| Mozambique at the Commonwealth Games | |
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| CGF code | MOZ |
| CGA | National Olympic Committee of Mozambique |
| Website | com-cga |
| Medals Ranked 38th |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Mozambique was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne from 15 to 26 March. [1]
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 Mozambique | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Maria de Lurdes Mutola is a retired Mozambican female track and field who specialised in the 800 metres running event. She is only the fourth female track and field athlete to compete at six Olympic Games. She is a three-time world champion in this event and a one-time Olympic champion.
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held in Melbourne, Australia from 19 March to 25 March 2006. A total of 47 events were contested, of which 24 by male and 23 by female athletes. Furthermore, three men's and three women's disability events were held within the programme. All athletics events took place within the Melbourne Cricket Ground, while the marathon and racewalking events took place on the streets of Melbourne and finished at the main stadium.
Argentina da Glória “Tina” Paulino is an 800 metres runner from Mozambique.
Blair Robert Hopping is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in 2000 against Pakistan. He competed for New Zealand at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
Darren Campbell Smith is a former New Zealand field hockey player, who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in 1995 against Spain. He represented New Zealand at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Bradley Shaw is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in 2004 at the Champions Trophy against the Netherlands. He competed for New Zealand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where New Zealand narrowly missed out on a bronze medal, losing a shoot out to England. He scored the winning goal against Argentina in the 2008 Olympic qualifying tournament.
Diana Elizabeth Weavers is a field hockey defender from New Zealand, who finished sixth with her national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She also competed with The Black Sticks at the 1998 and the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Travis Neil Brooks OAM is a field hockey forward from Australia, who won the gold medal with the Men's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He made his international debut in Canberra, on 15 February 2003, during the second Test of the series against the Netherlands, and played a starring role in The Kookaburras Sultan Azlan Shah Cup win in January 2004 with two goals in the final. Brooks played in the Australian team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, winning a bronze medal.
The British overseas territory of the Cayman Islands was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
Lesotho competed in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia from 15 March – 26 March 2006.
Cameroon was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
Nauru was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a team consisting purely of weight-lifters.
Uganda was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a 12-member strong contingent comprising 6 sportspersons and 6 officials.
Yukio Stinson Peter is a weightlifter from Nauru.
Carl Harvie Probert is a 5-time Olympic swimmer and National Record holder from Fiji. He swam for Fiji at the 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics. Probert was the flag bearer for Fiji in the 1992 opening ceremony.
Segun Moses Toriola is a retired Nigeria professional table tennis player.
Hannah McLean is a New Zealand swimming competitor. She won a bronze medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Alison Rachel Fitch is a New Zealand swimming competitor. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Mozambique competed in its second Commonwealth Games in 2002. It sent six male athletes to the games and three females, competing in athletics, badminton, boxing and swimming. Maria Lurdes Mutola won the nation's only medal, a gold in the women's 800 meters, finishing over a second ahead of her nearest rival.
Brett Spencer Garrard is a British former field hockey player. Garrard competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics. He represented England and won a bronze medal in the men's hockey, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. He also competed at both the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games.
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