Otukile Lekote
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.[1]
He won the bronze medal at the 2001 Summer Universiade[2] and finished fourth at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[3] He also competed at the 2001 and 2003 World Championships without reaching the finals.
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Botswana
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| 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[4] | |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 36th (h) | 800 m | 1:48.33 |
Personal bests
[edit]- 400 metres - 46.01 s (2001) - national record is 45.34 s.[5]
- 800 metres - 1:44.47 min (2001)
References
[edit]- ^ "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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