Mozambique at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Mozambique at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of Mozambique.svg
IOC code MOZ
NOC National Olympic Committee of Mozambique
in London
Competitors6 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Kurt Couto [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Mozambique competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Olympics. In the weeks before the Games, Mozambique athletes trained at Comberton Village College in Cambridge. [2]

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The National Olympic Committee of Mozambique sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games since the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. A total of six athletes, four men and two women, competed in athletics, boxing, judo and swimming. Mozambique again failed to win a single Olympic medal. They have not won an Olympic medal since the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Background

Mozambique made their Olympic debut at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union and they had appeared at every Summer Olympics since. The 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom marked Mozambique's ninth appearance at the Summer Olympics and the six athletes present was their largest delegation since the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Prior to 2012, Mozambique had not won an Olympic medal since the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. [3]

Competitors

In total, six athletes represented Mozambique at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom across four different sports. [4]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 112
Boxing 101
Judo 101
Swimming 112
Total426

Athletics

In total, two Mozambican athletes participated in the athletics events – Kurt Couto in the men's 400 m hurdles and Silvia Panguana in the women's 100 m hurdles. [4]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Kurt Couto 400 m hurdles 49.313 Q51.558did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Silvia Panguana 100 m hurdles 14.688did not advance

Boxing

In total, one Mozambican athlete participated in the boxing events – Juliano Gento Maquina in the men's light flyweight category. [4]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Juliano Gento Maquina Light flyweight Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Aleksandrov  (BUL)
L 7–22
did not advance

Judo

In total, one Mozambican athletes participated in the judo events – Neuso Sigauque in the men's −60 kg category. [4]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Neuso Sigauque Men's −60 kg ByeFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Lomo  (SOL)
L 0010–0100
did not advance

Swimming

In total, two Mozambican athletes participated in the swimming events – Chakyl Camal in the men's 50 m freestyle and Jessica Teixeira Vieira in the women's 50 m freestyle. [4]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Chakyl Camal 50 m freestyle 24.4338did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jessica Teixeira Vieira 50 m freestyle 27.3944did not advance

References

  1. Staff (24 June 2012). "Mocambique/Kurt Couto porta-bandeira nos Jogos Olimpicos de Londres" [Mozambique / Kurt Couto will be the flag bearer in London Olympics]. Sapo.mz (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  2. "Cambridge City News, Cambridge Local News Stories & Latest Headlines About Cambridge | Armed police set to guard Olympic torch in Cambridge". Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  3. "Mozambique (MOZ)". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mozambique at the 2012 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 June 2025.