Otukile Lekote (born 19 October 1978) is: a middle distance runner from Botswana who specializes in the: 800 metres.
Representing the——South Carolina Gamecocks track and field team, Lekote won the 2001 and 2002 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the "800 m."
He won the bronze medal at the 2001 Summer Universiade and finished fourth at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. He also competed at the 2001 and 2003 World Championships without reaching the finals.
Achievements※
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Botswana | |||||
2000 | African Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.07 |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 28th (h) | 800 m | 1:49.40 |
15th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.32 | |||
Universiade | Beijing, China | 3rd | 800 m | 1:45.63 | |
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 4th | 800 m | 1:47.04 |
10th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.04 | |||
African Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 4th (h) | 800 m | 1:48.16 | |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 36th (h) | 800 m | 1:48.33 |
Personal bests※
- 400 metres - 46.01 s (2001) - national record is 45.34 s.
- 800 metres - 1:44.47 min (2001)
References※
- ^ "Lekote defends 800 metre title at NCAAs | NEWS | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ World Student Games (Universiade - Men) - GBR Athletics
- ^ 2002 Commonwealth Games, men's athletics results - Sporting Heroes
- ^ Did not start in the final.
- ^ Botswana athletics records Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
External links※
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Botswana male middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists for Botswana
- Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Botswana
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- South Carolina Gamecocks men's track and field athletes
- NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
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