Mozambique at the Olympics | |
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IOC code | MOZ |
NOC | Comité Olímpico Nacional de Moçambique |
Website | com-cga |
Medals Ranked 115th |
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Summer appearances | |
Mozambique has competed in nine Summer Olympic Games, starting at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, Russia. They have never competed in the Winter Olympic Games.
Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1980 Moscow | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1984 Los Angeles | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1988 Seoul | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1992 Barcelona | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1996 Atlanta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 71 |
2000 Sydney | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
2004 Athens | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2008 Beijing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2012 London | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2020 Tokyo | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2024 Paris | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2028 Los Angeles | ||||||
2032 Brisbane | ||||||
Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 113 |
Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Totals (1 entries) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Bronze | Maria de Lurdes Mutola | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Women's 800 metres |
Gold | Maria de Lurdes Mutola | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Women's 800 metres |
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