Mozambique at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Mozambique at the
2012 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMOZ
NOCNational 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]

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]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 1 2
Boxing 1 0 1
Judo 1 0 1
Swimming 1 1 2
Total 4 2 6

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Kurt Couto 400 m hurdles 49.31 3 Q 51.55 8 did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Silvia Panguana 100 m hurdles 14.68 8 did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Juliano Gento Maquina Light flyweight  Aleksandrov (BUL)
L 7–22 		did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Neuso Sigauque Men's −60 kg Bye  Lomo (SOL)
L 0010–0100 		did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Chakyl Camal 50 m freestyle 24.43 38 did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jessica Teixeira Vieira 50 m freestyle 27.39 44 did 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. ^ a b c d e "Mozambique at the 2012 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
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