Letsile Tebogo

Letsile Tebogo
Personal information
NicknameSchool-boy
NationalityBotswana
Born (2003-06-07) 7 June 2003
Kanye, Botswana
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Country Botswana
SportAthletics
EventSprints
TeamNike
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Botswana
Olympic Games
2024 Paris200 m
2024 Paris4 × 400 m relay
World Championships
2023 Budapest100 m
2023 Budapest200 m
World Relays
2024 Nassau4 × 400 m relay
African Championships
2022 Saint Pierre200 m
World U20 Championships
2021 Nairobi100 m
2022 Cali100 m
2021 Nairobi200 m
2022 Cali200 m

Letsile Tebogo (Tswana pronunciation: [lɪt͡silɛ tɛbʊχo]; born 7 June 2003) is a Botswana sprinter. He won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 200 metres event, with his win earning the first-ever Olympic gold medal for Botswana. He also won the silver medal at the 2023 World Championships in the 100 m and followed it up with a bronze medal in the 200 m five days later.

Tebogo won in the 100 metres and placed second in the 200 metres at both the 2021 and 2022 World Athletics Under-20 Championships. In 2021, he became the first Botswana athlete to claim the 100 m title at any World Championships level. He is the 200 m 2022 African champion, becoming the youngest winner of this title in competition history. He broke the 300 m world best, running a time of 30.69 seconds on February 17, 2024 at altitude in Pretoria, South Africa.

Tebogo has held the world U20 record in the 100 m since April 2022. He was the first man from Botswana to break the 10-second barrier.