Baboloki Tirelo Thebe (born 18 March 1997) is a Botswana track and field sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. He was a silver medallist in the 200 metres at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. He reached the semi-finals at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics.Baboloki Thebe. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-30. He made a breakthrough in the 400 m in May 2016 with a run of 44.22 seconds, placing him third on the global seasonal lists and moving him into the all-time top 30 for the event.Senior Outdoor 2016 400 Metres men. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-30.Senior Outdoor 400 Metres men All Time Best. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-30. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics. His personal best in 400 meters is 44.02, which he ran in July 2017
International competitions 2014African Youth GamesGaborone, Botswana3rd100 m10.651st200 m20.85World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, United States17th (sf)200 m21.2810th4 × 100 m relay40.535th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:07.801Youth Olympic GamesNanjing, China2nd200 m21.202015African Junior ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia7th (h)100 m11.0632016African ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa1st400 m44.691st4 × 400 m relay3:02.20World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland2nd (h)400 m46.25213th (h)4 × 100 m relay40.412nd4 × 400 m relay3:02.81Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil14th (h)400 m45.4135th4 × 400 m relay2:59.062017IAAF World RelaysNassau, Bahamas2nd4 × 400 m relay3:02.28World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom4th400 m44.6614th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:06.502018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia2nd400 m45.091st4 × 400 m relay3:01.78African ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeria1st400 m44.812019African GamesRabat, Morocco –200 mDNF2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan3rd4 × 400 m relay2:57.272023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary4th (h)4 × 400 m relay2:59.421 1: Disqualified in the final 2: Disqualified in the semifinals 3: Did not start in the semifinals
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