Botswana (BOT)

Overview

NOCBotswana National Olympic Committee
Flagbearers26

Participants

Olympic Games 70
Youth Olympic Games 16

Description

Botswana formed a National Olympic Committee in 1978, which was recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 21 April 1980, at the meeting of the IOC Executive Board in Lausanne. Since 1980, Botswana has competed at every Olympic Games. Formerly called Bechuanaland (before independence from the United Kingdom in 1966), the country never made an Olympic appearance under that name.

In 2004, Amantle Montsho became the first Motswana female Olympian, when she was eliminated in the first round of the 400 metres. Botswana has not yet competed at the Olympic Winter Games. Through 2022, there have been 70 Botswanan Olympians, mostly in track & field athletics, but they have also been represented in boxing, judo, sailing, swimming, and weightlifting.

In 2012, Nijel Amos won the first ever medal for Botswana, with silver in the men’s 800 metres. At Tokyo 2020, Botswana won a bronze medal in the men’s 4x400 metres relay.

Participations by edition

Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1980 Summer Olympics Botswana 7 0 7 Results
1984 Summer Olympics Botswana 7 0 7 Results
1988 Summer Olympics Botswana 8 0 8 Results
1992 Summer Olympics Botswana 6 0 6 Results
1996 Summer Olympics Botswana 7 0 7 Results
2000 Summer Olympics Botswana 7 0 7 Results
2004 Summer Olympics Botswana 10 1 11 Results
2008 Summer Olympics Botswana 9 2 11 Results
2012 Summer Olympics Botswana 3 1 4 Results
2016 Summer Olympics Botswana 9 3 12 Results
2020 Summer Olympics Botswana 8 5 13 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Botswana 3 2 5 Results
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Botswana 5 3 8 Results
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Botswana 2 1 3 Results

Participations by discipline

Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Athletics 47 4 51 Results
Boxing 10 1 11 Results
Judo 1 0 1 Results
Sailing 1 0 1 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 3 2 5 Results
Weightlifting 0 1 1 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Athletics 6 2 8 Results
Badminton 0 1 1 Results
Judo 1 1 2 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 3 2 5 Results

Medals by Games

Edition Competition Type Gold Silver Bronze Total
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 0 2 0 2
2012 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 0 1
2020 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1

Medals by sport

Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 0 1 1 2

Youth Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 0 2 0 2

Most successful competitors

Includes medals won as part of mixed teams.

Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Nijel Amos BOT 0 1 0 1
Isaac Makwala BOT 0 0 1 1
Baboloki Thebe BOT 0 0 1 1
Bayapo Ndori BOT 0 0 1 1
Zibani Ngozi BOT 0 0 1 1

Youth Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Baboloki Thebe BOT 0 1 0 1
Karabo Sibanda BOT 0 1 0 1