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    Lesiba Masheto
    Lesiba Masheto
    Class:
    Senior
    Hometown:
    Muan, Botswana
    High School:
    McConnell College
    Last College:
    University of Botswana
    Height / Weight:
    5-8 / 137
    Event:
    Middle Distance
    Birthdate:
    11/01/1984

    At University of Botswana
    Placed first in the 400m and posted a second-place finish in the 200m at the African University Games in 2006 ... 2006 Commonwealth Games semifinalist in the 400m ... 2006 African Championships bronze medalist in the 4x400m.

    High School
    2005 Namibian National Championships gold medalist in the 400m ... 2004 Botswanan National Schools champion in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 400IH, 800m, 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay ... 2003 bronze medalist in the 400m at African Junior Championships in Cameroon ... ... A 2002 Member of Botswanan 4x400m relay at Junior World Championships in Jamaica.

    Personal
    Born Nov. 1, 1984 ... Full given name is Gakologelwang Lesiba Masheto ... Nickname is "Shoes" ... One of six children in his family ... Played soccer for five years ... Majoring in kinesiology.

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