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BotswanaEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Athletics |
Men's 800m | 8 |
Records
| Record | Event | Mark | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WU20R | Men's 800m | 1:41.73 | 9 August, 2012 | London (GBR) |
Schedule
Change
| Start Time | Location | Event | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Stadium - Track |
Finished |
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| Olympic Stadium - Track |
Finished |
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| Olympic Stadium - Track |
Finished |
Biographical Information
Highlights
:
Olympic Games
World Athletics Championships
African Championships
Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017
Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020
World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020
Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final
| Year | Location | 800m |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | Round 1 (1:50.46) |
| 2012 | London, GBR | 2nd (1:41.73) |
World Athletics Championships
| Year | Location | 800m | 4 x 400m |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Doha, QAT | Heats (DNS) | - |
| 2017 | London, GBR | 5th (1:45.83) | Heats (3:06.50) |
| 2015 | Beijing, CHN | SF (1:47.96) | Heats (2:59.95) |
| 2013 | Moscow, RUS | Heats (DNS) | - |
African Championships
| Year | Location | 800m | 4 x 400m |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Asaba, NGR | 1st (1:45.20) | 7th (DNF) |
Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017
| Year | 800m |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 x 1st |
| 2019 | 3 x 1st, 2 x 2nd |
| 2018 | 1 x 4th |
| 2017 | 5 x 1st, 1 x 11th |
Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020
| Rank | Year | Event | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021 | 800m | Monaco, MON | 1:42.91 |
| 1 | 2019 | 800m | Monaco, MON | 1:41.89 |
| 1 | 2019 | 800m | Rabat, MAR | 1:45.57 |
| 1 | 2019 | 800m | Doha, QAT | 1:44.29 |
| 1 | 2017 | 800m | Brussels, BEL | 1:44.53 |
| 1 | 2017 | 800m | Birmingham, GBR | 1:44.50 |
| 1 | 2017 | 800m | Rabat, MAR | 1:43.91 |
| 1 | 2017 | 800m | London, GBR | 1:43.18 |
| 1 | 2017 | 800m | Paris Saint-Denis, FRA | 1:44.24 |
| 2 | 2019 | 800m | Zurich, SUI | 1:42.98 |
| 2 | 2019 | 800m | Rome, ITA | 1:43.65 |
World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020
| Rank | Year | Event | Competition | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | 800m | World Challenge | Nanjing, CHN | 1:44.38 |
| 1 | 2018 | 800m | World Challenge | Zagreb, CRO | 1:44.08 |
Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final
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Zoro (Facebook profile, 31 Jan 2020; botswanayouth.com, 11 Mar 2016)
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Athlete, Business Owner
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Business Administration, Sports Science - North-West University, South Africa
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Daughter Zoe
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English, Spanish
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Oregon Track Club Elite [Eugene, OR, USA]
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Mark Rowland [club]; Justice Dipeba [national]
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2012 for Botswana (Athlete, 11 Aug 2016)
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Pain in his Achilles tendon meant he had to withdraw from the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. (thestar.com.my, 28 Sep 2019)
In April 2013 he tore his right hamstring. He returned to competitive action after six weeks, but despite winning a gold medal in the 800m at the 2013 World University Games in Kazan, Russian Federation, he was still struggling with the injury and ended his season early. This included missing the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Russian Federation. (IAAF, 08 Jun 2015; IAAF, 05 Sep 2014)
In April 2013 he tore his right hamstring. He returned to competitive action after six weeks, but despite winning a gold medal in the 800m at the 2013 World University Games in Kazan, Russian Federation, he was still struggling with the injury and ended his season early. This included missing the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Russian Federation. (IAAF, 08 Jun 2015; IAAF, 05 Sep 2014)
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He took up athletics in 2010 in Botswana. (Athlete, 11 Aug 2016)
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"My mother used to be a runner, but she wasn't that good. My cousin was also a runner at high school, but I liked football. I grew up as a football player. It's the sport I thought I could go for. I started properly doing athletics when I finished high school in 2011. That's when it started. That's when I decided, 'Yeah, I can do this professionally'." (worldathletics.org, 02 May 2016; IAAF, 05 Sep 2014)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (reuters.com, 28 Sep 2019; thestar.com.my, 28 Sep 2019)
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Namibian sprinter Frankie Fredericks, Danish middle-distance runner Wilson Kipketer. (iaafworldathleticschamps.com, 28 Aug 2019; IAAF, 08 Jun 2015; runafricadotcom.wordpress.com, 28 May 2013)
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"Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, sometimes it's about playing a poor hand well." (Facebook profile, 03 Feb 2020)
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In 2020 he was included in Forbes Africa's 30 Under 30 list of the most promising young African entrepreneurs. (botswanayouth.com, 11 Apr 2020; Instagram profile, 06 Apr 2020)
He was Botswana's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (GNS, 24 Jul 2014)
He was Botswana's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (GNS, 24 Jul 2014)
Legend
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- World U20 Record
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