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Mannie Heymans
Personal information
Full name	Johannes Frederick Heymans
Born	15 July 1971 (age 53); 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

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Johannes Frederick “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

^ 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

Official web site

External links

Mannie Heymans at Cycling Archives (archived)
Mannie Heymans at ProCyclingStats
Mannie Heymans at Olympedia
Mannie Heymans at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)

Olympic Games
Preceded by Paulus Ambunda	Flagbearer for Namibia Beijing 2008	Succeeded by Gaby Ahrens

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[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

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+{{Short description|Namibian cyclist (born 1971)}}
-'''Mannie Heymans''' (born [[14 July]], [[1971]] in [[Krugersdorp]], [[South Africa]]) is a [[Namibia]]n cyclist.<ref>[http://summergames.lenovo.com/?page_id=134&language=en Personal blog biography] lenovo.com </ref>
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+| name           = Mannie Heymans
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+| full_name      = Johannes Frederick Heymans
+| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1971|07|15|df=yes}}
+| birth_place    = [[Krugersdorp]], South Africa
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+| proyears1      = 1991-2003
+| proteam1       = [[Namibia at the African Games|Namibian African Games Cycling Team]]
+| proyears2      = 1994-2006
+| proteam2       = [[Namibia at the Commonwealth Games|Namibian Commonwealth Games Cycling Team]]
+| proyears3      = 2000-2008
+| proteam3       = [[Namibia at the Olympics|Namibian Olympic Cycling Team]]
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+'''Johannes Frederick “Mannie” Heymans''' (born 15 July 1971) is a [[Namibia]]n cyclist. He was born in [[Krugersdorp]], [[South Africa]].<ref>[http://summergames.lenovo.com/?page_id=134&language=en Personal blog biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713200521/http://summergames.lenovo.com/?page_id=134&language=en |date=2011-07-13 }} lenovo.com</ref>
 ==Personal==
-Heymans moved to Namibia in 1985 while the country was still controlled by his native South Africa. A rugby player until then, Heymans began cycling in 1987.
+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==
-The cyclist has represented Namibia numerous times, including at the [[1991 All-Africa Games|1991]], [[1995 All-Africa Games|1995]], [[1999 All-Africa Games|1999]] and [[2003 All-Africa Games]]. He also competed for his country at the [[1994 Commonwealth Games|1994]], [[1998 Commonwealth Games|1998]], [[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002]] and [[Namibia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Commonwealth Games]]. As for the Summer Olympics, Heymans has participated in the [[Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]], [[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004]] and [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Summer Olympics]]. In the 2008 games, Heymans was the country's flag-bearer at the opening ceremonies.<ref>[http://www.namibian.com.na/2008/August/sport/081B67E958.html Heymans Namibia's flag-bearer at Games] [[The Namibian]], [[1 August]], [[2008]]</ref>
+Heymans has represented Namibia numerous times, including at the [[1991 All-Africa Games|1991]], [[1995 All-Africa Games|1995]], [[1999 All-Africa Games|1999]] and [[2003 All-Africa Games]]. He also competed for his country at the [[1994 Commonwealth Games|1994]], [[1998 Commonwealth Games|1998]], [[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002]] and [[Namibia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Commonwealth Games]]. As for the Summer Olympics, Heymans has participated in the [[Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]], [[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004]] and [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics|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.<ref>[http://www.namibian.com.na/2008/August/sport/081B67E958.html Heymans Namibia's flag-bearer at Games] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080813052828/http://www.namibian.com.na/2008/August/sport/081B67E958.html |date=2008-08-13 }} [[The Namibian]], 1 August 2008</ref>
-==External links==
-* [http://www.mr-african.com/ Official web site]
 ==References==
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+==External links==
+* [http://www.mbm.com.na/ Official web site]
+==External links==
+*{{sports links}}
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+{{succession box
+| before = [[Paulus Ambunda]]
+| title = [[List of flag bearers for Namibia at the Olympics|Flagbearer]] for {{NAM}}
+| years = [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing 2008]]
+| after = [[Gaby Ahrens]]
+}}
+{{s-end}}
+{{Cape Epic Men's classification winners}}
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+[[Category:White South African people]]
+[[Category:Namibian Afrikaner people]]
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-[[Category:Namibian cyclists]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople from Krugersdorp]]
+[[Category:Namibian people of South African descent]]
+[[Category:Namibian male cyclists]]
 [[Category:Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
 [[Category:Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
 [[Category:Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
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+[[Category:Olympic cyclists for Namibia]]
+[[Category:Cyclists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games]]
+[[Category:Cyclists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games]]
+[[Category:Cyclists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games]]
+[[Category:Cyclists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]
+[[Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Namibia]]
+[[Category:Cape Epic winners]]
+[[Category:Competitors at the 1991 All-Africa Games]]
+[[Category:Competitors at the 1995 All-Africa Games]]
+[[Category:Competitors at the 1999 All-Africa Games]]
+[[Category:Competitors at the 2003 All-Africa Games]]
+[[Category:African Games competitors for Namibia]]
+[[Category:21st-century Namibian sportsmen]]
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