Leaname Maotoanong

Leaname Maotoanong (born 9 May 1991) is a sprinter from Botswana competing in the 200 and 400 metres.[3] He won a silver medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade. He won the gold medal with the Botswana 4 × 400 metres relay team setting the new national record of 3:01.89.

Leaname Maotoanong
Maotoanong at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born9 May 1991 (1991-05-09) (age 32)
Shoshong, Botswana[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)200 m, 400 m
ClubSSKB[2]
Coached byJustice Dipeba[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)200 m – 20.58 (2015)
400 m – 45.63 (2015)[3]
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Botswana
African Games
Silver medal – second place2015 Brazzaville4x400 m relay
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Marrakech4x400 m relay
Gold medal – first place2016 Durban4x400 m relay

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Botswana
2014 African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 15th (sf) 200 m 21.22
1st 4×400 m relay 3:01.89
2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 8th 4×400 m relay 3:03.73
Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 2nd 400 m 45.63
8th (h) 4×400 m relay 3:09.86[4]
World Championships Beijing, China 9th (h) 4×400 m relay 2:59.95
African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 11th (sf) 400 m 45.99
2nd 4×400 m relay 3:00.95
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.20
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5th 4 × 400 m relay 2:59.06
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.78
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 28th (h) 200 m 21.65
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 7th 200 m 21.04
5th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.91

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leaname Maotoanong.
  1. "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  2. Leaname Maotoanong Archived 19 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  3. Leaname Maotoanong at World Athletics
  4. Disqualified in the final


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