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.
Medals
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Babs Anderson | Lawn bowls | Women's Singles |
Botswana at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
Athletics
- 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 | |||
| Sunday Maweni | 200 metres | 21.89 | 5 q | 22.21 | 6 | did not advance | |
| Zacharia Machangani | 400 metres | 49.75 | 6 q | 50.09 | 8 | did not advance | |
| Joseph Ramotshabi | 800 metres | 1:50.37 | 5 q | 1:49.98 | 6 | did not advance | |
| Mbiganyi Thee | 1500 metres | N/a | 3:46.13 | 8 | did not advance | ||
| Zacharia Machangani Sunday Maweni Joseph Ramotshabi Mbiganyi Thee | 4 × 400 metres relay | N/a | Disqualified | ||||
| Bigboy Matlapeng | Marathon | N/a | 2:24.05 | 14 | |||
| Golekane Mosweu | 2:33.23 | 17 | |||||
| Johnson Mbangiwa | 2:36.13 | 18 | |||||
- Women
- Track and road
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Vanessa Tilbury | Marathon | 2:47.24 | 10 |
Lawn bowls
The lawn bowls were held at Balgreen.
- 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 | Hill (WAL) L 21 – 6 | Corsie (SCO) L 21 – 7 | Espie (NIR) W 21 – 14 | Dickison (CAN) L 21 – 16 | Le Marquand (JER) L 21 – 20 | Young (MAW) L 21 – 19 | Bosley (HKG) L 21 – 13 | Smith (GUE) W 21 – 14 | Fong (FIJ) L 21 – 10 | Thomson (ENG) L 21 – 19 | Wallace (CAN) W 21 – 14 | 11 |
| John Thackray Ray Mascarenhas | Pairs | Australia L 24 - 13 | Wales W 19 – 17 | Scotland L 28 – 14 | England L 20 – 15 | Northern Ireland L 18 – 16 | New Zealand L 25 – 14 | Malawi W 19 – 17 | Canada W 22 – 21 | Fiji L 25 – 11 | Guernsey L 30 – 15 | Jersey L 20 – 17 | Hong Kong Not played | 12 |
| Dennis Rose Dereck Rhodes James Benson Johnie Kakakis | Fours | Australia L 27 - 14 | Swaziland L 24 – 19 | Scotland L 26 – 18 | Wales L 25 – 17 | Northern Ireland W 21 – 15 | New Zealand W 23 – 16 | Hong Kong W 26 – 23 | Guernsey W 27 – 22 | Fiji W 28 – 15 | Canada L 17 – 15 | England L 31 – 13 | N/a | 8 |
- 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 | Dainton (WAL) L 21 – 19 | McCrone (SCO) L 21 – 7 | Line (ENG) L 21 – 14 | Bell (NIR) L 21 – 15 | Ryan (NZL) W 21 – 18 | Hunter (CAN) W 21 – 16 | Blattman (JER)| W 21 – 4 | Humphreys (HKG) W 21 – 14 | le Tissier (GUE) W 21 – 10 | Lum On (FIJ) W 21 – 12 | N/a | |
| Eve Thomas Margaret Green | Pairs | Australia L 24 - 16 | Wales L 33 – 6 | Scotland W 18 – 17 | Northern Ireland L 38 – 14 | New Zealand L 36 – 8 | Guernsey D 19 – 19 | Fiji L 25 – 13 | England L 23 – 16 | Canada L 23 – 14 | Hong Kong W 20 – 18 | N/a | 10 | |
| Denise David Jacqueline Rhodes Olwen Leadbitter Yvonne Richards | Fours | Malawi W 22 – 13 | Wales W 21 – 13 | Hong Kong L 25 – 14 | Swaziland L 18 – 15 | England L 22 – 10 | Canada W 23 – 10 | Northern Ireland L 22 – 18 | Scotland W 21 – 12 | New Zealand L 26 – 18 | Australia L 20 – 14 | Guernsey L | Fiji L 19 – 13 | 10 |
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