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Botswana at the
Olympics
IOC codeBOT
NOCBotswana National Olympic Committee
Medals
Ranked 129th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
3
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 x 400 relay team won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics.[2]

Olympic overview

Along with many other African nations, Botswana has yet to compete in a Winter Olympics.[3]

1980 Summer Olympics

Botswana's debut was at the 1980 Summer Olympics, in Moscow.[3] They sent seven men and zero women to participate in the 1980 Summer Olympics.[4] They did not win a single medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[5] All athletes participated in athletics.[6]

1984 Summer Olympics

1988 Summer Olympics

1992 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

2012 Summer Olympics

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.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Ref(s)
1980 Moscow 7 0 0 0 0 [4][5]
1984 Los Angeles 7 0 0 0 0 [4][7]
1988 Seoul 8 0 0 0 0 [4][8]
1992 Barcelona 6 0 0 0 0 [4][9]
1996 Atlanta 7 0 0 0 0 [4][10]
2000 Sydney 7 0 0 0 0 [4][11]
2004 Athens 10 0 0 0 0 [4][12]
2008 Beijing 12 0 0 0 0 [4][13]
2012 London 4 0 1 0 1 69 [4][14]
2016 Rio de Janeiro 12 0 0 0 0 [4][15]
2020 Tokyo 13 0 0 1 1 86 [4][16]
2024 Paris 11 1 0 0 1 [4]
2028 Los Angeles Future Event
2032 Brisbane
Total 1 1 1 3 127

Medals by sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Athletics1113
Totals (1 entries)1113

List of medalists

Botswana has won three medals in its Olympic lifespan, a gold medal, a silver medal, and a bronze medal.[4]

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

Flagbearers

# Games Season Flag bearer Sport Reference
12 France Paris 2024 Summer Letsile Tebogo Athletics
Maxine Egner Swimming
11 Japan Tokyo 2020 Rajab Mahommed Boxing [17]
Amantle Montsho Athletics
10 Brazil Rio 2016 Nijel Amos Athletics [18]
9 United Kingdom London 2012 Amantle Montsho Athletics
8 China Beijing 2008 Samantha Paxinos Swimming
7 Greece Athens 2004 Khumiso Ikgopoleng Boxing
6 Australia Sydney 2000 Gilbert Khunwane Boxing
5 United States Atlanta 1996 Justice Dipeba Athletics
4 Spain Barcelona 1992
3 South Korea Seoul 1988 Shakes Kubuitsile Boxing
2 United States Los Angeles 1984 Norman Mangoye Official
1 Soviet Union Moscow 1980

See also

References

  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. ^ a b "Botswana at the Olympic Games". www.topendsports.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Olympedia – Botswana (BOT)". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Summer Olympics Medal Count - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Olympedia – Botswana at the 1980 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Summer Olympics Medal Count - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Summer Olympics Medal Count - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Summer Olympics Medal Count - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  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. ^ "The Flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). Olympics.com. 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Botswana | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2024.