Botswana at the African Games

Botswana (BOT) has competed in the last eight African Games, first appearing in 1991. Athletes from Botswana have won a total of 76 medals, including twenty gold.

Botswana at the
African Games
IOC codeBOT
NOCBotswana National Olympic Committee
Medals
Gold
20
Silver
17
Bronze
39
Total
76
African Games appearances (overview)

Competitors

Botswana has sent competitors to every African Games since 1991. Amongst the competitors are multiple gold medal winners Amantle Montsho, Isaac Makwala and Kabelo Kgosiemang. Montsho was the country's first internationally successful athlete when she was announced World Champion in 400 metres in 2011 after winning two consecutive Games.[1] Kgosiemang broke the ground record with his jump of 2.27 metres (7 ft 5 in) in 2007, while his second gold medal came some 12 years later in 2015.[2][3]

Medal tables

Medals by Games
See also: African Games and All-time African Games medal table

Botswana first competed in the All-Africa Games in 1991, and immediately started an unbroken streak of awards with a bronze medal for boxing.[4] The country achieved its first gold medal, in the men's high jump, in 2003.[5] Below is a table representing all Botswanan medals won at the Games.[6]

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1991 Cairo0011
1995 Harare0011
1999 Johannesburg0325
2003 Abuja41611
2007 Algiers62513
2011 Maputo25916
2015 Brazzaville33915
2019 Rabat53614
Total20173976

See also

References
  1. Matthews, Peter (2012). Historical Dictionary of Track and Field. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-81086-781-9.
  2. "2007 All-Africa Games, July 18-22, Algiers". Africathle. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. "Results" (PDF). Microtiming. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. Chappell, Robert (2004). "Sports Development in Botswana, Africa". The Sport Journal. 21. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. Krastev, Todor (23 February 2011). "Athletics All Africa Games Abuja (NGR) 2003". Todor66. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. "All Africa Games Botswana". bestsports.com.br. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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