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Botswana at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

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.

Botswana at the
1986 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeBOT
CGABotswana National Olympic Committee
Websitebnoc.org.bw
in Edinburgh, Scotland
Competitors22 in 2 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Medals

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Medal Name Sport Event
  Bronze Babs Anderson Lawn bowls Women's Singles

Botswana at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

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Athletics

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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

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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   Schuback (AUS)
L 21 - 4[11] 		  Hill (WAL)
L 21 – 6[1] 		  Corsie (SCO)
L 21 – 7[4] 		  Espie (NIR)
W 21 – 14 		  Dickison (CAN)
L 21 – 16[5] 		  Le Marquand (JER)
L 21 – 20 		  Young (MAW)
L 21 – 19[12] 		  Bosley (HKG)
L 21 – 13 		  Smith (GUE)
W 21 – 14[13] 		  Fong (FIJ)
L 21 – 10 		  Thomson (ENG)
L 21 – 19[14] 		  Wallace (CAN)
W 21 – 14 		11[9]
John Thackray
Ray Mascarenhas 		Pairs   Australia (AUS)
L 24 - 13[11] 		  Wales (WAL)
W 19 – 17 		  Scotland (SCO)
L 28 – 14[1] 		  England (ENG)
L 20 – 15[4] 		  Northern Ireland (NIR)
L 18 – 16 		  New Zealand (NZL)
L 25 – 14[5] 		  Malawi (MAW)
W 19 – 17 		  Canada (CAN)
W 22 – 21[12] 		  Fiji (FIJ)
L 25 – 11[13] 		  Guernsey (GUE)
L 30 – 15[14] 		  Jersey (JER)
L 20 – 17 		  Hong Kong (HKG)
Not played 		12[9]
Dennis Rose
Dereck Rhodes
James Benson
Johnie Kakakis 		Fours   Australia (AUS)
L 27 - 14[11] 		  Swaziland (SWZ)
L 24 – 19[1] 		  Scotland (SCO)
L 26 – 18 		  Wales (WAL)
L 25 – 17[4] 		  Northern Ireland (NIR)
W 21 – 15[5] 		  New Zealand (NZL)
W 23 – 16 		  Hong Kong (HKG)
W 26 – 23[12] 		  Guernsey (GUE)
W 27 – 22 		  Fiji (FIJ)
W 28 – 15[13] 		  Canada (CAN)
L 17 – 15[14] 		  England (ENG)
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   Fahey (AUS)
W 21 - 4[11] 		  Dainton (WAL)
L 21 – 19[1] 		  McCrone (SCO)
L 21 – 7 		  Line (ENG)
L 21 – 14[4] 		  Bell (NIR)
L 21 – 15[5] 		  Ryan (NZL)
W 21 – 18 		  Hunter (CAN)
W 21 – 16[12] 		  Blattman (JER)|
W 21 – 4 		  Humphreys (HKG)
W 21 – 14[13] 		  le Tissier (GUE)
W 21 – 10[14] 		  Lum On (FIJ)
W 21 – 12 		—  [9]
Eve Thomas
Margaret Green 		Pairs   Australia (AUS)
L 24 - 16[11] 		  Wales (WAL)
L 33 – 6 		  Scotland (SCO)
W 18 – 17[1] 		  Northern Ireland (NIR)
L 38 – 14 		  New Zealand (NZL)
L 36 – 8[5] 		  Guernsey (GUE)
D 19 – 19 		  Fiji (FIJ)
L 25 – 13[13] 		  England (ENG)
L 23 – 16 		  Canada (CAN)
L 23 – 14[14] 		  Hong Kong (HKG)
W 20 – 18 		— 10[9]
Denise David
Jacqueline Rhodes
Olwen Leadbitter
Yvonne Richards 		Fours   Malawi (MAW)
W 22 – 13[15] 		  Wales (WAL)
W 21 – 13 		  Hong Kong (HKG)
L 25 – 14 		  Swaziland (SWZ)
L 18 – 15[1] 		  England (ENG)
L 22 – 10 		  Canada (CAN)
W 23 – 10[4] 		  Northern Ireland (NIR)
L 22 – 18 		  Scotland (SCO)
W 21 – 12[12] 		  New Zealand (NZL)
L 26 – 18 		  Australia (AUS)
L 20 – 14[13] 		  Guernsey (GUE)
L 		  Fiji (FIJ)
L 19 – 13[9] 		10[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Results: Day Two". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 July 1986. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Monday's results". The Odessa American. 29 July 1986. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Results". Daily Post. No. 1 August 1986. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Results: Day Three". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 July 1986. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Results: Day Four". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 July 1986. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Track and Field". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 2 August 1986. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "Results: Day Nine". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 August 1986. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Games Results". Sunday Mercury. 3 August 1986. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Bell, Daniel (17 March 2016). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-4766-1527-1.
  11. ^ a b c d e "All The Results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 July 1986. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Results: Day Five". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 July 1986. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  13. ^ a b c d e f "Results: Day Six". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 August 1986. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  14. ^ a b c d e "Results: Day Seven". Sydney Morning Herald. 2 August 1986. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Medals: Bowls". South Wales Echo. No. 26 July 1986. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
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