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.
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.