# Botswana at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

Botswana competed at the 1986 Commonwealth Games. They sent twenty-two athletes in two sports, including their first woman in athletics. They also won their first medal.

## Medals

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Bronze | Babs Anderson | Lawn bowls | Women's Singles |

## Botswana at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
### Athletics
#### Track and road

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Sunday Maweni | 100 metres | 11.01 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sunday Maweni | 200 metres | 21.89 | 5 q | 22.21 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zacharia Machangani | 400 metres | 49.75 | 6 q | 50.09 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Joseph Ramotshabi | 800 metres | 1:50.37 | 5 q | 1:49.98 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mbiganyi Thee | 1500 metres | — | — | 3:46.13 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zacharia Machangani Sunday Maweni Joseph Ramotshabi Mbiganyi Thee | 4 × 400 metres relay | — | — | — | — | Disqualified | Disqualified |
| Bigboy Matlapeng | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:24.05 | 14 |
| Golekane Mosweu | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:33.23 | 17 |
| Johnson Mbangiwa | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:36.13 | 18 |

#### Track and road

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Vanessa Tilbury | Marathon | 2:47.24 | 10 |

### Lawn bowls

The lawn bowls were held at Balgreen.

#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Rank |
| Mel David | Singles | Schuback (AUS) L 21 - 4 | Hill (WAL) L 21 – 6 | Corsie (SCO) L 21 – 7 | Espie (NIR) W 21 – 14 | Dickison (CAN) L 21 – 16 | Le Marquand (JER) L 21 – 20 | Young (MAW) L 21 – 19 | Bosley (HKG) L 21 – 13 | Smith (GUE) W 21 – 14 | Fong (FIJ) L 21 – 10 | Thomson (ENG) L 21 – 19 | Wallace (CAN) W 21 – 14 | 11 |
| John Thackray Ray Mascarenhas | Pairs | Australia (AUS) L 24 - 13 | Wales (WAL) W 19 – 17 | Scotland (SCO) L 28 – 14 | England (ENG) L 20 – 15 | Northern Ireland (NIR) L 18 – 16 | New Zealand (NZL) L 25 – 14 | Malawi (MAW) W 19 – 17 | Canada (CAN) W 22 – 21 | Fiji (FIJ) L 25 – 11 | Guernsey (GUE) L 30 – 15 | Jersey (JER) L 20 – 17 | Hong Kong (HKG) Not played | 12 |
| Dennis Rose Dereck Rhodes James Benson Johnie Kakakis | Fours | Australia (AUS) L 27 - 14 | Swaziland (SWZ) L 24 – 19 | Scotland (SCO) L 26 – 18 | Wales (WAL) L 25 – 17 | Northern Ireland (NIR) W 21 – 15 | New Zealand (NZL) W 23 – 16 | Hong Kong (HKG) W 26 – 23 | Guernsey (GUE) W 27 – 22 | Fiji (FIJ) W 28 – 15 | Canada (CAN) L 17 – 15 | England (ENG) L 31 – 13 | — | 8 |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Rank |
| Babs Anderson | Singles | Fahey (AUS) W 21 - 4 | Dainton (WAL) L 21 – 19 | McCrone (SCO) L 21 – 7 | Line (ENG) L 21 – 14 | Bell (NIR) L 21 – 15 | Ryan (NZL) W 21 – 18 | Hunter (CAN) W 21 – 16 | W 21 – 4 | Humphreys (HKG) W 21 – 14 | le Tissier (GUE) W 21 – 10 | Lum On (FIJ) W 21 – 12 | — | |
| Eve Thomas Margaret Green | Pairs | Australia (AUS) L 24 - 16 | Wales (WAL) L 33 – 6 | Scotland (SCO) W 18 – 17 | Northern Ireland (NIR) L 38 – 14 | New Zealand (NZL) L 36 – 8 | Guernsey (GUE) D 19 – 19 | Fiji (FIJ) L 25 – 13 | England (ENG) L 23 – 16 | Canada (CAN) L 23 – 14 | Hong Kong (HKG) W 20 – 18 | — | — | 10 |
| Denise David Jacqueline Rhodes Olwen Leadbitter Yvonne Richards | Fours | Malawi (MAW) W 22 – 13 | Wales (WAL) W 21 – 13 | Hong Kong (HKG) L 25 – 14 | Swaziland (SWZ) L 18 – 15 | England (ENG) L 22 – 10 | Canada (CAN) W 23 – 10 | Northern Ireland (NIR) L 22 – 18 | Scotland (SCO) W 21 – 12 | New Zealand (NZL) L 26 – 18 | Australia (AUS) L 20 – 14 | Guernsey (GUE) L | Fiji (FIJ) L 19 – 13 | 10 |