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getting a silver in the 800m.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-11 |title=Banned runner to sell Botswana's first Olympic medal |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/37600823/banned-runner-nijel-amos-sell-botswana-first-ever-olympic-medal |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> The men's 4 × 400 relay team won a bronze medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=4X400M RELAY TEAM (TOKYO 2020 BRONZE MEDALISTS) GETS REWARDED WITH HOUSING UNITS {{!}} Botswana National Sport Commission |url=https://www.bnsc.co.bw/node/457 |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=www.bnsc.co.bw}}</ref>
getting a silver in the 800m.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-11 |title=Banned runner to sell Botswana's first Olympic medal |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/37600823/banned-runner-nijel-amos-sell-botswana-first-ever-olympic-medal |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> The men's 4 × 400 relay team won a bronze medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=4X400M RELAY TEAM (TOKYO 2020 BRONZE MEDALISTS) GETS REWARDED WITH HOUSING UNITS {{!}} Botswana National Sport Commission |url=https://www.bnsc.co.bw/node/457 |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=www.bnsc.co.bw}}</ref>


In [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024]], sprinter [[Letsile Tebogo]] won Botswana's first ever Olympic gold medal after winning the [[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|men's 200 metres]], also becoming the first African to win the title.<ref>{{cite news | title = Athletics-Botswana's Tebogo becomes Africa's first 200m champion | publisher = Reuters | date = 8 August 2024 | url = https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/athletics-botswanas-tebogo-wins-mens-200-metres-gold-2024-08-08/}}</ref>
In [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024]], sprinter [[Letsile Tebogo]] won Botswana's first-ever Olympic gold medal after winning the [[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|men's 200 metres]], also becoming the first African to win the title.<ref>{{cite news | title = Athletics-Botswana's Tebogo becomes Africa's first 200m champion | publisher = Reuters | date = 8 August 2024 | url = https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/athletics-botswanas-tebogo-wins-mens-200-metres-gold-2024-08-08/}}</ref>


== Olympic overview ==
== Olympic overview ==
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=== 2024 Summer Olympics ===
=== 2024 Summer Olympics ===
21 year old [[Letsile Tebogo]] won the gold medal in the [[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|men's 200m]] in a time of 19.46s, breaking his own [[List_of_African_records_in_athletics|African record]] set at the 2023 [[London Athletics Meet]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 August 2024 |title=Paris 2024: Letsile Tebogo stuns Noah Lyles to win men's 200 m gold - all results |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/letsile-tebogo-stuns-noah-lyles-to-win-mens-200m-gold |website=[[International Olympic Committee|Olympics]]}}</ref>
21 year old [[Letsile Tebogo]] won the gold medal in the [[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|men's 200m]] in a time of 19.46s, breaking his own [[List_of_African_records_in_athletics|African record]] set at the 2023 [[London Athletics Meet]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 August 2024 |title=Paris 2024: Letsile Tebogo stuns Noah Lyles to win men's 200 m gold - all results |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/letsile-tebogo-stuns-noah-lyles-to-win-mens-200m-gold |website=[[International Olympic Committee|Olympics]]}}</ref> Tebogo subsequently anchored the relay team in the [[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Whittington |first1=Jess |title=World record threatened as USA pips Botswana to men's 4x400m title in Paris |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/olympic-games/paris24/news/article/paris-2024-olympics-report-men-4x400m |work=World Athletics |date=10 August 2024}}</ref>


== Medal tables ==
== Medal tables ==
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!Ref(s)
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|-
|align=left| 1896–1964 || colspan=6| ''occupied by {{flagdeco|GBR}} [[Great Britain at the Olympics|Great Britain]]''
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|align=left| 1968-1976 || colspan=6;| ''did not participate''
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|align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|1980}} || [[Botswana at the 1980 Summer Olympics|7]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[1980 Summer Olympics medal table|–]]
|align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|1980}} || [[Botswana at the 1980 Summer Olympics|7]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[1980 Summer Olympics medal table|–]]
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== Flagbearers ==
== Flagbearers ==
{| class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
! # !! Games !! Season !! Flag bearer !! Sport !! Ref.
!#
!Games
!Season
!Flag bearer
!Sport
!Reference
|-
|-
⚫
| 1 ||{{flagicon|SOV}} [[1980 Summer Olympics|Moscow 1980]] || Summer || ||
⚫
| rowspan="2" |12
| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[2024 Summer Olympics|Paris 2024]]
⚫
| rowspan="14" |Summer
⚫
|[[Letsile Tebogo]]
⚫
|[[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Athletics]]
⚫
| rowspan="2" |
|-
|-
⚫
| 2 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[1984 Summer Olympics|Los Angeles 1984]] || Summer || {{sortname|Norman|Mangoye|nolink=1}} || ''Official'' ||rowspan="2"|<ref name="SR">{{Cite web |date=2020-04-17 |title=Botswana {{!}} Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BOT/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417092920/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BOT/ |archive-date=2020-04-17 |access-date=2024-06-01 }}</ref>
⚫
|Maxine Egner
⚫
|[[Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Swimming]]
|-
|-
| 3 ||{{flagicon|KOR}} [[1988 Summer Olympics|Seoul 1988]] || Summer || {{sortname|Shakes|Kubuitsile}} || [[Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Boxing]]
⚫
| rowspan="2" |11
| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo 2020]]
⚫
|{{sortname|Rajab|Mahommed}}
|[[Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Boxing]]
⚫
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=The Flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony |url=https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/News/2021/07/Tokyo-2020-Opening-Ceremony-Flag-bearers-Marching-order.pdf?_ga=2.120143808.953436897.1650413868-amp-l66ZUeFJZSYK8m2QhwGA_A |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=[[Olympics.com]]}}</ref>
|-
|-
⚫
| 4 ||{{flagicon|SPA}} [[1992 Summer Olympics|Barcelona 1992]] || Summer || ||
⚫
|{{sortname|Amantle|Montsho}}
|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Athletics]]
|-
|-
| 5 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[1996 Summer Olympics|Atlanta 1996]] || Summer || {{sortname|Justice|Dipeba}} || [[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Athletics]] ||rowspan="6"|<ref name="SR"/>
|10
⚫
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio 2016]]
|{{sortname|Nijel|Amos}}
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Athletics]]
⚫
| rowspan="10" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-17 |title=Botswana {{!}} Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BOT/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417092920/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BOT/ |archive-date=2020-04-17 |access-date=2024-06-01 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| 6 ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[2000 Summer Olympics|Sydney 2000]] || Summer || {{sortname|Gilbert|Khunwane}} || [[Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Boxing]]
⚫
|9
⚫
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[2012 Summer Olympics|London 2012]]
|{{sortname|Amantle|Montsho}}
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Athletics]]
|-
|-
| 7 ||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[2004 Summer Olympics|Athens 2004]] || Summer || {{sortname|Khumiso|Ikgopoleng}} || [[Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Boxing]]
⚫
|8
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing 2008]]
|{{sortname|Samantha|Paxinos}}
|[[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Swimming]]
|-
|-
| 8 ||{{flagicon|CHN}} [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing 2008]] || Summer || {{sortname|Samantha|Paxinos}} || [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Swimming]]
|7
|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[2004 Summer Olympics|Athens 2004]]
|{{sortname|Khumiso|Ikgopoleng}}
|[[Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Boxing]]
|-
|-
| 9 ||{{flagicon|GBR}} [[2012 Summer Olympics|London 2012]] || Summer || {{sortname|Amantle|Montsho}} || [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Athletics]]
|6
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[2000 Summer Olympics|Sydney 2000]]
|{{sortname|Gilbert|Khunwane}}
|[[Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Boxing]]
|-
|-
| 10 ||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio 2016]] || Summer || {{sortname|Nijel|Amos}} || [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Athletics]]
|5
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[1996 Summer Olympics|Atlanta 1996]]
|{{sortname|Justice|Dipeba}}
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Athletics]]
|-
|-
⚫
|rowspan="2"|11
|4
|{{flagicon|SPA}} [[1992 Summer Olympics|Barcelona 1992]]
|rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo 2020]]
⚫
|rowspan="2"|Summer
|
⚫
|{{sortname|Rajab|Mahommed}}
|
⚫
|[[Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Boxing]]
⚫
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony |url=https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/News/2021/07/Tokyo-2020-Opening-Ceremony-Flag-bearers-Marching-order.pdf?_ga=2.120143808.953436897.1650413868-amp-l66ZUeFJZSYK8m2QhwGA_A |website=[[Olympics.com]] |date=23 July 2021 |access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref>
|-
|-
⚫
|{{sortname|Amantle|Montsho}}
|3
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[1988 Summer Olympics|Seoul 1988]]
|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Athletics]]
|{{sortname|Shakes|Kubuitsile}}
|[[Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Boxing]]
|-
|-
⚫
| rowspan="2" |12
|2
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[1984 Summer Olympics|Los Angeles 1984]]
| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[2024 Summer Olympics|Paris 2024]]
⚫
| rowspan="2" |Summer
|{{sortname|Norman|Mangoye|nolink=1}}
⚫
|{{sortname|Letsile|Tebogo}}
|''Official''
⚫
|[[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Athletics]]
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web |title=Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information |url=https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/News/2024/07/paris-2024-flagbearers.pdf |website=[[Olympics.com]] |date=26 July 2024 |access-date=24 September 2024}}</ref>
|-
|-
⚫
|{{sortname|Maxine|Egner}}
|1
|{{flagicon|SOV}} [[1980 Summer Olympics|Moscow 1980]]
|[[Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Swimming]]
|
|
|}
|}


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Botswana at the
Olympics
IOC codeBOT
NOCBotswana 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.

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 2021 Tokyo 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

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

1980 Summer Olympics

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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]

1984 Summer Olympics

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1988 Summer Olympics

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1992 Summer Olympics

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1996 Summer Olympics

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2000 Summer Olympics

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2004 Summer Olympics

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2008 Summer Olympics

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2012 Summer Olympics

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

2016 Summer Olympics

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2020 Summer Olympics

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2024 Summer Olympics

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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

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Medals by Summer Games

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Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Ref(s)
1896–1964 occupied 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

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SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Athletics1214
Totals (1 entries)1214

List of medalists

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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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Banned runner to sell Botswana's first Olympic medal". ESPN.com. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  2. ^ "4X400M RELAY TEAM (TOKYO 2020 BRONZE MEDALISTS) GETS REWARDED WITH HOUSING UNITS | Botswana National Sport Commission". www.bnsc.co.bw. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Athletics-Botswana's Tebogo becomes Africa's first 200m champion". Reuters. 8 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Botswana at the Olympic Games". www.topendsports.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Olympedia – Botswana (BOT)". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Summer Olympics Medal Count - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Olympedia – Botswana at the 1980 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Paris 2024: Letsile Tebogo stuns Noah Lyles to win men's 200 m gold - all results". Olympics. 8 August 2024.
  9. ^ Whittington, Jess (10 August 2024). "World record threatened as USA pips Botswana to men's 4x400m title in Paris". World Athletics.
  10. ^ "Summer Olympics Medal Count - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Summer Olympics Medal Count - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Summer Olympics Medal Count - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Summer Olympics Medal Count - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Summer Olympics Medal Count - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Summer Olympics Medal Count - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Summer Olympics Medal Count - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Summer Olympics Medal Count - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Summer Olympics Medal Count - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Summer Olympics Medal Count - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Botswana | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  21. ^ "The Flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). Olympics.com. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  22. ^ "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). Olympics.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
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