Botswana at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Botswana at the 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BOT
NOC	Botswana National Olympic Committee
in Seoul
Competitors	8 (8 men and 0 women) in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Shakes Kubuitsile
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Botswana competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	6	0	6
Boxing	2	–	2
Total	8	0	8

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Benny Kgarametso	200 metres	22.79	69	Did not advance
Sunday Maweni	400 metres	47.97	43	Did not advance
Bobby Gaseitsiwe	800 metres	1:48.08	33	Did not advance
Mbiganyi Thee	1500 metres	3:41.97	21 q	—	3:42.62	19	Did not advance
Bigboy Josie Matlapeng	Marathon	—	2:20:51	34
Joseph Ramotshabi Bobby Gaseitsiwe Benny Kgarametso Sunday Maweni	4 × 400 metres relay	3:13.16	21	—	Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Magare Tshekiso	Bantamweight	Breitbarth (GDR) L 0–5	Did not advance
Shakes Kubuitsile	Lightweight	Bye	Saïd (ALG) L RSC R1	Did not advance

See also

• Botswana at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
• Botswana at the 1990 Commonwealth Games

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• sports-reference