Mannie Heymans

Namibian cyclist

Mannie Heymans
Personal information
Full name	Johannes Frederick Heymans
Born	(1971-07-15) 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

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