Career
In the course of the race he defeated world record holder Wilson Kipketer and Nico Motchebon in a winning time of 1:45.47. In the same season he ran his indoor personal best of 1:45.45 in Stuttgart. He reached the semifinals of the World Championships in 1999 and again at the Olympic Games in 2000.
His outdoor personal best was 1:43.91, set in June 1999 in Oslo.
Botha also has a personal best of 3:36:30 on the 1500m, which he ran in the Netherlands during 2000.
