Botswana at the Olympics

Botswana at the Olympics
IOC code	BOT
NOC	Botswana National Olympic Committee
Medals Ranked 104th	Gold 1 Silver 2 Bronze 1 Total 4
Summer appearances
1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Botswana has competed in 11 Summer Olympics, and their first Olympic game was at the 1980 Summer Olympics. They have never participated in a Winter Olympics.

Botswana won its inaugural medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics with Nijel Amos getting a silver in the 800m. ^[1] The men's 4 × 400 relay team won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. ^[2]

In 2024, sprinter Letsile Tebogo won Botswana's first-ever Olympic gold medal after winning the men's 200 metres, also becoming the first African to win the title. ^[3]

Olympic overview

Along with many other African nations, Botswana has yet to compete in a Winter Olympics. ^[4]

1980 Summer Olympics

Main article: Botswana at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Botswana's debut was at the 1980 Summer Olympics, in Moscow. ^[4] They sent seven men and no women to participate in the 1980 Summer Olympics. ^[5] They did not win a single medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. ^[6] All athletes participated in athletics. ^[7]

2012 Summer Olympics

Nijel Amos won a silver medal in the men's 800 m, Botswana's first ever medal.

2024 Summer Olympics

21 year old Letsile Tebogo won the gold medal in the men's 200m in a time of 19.46s, breaking his own African record set at the 2023 London Athletics Meet. ^[8] Tebogo subsequently anchored the relay team in the 4 × 400m, in which they won silver in a time of 2:54.53, the third fastest time in history, and a new African record. ^[9]

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank	Ref(s)
1896–1964	governed by Great Britain
1968-1976	did not participate
1980 Moscow	7	0	0	0	0	–	[5] [6]
1984 Los Angeles	7	0	0	0	0	–	[5] [10]
1988 Seoul	8	0	0	0	0	–	[5] [11]
1992 Barcelona	6	0	0	0	0	–	[5] [12]
1996 Atlanta	7	0	0	0	0	–	[5] [13]
2000 Sydney	7	0	0	0	0	–	[5] [14]
2004 Athens	10	0	0	0	0	–	[5] [15]
2008 Beijing	12	0	0	0	0	–	[5] [16]
2012 London	4	0	1	0	1	69	[5] [17]
2016 Rio de Janeiro	12	0	0	0	0	–	[5] [18]
2020 Tokyo	13	0	0	1	1	86	[5] [19]
2024 Paris	11	1	1	0	2	55	[5]
2028 Los Angeles	Future Event
2032 Brisbane
Total		1	2	1	4	102

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	1	2	1	4
Totals (1 entries)	1	2	1	4

List of medalists

Botswana has won four medals in its Olympic lifespan, a gold medal, two silver medals, and a bronze medal. ^[5]

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Nijel Amos	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 800 metres	9 August 2012
Bronze	Isaac Makwala Bayapo Ndori Zibane Ngozi Baboloki Thebe	2020 Tokyo	Athletics	Men's 4 × 400 metres relay	7 August 2021
Gold	Letsile Tebogo	2024 Paris	Athletics	Men's 200 metres	8 August 2024
Silver	Busang Kebinatshipi Bayapo Ndori Anthony Pesela Letsile Tebogo	2024 Paris	Athletics	Men's 4 × 400 metres relay	10 August 2024

Flagbearers

#	Games	Season	Flag bearer	Sport	Ref.
1	Moscow 1980	Summer
2	Los Angeles 1984	Summer	Norman Mangoye	Official	[20]
3	Seoul 1988	Summer	Shakes Kubuitsile	Boxing
4	Barcelona 1992	Summer
5	Atlanta 1996	Summer	Justice Dipeba	Athletics	[20]
6	Sydney 2000	Summer	Gilbert Khunwane	Boxing
7	Athens 2004	Summer	Khumiso Ikgopoleng	Boxing
8	Beijing 2008	Summer	Samantha Paxinos	Swimming
9	London 2012	Summer	Amantle Montsho	Athletics
10	Rio 2016	Summer	Nijel Amos	Athletics
11	Tokyo 2020	Summer	Rajab Mahommed	Boxing	[21]
			Amantle Montsho	Athletics
12	Paris 2024	Summer	Letsile Tebogo	Athletics	[22]
			Maxine Egner	Swimming

See also

• Botswana at the Paralympics

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