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| Born | 23 July 1993 Francistown, Botswana[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Mogomotsi Otsetswe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Onkabetse Nkobolo (born 23 July 1993) is a Botswana sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.[2] He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing narrowly missing the semifinals. In addition, he won two medals at the 2015 African Games. His personal bests in the event are 45.10 seconds outdoors (Brazzaville 2015) and 46.86 seconds indoors (San Sebastián 2015).
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Botswana
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| 2011 | African Junior Championships | Gaborone, Botswana | 17th (h) | 800 m | 1:55.20 |
| 2014 | African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 5th (h) | 400 m | 46.781 |
| 2015 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 8th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.73 |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 23rd (h) | 400 m | 45.17 | |
| 9th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:59.95 | |||
| African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 3rd | 400 m | 45.50 | |
| 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 | |
| 2017 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.28 |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 14th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.50 | |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.78 |
| African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 6th | 400 m | 46.83 | |
| 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 38.80 |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | – | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |
1Did not finish in the semifinals
References
- ^ 2018 CWG bio
- ^ Onkabetse Nkobolo at World Athletics . Retrieved 25 August 2015.
External links
- Onkabetse Nkobolo at World Athletics
- Onkabetse Nkobolo at Diamond League
- Onkabetse Nkobolo at Olympics.com
- Onkabetse Nkobolo at Olympedia
This page was last edited on 7 November 2023, at 20:09