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Amantle Montsho
- Born
- Jul 4, 1983 (43 years old)
- Birthplace
- Maun, Botswana
- Events
- 400 m · 300 Metres Short Track
- Height
- 1.73 m
- Weight
- 57 kg
Amantle Montsho (born July 4, 1983) is a Botswana former sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. She represented her country at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the final at the latter edition. She was the first woman to represent Botswana at the Olympics.
She also competed at the World Championships in Athletics and the IAAF World Indoor Championships, and was the former World Champion over the 400 m, winning in a personal best time of 49.56 in Daegu. Montsho was suspended for two years for an anti-doping rule violation after she tested positive for methylhexaneamine at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. A two-time African Championships gold medallist over 400 m, she has also won titles in the event at the 2007 All-Africa Games, the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup and the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Her Commonwealth win made her Botswana's first-ever gold medallist of the games. Her personal best times are 11.60 seconds in the 100 m, 22.89 seconds in the 200 m, and 49.33 seconds in the 400 m. She trains at the High Performance Training Centre in Dakar, Senegal, and She holds the national record for the 400 m both indoors and outdoors.
As of Oct 28, 2026: 400 m 49.33 (#39 all-time), 300 Metres Short Track 36.33, 2021 season best 52.33 (Jun 16, 2021, Francistown Stadion, Francistown (BOT)) · World Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver · National record (400 m) · 43 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)
Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 200m | 24.36 | -1.2 | Jun 16, 2021 | Francistown Stadion, Francistown (BOT) |
| 2021 | 400m | 52.33 | – | Jun 16, 2021 | Francistown Stadion, Francistown (BOT) |
| 2021 | 4x400m | 3:34.99 | – | May 1, 2021 | World Athletics Relays |
| 2020 | 400m | 51.22 | – | Mar 14, 2020 | University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone (BOT) |
| 2020 | 4x400m | 3:22.77 | – | Feb 1, 2020 | Maun (BOT) |
| 2020 | 4x400Metre | 3:22.77 | – | Feb 1, 2020 | Maun (BOT) |
| 2019 | 400m | 57.21 | – | Jul 26, 2019 | Bahamas Championships, Nassau |
| 2019 | 4x400m | 3:31.96 | – | Aug 30, 2019 | African Games, Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat |