Botswana at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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Botswana
competed in the Olympic Games
for the first time at the 1980 Summer Olympics
in Moscow
, USSR
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Athletics
Men's 100 metres
Men's 200 metres
Men's 400 metres
Men's 800 metres
Men's 1,500 metres
Men's 5,000 metres
Men's 10,000 metres
Men's 400 m Hurdles
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
competed in the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
for the first time at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, USSR
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
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AthleticsAthletics at the 1980 Summer OlympicsAthletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki between July 24 and August 1. There were a total number of 959 participating athletes from 70 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal...
Men's 100 metres
- Lucien Josiah
- Heat — 11.15 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
- Lucien Josiah
- Heat — 22.45 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 metres
- Joseph Ramotshabe
Men's 800 metres
- Langa Mudongo
- Heat — 1:52.5 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1,500 metres
- Ishmael Mhaladi
- Heat — 3:59.1 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5,000 metres
- Robert Chideka
Men's 10,000 metres
- Golekane Mosweu
- Heat — 30:38.8 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
- Wilfred Kareng
- Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)