Embassy of Namibia. 2009. p. 272. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ Ihuhua, Corry (7 December 2005). "Botes 'officially expelled' from athletics". The Namibian. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008.
- ^ Ouma, Mark (22 June 2009). "Frank Fredericks elected Athletics Namibia President". African Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ Quinton calls it quits from Athletics Namibia, economist.com.na; accessed 25 June 2014. [dead link]
- ^ Schutz, Helge (25 June 2014). "Namibia: Sports Fraternity Mourns Quinton-Steele Botes". allafrica.com. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Hundreds honoured at State House". New Era. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
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