| Noc: | BOT |
| Nocname: | Botswana National Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Location: | Beijing |
| Competitors: | 12 |
| Sports: | 3 |
| Flagbearer: | Samantha Paxinos (opening) Khumiso Ikgopoleng (closing) |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| App Begin Year: | 1980 |
Botswana competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics which were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.
See main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Onalenna Baloyi | 800 m | 1:47.89 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Ndabili Bashingili | Marathon | 2:25:11 | 56 | ||||||
| Fanuel Kenosi | 200 m | 21.09 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Gakologelwang Masheto | align=left rowspan=2 | 400 m | 46.29 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
| California Molefe | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | |||
| Gable Garenamotse | Long jump | 7.95 | 11 q | 7.85 | 9 | |
| Kabelo Kgosiemang | High jump | 2.20 | =29 | Did not advance | ||
See main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Botswana qualified two boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Ikgopoleng qualified in the bantamweight at the first African qualifying event.[1] Batshegi qualified in the featherweight at the second African event.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Khumiso Ikgopoleng | Bantamweight | W 18–8 | W | L 2–15 | Did not advance | |||
| Thato Batshegi | Featherweight | L 4–14 | Did not advance | |||||
See main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Qualifiers for the latter rounds of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.