Botswana at the 1984 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | BOT |
NOC | Botswana National Olympic Committee |
in Los Angeles | |
Competitors | 7 (7 men and 0 women) in 2 sports |
Flag bearer | Norman Mangoye |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Botswana competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.
Men's 400 metres
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Jamaica competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
Botswana competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Botswana competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
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Botswana competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
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Justice Dipeba is an Olympic athlete from Botswana who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He competed at the Men's 200 metres event representing Botswana. However, he was placed 5th at 21.09 in Heat 10, and thus did not advance any further. In addition, Dipeba was also the flag bearer of Botswana during the 1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.
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