List of Botswanan records in athletics

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

Outdoor

Key:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by BAA

h = hand timing
A = affected by altitude
# = not officially ratified by federation

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	19.77 (0.0 m/s)	Isaac Makwala	14 July 2017	Meeting de Atletismo Madrid	Madrid, Spain	[2]
300 m	31.44	Isaac Makwala	28 June 2017	Golden Spike Ostrava	Ostrava, Czech Republic	[3]
400 m	43.72	Isaac Makwala	5 July 2015	36th Résisprint International Athletics Meeting	La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland	[4]
500 m (road)	59.26	Nijel Amos	9 September 2017	Great City Games	Newcastle, Great Britain	[5]
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	[6]
1000 m	2:19.19	Mbiganyi Thee	20 January 1990		Auckland, New Zealand
1500 m	3:39.60	Glody Dube	24 May 2001		Nijmegen, Netherlands
3000 m	7:51.8 h	Matthews Motshwarateu	15 February 1979		Stellenbosch, South Africa
5000 m	13:29.6 h	Matthews Motshwarateu	14 April 1978		Stellenbosch, South Africa
10000 m	27:48.2 h	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	23 July 1989		Durban, South Africa
Marathon	2:14:57	James John	25 July 2004		Selebi-Phikwe, Botswana
110 m hurdles	13.92 A (+0.5 m/s)	Kemorena Tisang	6 July 2019	CAA Southern Region Championships	Réduit, Mauritius	[7]
	13.92 A (-0.9 m/s)	Kemorena Tisang	14 March 2020	University of Botswana Athletics Club Track Meet	Gaborone, Botswana	[8]
400 m hurdles	50.88	Daniel Lagamang	13 September 2011	All-Africa Games	Maputo, Mozambique	[9]
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 [lower-alpha 1]	Gobe Khanda	13 May 2011	African Junior Championships	Gaborone, Botswana	[10]
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 # (0.0 m/s)		3 July 1999		Gaborone, Botswana
Shot put	13.75 m A	Omphile Phokoje	31 May 2015		Gaborone, Botswana
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	[11]
	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	39.01 A	Botswana Keene Motukisi Baboloki Thebe Karabo Mothibi Xholani Talane	30 March 2019	Lefika Athletics Club Relay and Hurdles event	Gaborone, Botswana	[12]
4×400 m relay	2:59.06	Botswana Isaac Makwala Karabo Sibanda Onkabetse Nkobolo Leaname Maotoanong	20 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[13]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	11.39 A (-1.8 m/s)	Lydia Jele	13 May 2017	Botswanan Championships	Francistown, Botswana	[14]
200 m	22.89 (0.0 m/s)	Amantle Montsho	3 May 2012	Shizuoka International Meet	Fukuroi, Japan	[15]
300 m	37.44	Amantle Montsho	28 March 2017	Sasol-NWU International Meeting	Sasolburg, South Africa	[16]
400 m	49.33	Amantle Montsho	19 July 2013	Herculis	Fontvieille, Monaco	[17]
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	[18]
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	13.66 (+1.3 m/s)	Oarabile Babolayi	16 May 2015	Missouri Valley Conference Championships	Normal, United States	[19]
400 m hurdles	1:00.35	Oarabile Babolayi	15 December 2010		Manzini, Swaziland
3000 m steeplechase	10:32.15	Onneille Dintwe	10 April 2011	Yellow Pages Championships	Durban, South Africa	[20]
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	12.78 m A (+1.8 m/s)	Titose Chilume	29 April 2018	International Meet	Gaborone, Botswana	[21]
Shot put	10.69 m A	T. Matale	19 July 1988		Gaborone, Botswana
Discus throw	34.98 m A	Tebogo Tapologo	31 May 2015		Gaborone, Botswana
Hammer throw	25.94 m A	Andina Tapaphiwa	14 May 2011	African Junior Championships	Gaborone, Botswana	[22]
Javelin throw	44.61 m A	Lefitile Kenaope	2 June 2013		Gaborone, Botswana
Heptathlon	4509 pts	Bonolo Maretele	10–11 April 2010	Meeting International de Maurice	Réduit, Mauritius	[23]
	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)
4 × 100 m relay	46.10	Botswana Ontiretse Molapisi Lydia Jele Loungo Mathlaku Goitseone Seleka	24 June 2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	[24]
4 × 400 m relay	3:26.86	Botswana Galefele Moroko Christine Botlogetswe Loungo Matlhaku Amantle Montsho	14 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	[25]

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	[26]
500 m	1:00.71	Onkabetse Nkobolo	17 February 2016	Globen Galan	Stockholm, Sweden	[27]
800 m	1:46.13	Otukile Lekote	10 March 2001	NCAA Division I Championships	Fayetteville, United States	[28]
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	9.12	Calvin Dikomane	17 January 2015		Montpellier, France
High jump	2.28 m	Kabelo Kgosiemang	6 February 2010	Hochsprung mit Musik	Arnstadt, Germany	[29]
			14 March 2010	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[30]
Pole vault
Long jump	8.01 m	Gable Garenamotse	3 February 2002		Cardiff, United Kingdom
Triple jump	16.00 m	Goabaone Mosheleketi	8 December 2017	Winter Break Meet	Indianapolis, United States	[31]
Shot put
Heptathlon
	60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
5000 m walk
4×400 m relay	3:13.21	Botswana Thapelo Ketlogetswe Isaac Makwala Pako Seribe Zacharia Kamberuka	10 March 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[32]

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	[33]
400 m	52.34	Amantle Montsho	12 March 2010	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[34]
600 m	1:34.32	Oarabile Babolayi	18 January 2013	Missouri Invitational	Columbia, United States	[35]
800 m
1500 m
3000 m
55 m hurdles	8.43	Oarabile Babolayi	2 December 2012	Arkansas State Kickoff Classic	Jonesboro, United States	[36]
60 m hurdles	8.51	Oarabile Babolayi	1 March 2015	Missouri Valley Conference Championships	Cedar Falls, United States	[37]
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Pentathlon
	60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
3000 m walk
4×400 m relay

Notes

1. record set during decathlon competition

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