Mozambique at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Mozambique at the 2020 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MOZ
NOC	Comité Olímpico Nacional de Moçambique
in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors	10 in 6 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Rady Gramane Kevin Loforte
Flag bearer (closing)	N/A
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Mozambique competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[1] It was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	0	1
Boxing	0	2	2
Canoeing	1	0	1
Judo	1	0	1
Sailing	0	3	3
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	4	6	10

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Mozambique received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a male track and field athlete to the Olympics. ^[2]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Creve Armando Machava	Men's 400 m hurdles	50.37 SB	5	Did not advance

Boxing

Main articles: Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Mozambique entered two female boxers into the Olympic tournament for the first time in history. Alcinda Panguana (women's welterweight) and Rady Gramane (women's middleweight) secured their spots by advancing to the final match of their respective weight divisions at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Diamniadio, Senegal. ^[3]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Alcinda Panguana	Women's welterweight	Bye	Akinyi  (KEN) WRSC	Gu H  (CHN) L 0–5	Did not advance
Rady Gramane	Women's middleweight	—	Pachito  (ECU) W 4–1	Magomedalieva  (ROC) L 0–4	Did not advance

Canoeing

Main articles: Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Sprint

Mozambique received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a canoeist in the men's C-1 1000 m. ^[4]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Joaquim Lobo	Men's C-1 1000 m	4:49.676	6 QF	5:04.687	7	Did not advance

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Mozambique qualified one judoka for the men's half-lightweight category (66 kg) at the Games. Kevin Loforte received a continental berth as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021. ^[5]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Kevin Loforte	Men's −66 kg	Shmailov  (ISR) L 00–11	Did not advance

Sailing

Main articles: Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Mozambican sailors qualified two boats in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships, and the continental regattas, marking the country's debut in the sport at the Games. ^[6]

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Deisy Nhaquile	Women's Laser Radial	30	41	44	39	44	41	35	44	29	37	EL	340	40
Maria Machava Denise Parruque	Women's 470	22	22	18	21	20	21	21	20	18	21	EL	182	21

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Mozambique received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021. ^[7]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Igor Mogne	Men's 400 m freestyle	3:56.56	31	—		Did not advance
Alicia Mateus	Women's 50 m freestyle	29.63	66	Did not advance

References

1. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
2. "Road to Olympic Games 2020". World Athletics . Retrieved 11 June 2021.
3. "Boxing Olympic Qualification – Dakar: Day 7 As It Happened". Olympic Channel. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
4. "Belize and Mozambique awarded tripartite Olympic quotas". International Canoe Federation. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
5. Messner, Nicolas (22 June 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List". International Judo Federation . Retrieved 2 July 2021.
6. "2019 African Laser Championships – Day 3". International Laser Class Association. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
7. "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine . Retrieved 16 July 2021.