Botswana at the Olympics

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Botswana at the
Olympics
Flag of Botswana.svg
IOC code BOT
NOC Botswana National Olympic Committee
Medals
Ranked 104th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
4
Summer appearances

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.

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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

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]

1984 Summer Olympics

1988 Summer Olympics

1992 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

2012 Summer Olympics

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

2016 Summer Olympics

2020 Summer Olympics

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

GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRankRef(s)
1896–1964governed by Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
1968-1976did not participate
1980 Moscow 7 0000 [5] [6]
1984 Los Angeles 7 0000 [5] [10]
1988 Seoul 8 0000 [5] [11]
1992 Barcelona 6 0000 [5] [12]
1996 Atlanta 7 0000 [5] [13]
2000 Sydney 7 0000 [5] [14]
2004 Athens 10 0000 [5] [15]
2008 Beijing 12 0000 [5] [16]
2012 London 4 0101 69 [5] [17]
2016 Rio de Janeiro 12 0000 [5] [18]
2020 Tokyo 13 0011 86 [5] [19]
2024 Paris 11 1102 55 [5]
2028 Los Angeles Future Event
2032 Brisbane
Total1214 102

Medals by sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics pictogram.svg  Athletics 1214
Totals (1 entries)1214

List of medalists

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

MedalNameGamesSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Nijel Amos 2012 London Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's 800 metres 9 August 2012
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Isaac Makwala
Bayapo Ndori
Zibane Ngozi
Baboloki Thebe
2020 Tokyo Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's 4 × 400 metres relay 7 August 2021
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Letsile Tebogo 2024 Paris Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's 200 metres 8 August 2024
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Busang Kebinatshipi
Bayapo Ndori
Anthony Pesela
Letsile Tebogo
2024 Paris Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's 4 × 400 metres relay 10 August 2024

Flagbearers

#GamesSeasonFlag bearerSportRef.
1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moscow 1980 Summer
2 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles 1984 SummerNorman MangoyeOfficial [20]
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul 1988 Summer Shakes Kubuitsile Boxing
4 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 1992 Summer
5 Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta 1996 Summer Justice Dipeba Athletics [20]
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney 2000 Summer Gilbert Khunwane Boxing
7 Flag of Greece.svg Athens 2004 Summer Khumiso Ikgopoleng Boxing
8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing 2008 Summer Samantha Paxinos Swimming
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London 2012 Summer Amantle Montsho Athletics
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Rio 2016 Summer Nijel Amos Athletics
11 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 2020 Summer Rajab Mahommed Boxing [21]
Amantle Montsho Athletics
12 Flag of France.svg Paris 2024 Summer Letsile Tebogo Athletics [22]
Maxine Egner Swimming

See also

References

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  3. "Athletics-Botswana's Tebogo becomes Africa's first 200m champion". Reuters. 8 August 2024.
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