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Place of Birth: Maun, North-West District, Botswana
About Gakologelwang Masheto
- Gakologelwang Lesiba Masheto (born 1 November 1984 in Maun) is a Botswana sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres.
- He set a personal best time of 45.41 seconds by winning the 400 metres at a collegiate athletics meet in Tucson, Arizona.Masheto represented Botswana at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 400 metres.
- He ran in the first heat against seven other athletes, including Belgium's Kévin Borlée, and United States' David Neville, both of whom were heavy favorites in this event.
- He finished the race in last place by twenty-three hundredths of a second (0.23) behind Mauritius' Eric Milazar, with a seasonal best time of 46.29 seconds.
- Masheto, however, failed to advance into the semi-finals, as he placed thirty-eighth overall, and was ranked farther below three mandatory slots for the next round.Masheto is also a member of the track and field team for the Illinois Fighting Illini, and a graduate of kinesiology at the University of Illinois in Urbana, Illinois.
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