Mozambique at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Mozambique at the
2024 Summer Olympics
Flag of Mozambique.svg
IOC code MOZ
NOC Comité Olímpico Nacional de Moçambique
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2021 (2021-08-11)
Competitors7 (3 men and 4 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearers Matthew Lawrence & Alcinda Panguana
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Mozambique competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eleventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since the nation's official debut at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Contents

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 101
Boxing 112
Judo 011
Sailing 011
Swimming 112
Total347

Athletics

Mozambique sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [1]

Key
Track events
AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Steven Sabino Men's 100 m DSQDid not advance

Boxing

Mozambique entered three boxers into the Olympic tournament. Alcinda Panguana secured one of two available spots in women's welterweight division by advancing to the final match at the 2023 African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal; [2] meanwhile Tiago Muxanga qualified for the games through the universality invitations. [3]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Tiago Muxanga Men's 71 kg Flag of Germany.svg  Schachidow  (GER)
W 4–1
Flag of Mexico.svg  Verde  (MEX)
L 2–3
Did not advance
Alcinda Panguana Women's 66 kg Flag of Slovakia.svg  Triebeľová  (SVK)
W 5–0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yang L  (CHN)
L 0–5
Did not advance

Judo

Mozanbique qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Jacira Ferreira (women's half-lightweight, 52 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jacira Ferreira Women's −52 kg Flag of Indonesia.svg  Maharani  (INA)
L 00–10
Did not advance

Sailing

Mozambican sailors qualified one boat in the following classes through the 2023 African Regatta in Soma Bay, Egypt. [4]

Medal race events
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112131415M*
Deizy Nhaquile Women's ILCA 6 393234424242364135CancelledEL30140

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

Swimming

Mozambique sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Matthew Lawrence Men's 100 m breaststroke 1:04.9532Did not advance
Denise Donelli Women's 100 m backstroke 1:08.7334Did not advance

References

  1. "Athletics Paris 2024 Final Entries". World Athletics . Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  2. "Nigeria's Joshua Omole: From dodging hunger pains to securing Paris 2024 Olympic quota at the Africa Boxing Qualifier". International Olympic Committee. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  3. "QUOTAS DISTRIBUTION PER NOC" (PDF). Athlete365 . Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  4. "FIVE AFRICAN NATIONS EARN PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION IN EGYPT". World Sailing. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.