Botswana competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.
Results by event
Athletics Men's 100 metres Lucien Josiah Heat — 11.15 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres Lucien Josiah Heat — 22.45 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 metres Joseph Ramotshabe
Men's 800 metres Langa Mudongo Heat — 1:52.5 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1,500 metres Ishmael Mhaladi Heat — 3:59.1 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5,000 metres Robert Chideka
Men's 10,000 metres Golekane Mosweu Heat — 30:38.8 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Hurdles Wilfred Kareng Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)
See also Botswana at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
References Official Olympic Reports sports-reference