Botswana at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

Botswana competed at the 1986 Commonwealth Games. They sent twenty-two athletes in two sports, including their first woman in athletics. They also won their first medal.

Athletics

 * Men's 100 metres
 * Sunday Maweni


 * Men's 200 metres
 * Sunday Maweni


 * Men's 400 metres
 * Zacharia Machangani


 * Men's 800 metres
 * Joseph Ramotshabi


 * Men's 1500 metres
 * Mbiganyi Thee


 * Men's 4x400 metre relay
 * Zacharia Machangani
 * Sunday Maweni
 * Joseph Ramotshabi
 * Mbiganyi Thee


 * Men's marathon
 * Bigboy Josie Matlapeng
 * Johnson Mbangiwa
 * Golekane Mosweu


 * Women's marathon
 * Vanessa Tilbury

Lawn Bowls

 * Men's Singles
 * Men's Doubles
 * Men's Fours


 * Women's Singles
 * Women's Doubles
 * Women's Fours