Botswana at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
| Botswana at the 1986 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
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| CGF code | BOT |
| CGA | Botswana National Olympic Committee |
| Website | bnoc |
| in Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Competitors | 22 in 2 sports |
| Medals |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babs Anderson | Lawn bowls | Women's Singles |
Botswana at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
Athletics
- Men
- Track and road
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sunday Maweni | 100 metres | 11.01 | 6 | did not advance[1] | |||
| Sunday Maweni | 200 metres | 21.89 | 5 q[2] | 22.21 | 6 | did not advance[3] | |
| Zacharia Machangani | 400 metres | 49.75 | 6 q[1] | 50.09 | 8 | did not advance[4] | |
| Joseph Ramotshabi | 800 metres | 1:50.37 | 5 q | 1:49.98 | 6 | did not advance[5] | |
| Mbiganyi Thee | 1500 metres | — | 3:46.13 | 8 | did not advance[6] | ||
| Zacharia Machangani Sunday Maweni Joseph Ramotshabi Mbiganyi Thee | 4 × 400 metres relay | — | Disqualified[7][8] | ||||
| Bigboy Matlapeng | Marathon | — | 2:24.05 | 14[9] | |||
| Golekane Mosweu | 2:33.23 | 17[9] | |||||
| Johnson Mbangiwa | 2:36.13 | 18[9] | |||||
- Women
- Track and road
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Vanessa Tilbury | Marathon | 2:47.24 | 10[9] |
Lawn bowls
The lawn bowls were held at Balgreen.[10]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round Robin | Rank | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | |||
| Mel David | Singles | L 21 - 4[11] | L 21 – 6[1] | L 21 – 7[4] | W 21 – 14 | L 21 – 16[5] | L 21 – 20 | L 21 – 19[12] | L 21 – 13 | W 21 – 14[13] | L 21 – 10 | L 21 – 19[14] | W 21 – 14 | 11[9] |
| John Thackray Ray Mascarenhas | Pairs | L 24 - 13[11] | W 19 – 17 | L 28 – 14[1] | L 20 – 15[4] | L 18 – 16 | L 25 – 14[5] | W 19 – 17 | W 22 – 21[12] | L 25 – 11[13] | L 30 – 15[14] | L 20 – 17 | Not played | 12[9] |
| Dennis Rose Dereck Rhodes James Benson Johnie Kakakis | Fours | L 27 - 14[11] | L 24 – 19[1] | L 26 – 18 | L 25 – 17[4] | W 21 – 15[5] | W 23 – 16 | W 26 – 23[12] | W 27 – 22 | W 28 – 15[13] | L 17 – 15[14] | L 31 – 13[9] | — | 8[7] |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Round Robin | Rank | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | |||
| Babs Anderson | Singles | W 21 - 4[11] | L 21 – 19[1] | L 21 – 7 | L 21 – 14[4] | L 21 – 15[5] | W 21 – 18 | W 21 – 16[12] | W 21 – 4 | W 21 – 14[13] | W 21 – 10[14] | W 21 – 12 | — | |
| Eve Thomas Margaret Green | Pairs | L 24 - 16[11] | L 33 – 6 | W 18 – 17[1] | L 38 – 14 | L 36 – 8[5] | D 19 – 19 | L 25 – 13[13] | L 23 – 16 | L 23 – 14[14] | W 20 – 18 | — | 10[9] | |
| Denise David Jacqueline Rhodes Olwen Leadbitter Yvonne Richards | Fours | W 22 – 13[15] | W 21 – 13 | L 25 – 14 | L 18 – 15[1] | L 22 – 10 | W 23 – 10[4] | L 22 – 18 | W 21 – 12[12] | L 26 – 18 | L 20 – 14[13] | L | L 19 – 13[9] | 10[7] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Results: Day Two". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 July 1986. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Monday's results". The Odessa American. 29 July 1986. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Results". Daily Post. No. 1 August 1986. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Results: Day Three". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 July 1986. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Results: Day Four". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 July 1986. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Track and Field". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 2 August 1986. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "Results: Day Nine". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 August 1986. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Games Results". Sunday Mercury. 3 August 1986. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Day Eight: All the Results". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 August 1986. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ Bell, Daniel (17 March 2016). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-4766-1527-1.
- ^ a b c d e "All The Results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 July 1986. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Results: Day Five". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 July 1986. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Results: Day Six". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 August 1986. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Results: Day Seven". Sydney Morning Herald. 2 August 1986. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Medals: Bowls". South Wales Echo. No. 26 July 1986. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
