Botswana at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBOT
NOCBotswana National Olympic Committee
in Beijing
Competitors12 in 3 sports
Flag bearers Samantha Paxinos (opening)
Khumiso Ikgopoleng (closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Botswana competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics which were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Onalenna Baloyi 800 m 1:47.89 4 — Did not advance
Ndabili Bashingili Marathon — 2:25:11 56
Fanuel Kenosi 200 m 21.09 5 Did not advance
Gakologelwang Masheto 400 m 46.29 8 — Did not advance
California Molefe DNS — Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Gable Garenamotse Long jump 7.95 11 q 7.85 9
Kabelo Kgosiemang High jump 2.20 =29 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Amantle Montsho 400 m 50.91 2 Q 50.54 2 Q 51.18 8
Key

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Botswana qualified two boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Ikgopoleng qualified in the bantamweight at the first African qualifying event.[1] Batshegi qualified in the featherweight at the second African event.[2]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Khumiso Ikgopoleng Bantamweight  Boyd (AUS)
W 18–8 		 Mesbahi (MAR)
W RSC 		 Badar-Uugan (MGL)
L 2–15 		Did not advance
Thato Batshegi Featherweight  Izoria (GEO)
L 4–14 		Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Qualifiers for the latter rounds of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
John Kamyuka 50 m freestyle 25.54 72 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Samantha Paxinos 50 m freestyle 29.91 70 Did not advance

See also

References

  1. ^ "1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament". Aiba.org. Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
  2. ^ "2nd AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament". Aiba.org. 2008-03-29. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
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