Otukile Lekote

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Otukile Lekote (born 19 October 1978) is a middle distance runner from Botswana who specializes in the 800 metres.

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Representing the South Carolina Gamecocks track and field team, Lekote won the 2001 and 2002 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 800 m. [1]

He won the bronze medal at the 2001 Summer Universiade [2] and finished fourth at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. [3] He also competed at the 2001 and 2003 World Championships without reaching the finals.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
2000 African Championships Algiers, Algeria 2nd4 × 400 m relay3:06.07
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 28th (h)800 m 1:49.40
15th (h)4 × 400 m relay 3:03.32
Universiade Beijing, China 3rd800 m 1:45.63
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 4th800 m 1:47.04
10th (h)4 × 400 m relay 3:09.04
African Championships Radès, Tunisia 4th (h)800 m 1:48.16 [4]
2003 World Championships Paris, France 36th (h)800 m 1:48.33

Personal bests

References

  1. ↑ "Lekote defends 800 metre title at NCAAs | NEWS | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  2. ↑ World Student Games (Universiade - Men) - GBR Athletics
  3. ↑ 2002 Commonwealth Games, men's athletics results - Sporting Heroes
  4. ↑ Did not start in the final.
  5. ↑ Botswana athletics records Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine


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