Kurt Leonel da Rocha Couto (born 14 May 1985 in
Maputo
Maputo (), formerly named Lourenço Marques until 1976, is the capital, and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a population of 1,0 ...
) is an athlete from
Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...
who specializes in 400 metres hurdles.
Life
At the age of 17, he moved to South Africa to train.
His personal best in the
400 metres is 46.50 (
Windhoek
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, 2007) and 49.02 in the 400 metres hurdles (
Prague
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2012).
He was flag bearer for his country at the Olympics three times (2004 Summer, 2008 Summer and 2012 Summer). He was also Mozambique's flag-bearer at the
2014 Commonwealth Games.
At the
2016 Olympic Games
)
, nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams)
, athletes = 11,238
, events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines)
, opening = 5 August 2016
, closing = 21 August 2016
, opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer
, cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro d ...
, Couto retired after the first round, with a time of 49.74 seconds.
Competition record
References
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IAAF*
Mozambican male hurdlers
Olympic athletes of Mozambique
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Maputo
1985 births
Living people
Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for Mozambique
World Athletics Championships athletes for Mozambique
African Games silver medalists for Mozambique
African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade medalists for Mozambique
Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade
Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics
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