Name Quinton-Steele Botes | ||
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Died June 23, 2014, Windhoek, Namibia | ||
Quinton Steele Botes
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
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As technical manager of the Namibian Olympic Team he attended 2 Olympic Games, 3 World Games, 1 African Games and 2 Commonwealth Games. In 2005 Botes resigned from Athletics Namibia stating "I have already resigned and have nothing to do with Athletics Namibia" said Botes.
He was a second level tutor of the IAAF and a course director of the International Olympic Committee and course director and lecturer for the International Association of Athletics Federation and the International Olympic Committee.
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Death
On 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.