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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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[4]
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.^[5]
• 800 metres - 1:44.47 min (2001)