California Molefe (born 12 March 1980) is a

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runner who won a silver medal in

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at the

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, becoming the first Botswana athlete to win a major international medal. His only title prior to 2006 was a bronze medal at the 1999 African Junior Championships. He competed at the

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, getting knocked out in the heats in the individual contest and placing eighth in the final with the

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team. He won the gold medal in 400 m at the

2007 All-Africa Games The 9th All-Africa Games (; ), also known as Algiers 2007 (), took place from 11 to 23 July 2007 in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. Algiers became the first city to hold All-Africa Games for a second time. The 1978 All-Africa Games were a ...

. Molefe set his personal best time during the heats at the 2005 World Championships with 45.34 seconds.

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* 1980 births Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Botswana male sprinters Living people Olympic athletes for Botswana Commonwealth Games competitors for Botswana African Games gold medalists for Botswana Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Botswana-athletics-bio-stub