Mozambique at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Mozambique at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of Mozambique.svg
IOC code MOZ
NOC Comité Olímpico Nacional de Moçambique
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 Mozambique National Olympic Committee (Portuguese : Comité Olímpico Nacional de Moçambique) sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games since the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. A total of 6 athletes, 4 men and 2 women, competed in athletics, boxing, judo, and swimming. Track hurdler Kurt Couto, who was considered Mozambique's best medal prospect at the Olympics, reprised his role as the nation's flag bearer for the third consecutive time. Mozambique, however, again failed to win a single Olympic medal. They have not won an Olympic medal since the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where middle-distance runner Maria Mutola became the nation's first ever Olympic champion.

Athletics

Mozambique athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard): [3] [4]

Key
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

Mozambique has so far qualified boxers for the following events [5]

Men
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

Mozambique has qualified 1 judoka. [6]

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

Mozambique has gained two "Universality places" from the FINA. [7]

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

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