Maotoanong at the 2016 Olympics
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| Born | 9 May 1991 (1991-05-09) (age 33) Shoshong, Botswana[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 200 m, 400 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SSKB[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Justice Dipeba[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 200 m – 20.58 (2015) 400 m – 45.63 (2015)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Botswana
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| 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 | |||
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Commonwealth Games champions in men's 4 × 400 metres relay
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| 4 x 440 yards (1930–1966) |
 Orr, Dale, Fritz, Loaring (CAN) Carr, Gedge, Humphreys, Price (AUS) Higgins, Dick, Fryer, Johnson (ENG) Day, Evans, Potgieter, M.C. Spence (RSA) Kerr, Khan, M.A. Spence, M. Spence (JAM) Yearwood, Bernard, Roberts, Mottley (TTO) |
| 4 x 400 metres (1970–present) |
 Kimaiyo, Ngetich, Njiri, Koskei (KEN) Cook, Brown, Scutt, Bennett (ENG) Akabusi, Brown, Black, Bennett (ENG) D. Kitur, S. Kitur, Kipkemboi, Mwanzia (KEN) McKenzie, Crampton, Patrick, Ladejo (ENG) Clarke, Haughton, McDonald, Martin (JAM) Deacon, Baldock, Rawlinson, Caines (ENG) Steffensen, Troode, Ormrod, Hill (AUS) Milburn, Moore, Cole, Wroe (AUS) Williams, Bingham, Awde, Hudson-Smith (ENG) Maotoanong, Thebe, Nkobolo, Makwala (BOT) St. Hillaire, Guevara, Cedenio, Richards (TTO) |
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