# Botswana at the Olympics

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. The men's 4 × 400 relay team won a bronze medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
In 2024, sprinter Letsile Tebogo won Botswana's first-ever Olympic gold medal after winning the men's 200 metres, also becoming the first African to win the title.

## Olympic overview

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

### 1980 Summer Olympics

Botswana's debut was at the 1980 Summer Olympics, in Moscow. They sent seven men and no women to participate in the 1980 Summer Olympics. They did not win a single medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. All athletes participated in athletics.

### 2012 Summer Olympics

Nijel Amos won a silver medal in the men's 800 m, Botswana's first ever medal.

### 2024 Summer Olympics

21 year old Letsile Tebogo won the gold medal in the men's 200m in a time of 19.46s, breaking his own African record set at the 2023 London Athletics Meet. Tebogo subsequently anchored the relay team in the 4 × 400m, in which they won silver in a time of 2:54.53, the third fastest time in history, and a new African record.

## Medal tables
### Medals by Summer Games

| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank | Ref(s) |
| 1896–1964 | occupied by Great Britain | occupied by Great Britain | occupied by Great Britain | occupied by Great Britain | occupied by Great Britain | occupied by Great Britain |
| 1968-1976 | did not participate |
| 1980 Moscow | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 1988 Seoul | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 1992 Barcelona | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 1996 Atlanta | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2000 Sydney | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2004 Athens | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2008 Beijing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2012 London | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 69 | |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2020 Tokyo | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 86 | |
| 2024 Paris | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | |
| 2028 Los Angeles | Future Event | Future Event | Future Event | Future Event | Future Event | Future Event | Future Event |
| 2032 Brisbane | Future Event | Future Event | Future Event | Future Event | Future Event | Future Event | Future Event |
| Total | Total | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 102 | |

### Medals by sport

| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Athletics | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |

## List of medalists

Botswana has won four medals in its Olympic lifespan, a gold medal, two silver medals, and a bronze medal.
| 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 |
| Silver | Busang Kebinatshipi Bayapo Ndori Anthony Pesela Letsile Tebogo | 2024 Paris | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | 10 August 2024 |

## Flagbearers

| # | Games | Season | Flag bearer | Sport |
| 1 | Moscow 1980 | Summer | | |
| 2 | Los Angeles 1984 | Summer | Norman Mangoye | Official |
| 3 | Seoul 1988 | Summer | Shakes Kubuitsile | Boxing |
| 4 | Barcelona 1992 | Summer | | |
| 5 | Atlanta 1996 | Summer | Justice Dipeba | Athletics |
| 6 | Sydney 2000 | Summer | Gilbert Khunwane | Boxing |
| 7 | Athens 2004 | Summer | Khumiso Ikgopoleng | Boxing |
| 8 | Beijing 2008 | Summer | Samantha Paxinos | Swimming |
| 9 | London 2012 | Summer | Amantle Montsho | Athletics |
| 10 | Rio 2016 | Summer | Nijel Amos | Athletics |
| 11 | Tokyo 2020 | Summer | Rajab Mahommed | Boxing |
| 11 | Tokyo 2020 | Summer | Amantle Montsho | Athletics |
| 12 | Paris 2024 | Summer | Letsile Tebogo | Athletics |
| 12 | Paris 2024 | Summer | Maxine Egner | Swimming |