List of Botswana records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Botswana maintained by its national athletics federation: Botswana Athletics Association (BAA).

Outdoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	10.20 A (+0.8 m/s)	Isaac Makwala	3 May 2014	Botswana National Championships	Gaborone, Botswana	[1]
200 m	19.96 (-0.4 m/s)	Isaac Makwala	6 July 2014	35th Résisprint International Ahletics Meeting	La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland	[2]
300 m	32.52	Ngwigwa Obakeng	5 July 2012	Meeting de la Province de Liège	Liège, Belgium	[3]
400 m	43.72	Isaac Makwala	5 July 2015	36th Résisprint International Ahletics Meeting	La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland	[4]
600 m	1:15.00	Glody Dube	14 September 2000		Sydney, Australia
800 m	1:41.73	Nijel Amos	9 August 2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	[5]
1000 m	2:19.19	Mbigyani Thee	20 January 1990		Auckland, New Zealand
1500 m	3:39.60	Glody Dube	24 May 2001		Nijmegen, Netherlands
3000 m	7:51.8	Matthews Motshwarateu	15 February 1979		Stellenbosch, South Africa
5000 m	13:29.6	Matthews Motshwarateu	14 April 1978		Stellenbosch, South Africa
10000 m	27:48.2	Matthews Motshwarateu	7 May 1979		Stellenbosch, South Africa
10 km (road)	28:00	Matthews Motshwarateu	4 October 1980		Purchase, United States
15 km (road)	43:20	Matthews Motshwarateu	31 August 1992		East London, South Africa
Half marathon	1:01:21	Matthews Motshwarateu	22 July 1989		Durban, South Africa
Marathon	2:14:57	John James	24 July 2004		Selebi-Phikwe, Botswana
110 m hurdles	14.68 A	Gobe Khanda	3 May 2014	Botswana National Championships	Gaborone, Botswana
400 m hurdles	50.88	Daniel Lagamang	13 September 2011	All-Africa Games	Maputo, Mozambique	[6]
3000 m steeplechase	8:44.1	Reuben Rathedi	29 May 1981		Wichita, United States
High jump	2.34 m	Kabelo Kgosiemang	4 May 2008	African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Pole vault	2.80 m A [7]	Gobe Khanda	13 May 2011	African Junior Championships	Gaborone, Botswana	[8]
Long jump	8.27 m (+0.9 m/s)	Gable Garenamotse	20 August 2006		Rhede, Germany
Triple jump	16.05 m	Gable Garenamotse	18 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
	16.66 m A #		3 July 1999		Gaborone, Botswana
Shot put	13.55 m	Lebala Mkhulule	1 July 2001		Harare, Zimbabwe
Discus throw	46.50 m	Tonic Taubobong	12 June 2010		Molepolole, Botswana
Hammer throw	24.94 m A	Jeffrey Dambe	25 July 1987		Gaborone, Botswana
Javelin throw	80.49 m A	Adriaan Stephanus Beukes	31 May 2015		Gaborone, Botswana
Decathlon	5886 pts A	Gobe Khanda	12–13 May 2011	African Junior Championships	Gaborone, Botswana	[9]
	11.14 (+0.1 m/s) (100 m), 6.88 m (-0.1 m/s) (long jump), 10.69 m (shot put), 1.90 m (high jump), 52.39 (400 m) / 14.74 (-1.1 m/s) (110 m hurdles), 26.25 m (discus), 2.80 m (pole vault), 31.12 (javelin), 5:24:71 (1500 m)
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4×100 m relay	39.09	Botswana [[]] [[]] [[]] [[]]	13 September 2011	All-Africa Games	Maputo, Mozambique	[10]
4×400 m relay	2:59.95	Botswana Onkabetse Nkobolo Nijel Amos Leaname Maotoanong Isaac Makwala	29 August 2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	[11]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	11.60 (-0.5 m/s)	Amantle Montsho	26 April 2011	CAA Meet	Bamako, Mali	[12]
200 m	22.89 (0.0 m/s)	Amantle Montsho	3 May 2012	Shizuoka International Meet	Fukuroi, Japan	[13]
400 m	49.33	Amantle Montsho	19 July 2013	Herculis	Fontvieille, Monaco	[14]
800 m	2:05.32	Tshotlego Morama	9 June 2002		Germiston, South Africa
1500 m	4:22.08	Onneile Dintwe	20 February 2009		Port Elizabeth, South Africa
3000 m	9:45.58	Idah Simon	30 May 2010	Southern Africa Region Junior Championships	Maputo, Mozambique	[15]
5000 m	16:24.10	Onneile Dintwe	6 February 2009		Durban, South Africa
10000 m	39:41.52	Onkemetse Solotate	6 September 2003		Windhoek, Namibia
10 km (road)	34:17	Onneille Dintwe	8 February 2009		Durban, South Africa
Marathon	2:51:32	Onkemetse Solotate	10 February 2008		Durban, South Africa
100 m hurdles	14.38 (+1.8 m/s)	Oarabile Babolayi	23 March 2013		Starkville, United States	[16]
400 m hurdles	1:00.35	Oarabile Babolayi	15 December 2010		Manzini, Swaziland
3000 m steeplechase	10:32.15	Onneille Dintwe	9 April 2011	Yellow Pages Championships	Durban, South Africa	[17]
High jump	1.69 m	Martha Nthshambiwe	12 June 2010		Molepolole, Botswana
Pole vault
Long jump	6.36 m	Tsoseletso Nkala	18 July 1998		Harare, Zimbabwe
Triple jump	12.39 m (+0.4 m/s)	Titose Chilume	2 June 2013		Gaborone, Botswana
Shot put	10.69 m	T. Matale	19 July 1988		Gaborone, Botswana
Discus throw	34.86 m	Monica Sepoya	1 May 2001		Harare, Zimbabwe
Hammer throw	25.94 m	Andina Tapaphiwa	14 May 2011	African Junior Championships	Gaborone, Botswana	[18]
Javelin throw	44.61 m	Lefitile Kenaope	2 June 2013		Gaborone, Botswana
Heptathlon	4509 pts	Bonolo Maretele	10–11 April 2010	Meeting International de Maurice	Réduit, Mauritius	[19]
	14.55 (100 m hurdles), 1.54 m (high jump), 9.32 m (shot put), 26.26 (200 m) / 5.57 m (long jump), 24.45 m (javelin), 2:38.60 (800 m)
20 km walk (road)
4x100 m relay	47.08	[[]] [[]] [[]] [[]]	1 June 2013		Gaborone, Botswana
4x400 m relay	3:31.27	Botswana Goitseone Seleka Lydia Mashila Oarabile Babolayi Amantle Montsho	1 July 2012	African Championships	Porto-Novo, Benin

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
60 m	6.84	Obakeng Ngwigwa	7 March 2008		Charleston, United States
200 m	21.36	Garologelwang Masheto	1 March 2009		College Station, United States
400 m	45.74	California Molefe	10 March 2006	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	[20]
500 m	1:00.71	Onkabetse Nkobolo	17 February 2016	Globen Galan	Stockholm, Sweden	[21]
800 m	1:46.13	Otukile Lekote	10 March 2001	NCAA Division I Championships	Fayetteville, United States	[22]
1500 m	3:44.33	Mbiganyi Thee	6 March 1987	World Championships	Indianapolis, United States
3000 m	8:13.54	Matthews Motshwarateu	10 February 1984		Boston, United States
60 m hurdles
High jump	2.28 m	Kabelo Kgosiemang	6 February 2010	Hochsprung mit Musik	Arnstadt, Germany	[23]
			14 March 2010	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[24]
Pole vault
Long jump	8.01 m	Gable Garenamotse	3 February 2002		Cardiff, ?
Triple jump	15.92 m	Gable Garenamotse	27 January 2001	AVIVA Indoor Grand Prix	Birmingham, United Kingdom
Shot put
Heptathlon
	(60 m), (high jump), (shot put), (long jump), (60 m hurdles), (pole vault), (1000 m)
5000 m walk
4x400 m relay	3:13.21	Botswana Thapelo Ketlogetswe Isaac Makwala Pako Seribe Zacharia Kamberuka	10 March 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[25]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
60 m
200 m
300 m	36.33	Amantle Montsho	5 March 2010	Meeting Pas de Calais	Liévin, France	[26]
400 m	52.34	Amantle Montsho	12 March 2010	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[27]
800 m
1500 m
3000 m
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Pentathlon
	(60 m hurdles), (high jump), (shot put), (long jump), (800 m)
3000 m walk
4x400 m relay

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