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 ...

competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in

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, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Mozambique National Olympic Committee ( pt, Comité Olímpico Nacional de Moçambique) sent a team of six athletes, five men and one woman, to compete in four different sports at the Games. Among the sports represented by the athletes, Mozambique marked its Olympic debut in flatwater canoeing. The majority of the Mozambican roster made their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro, except for hurdler Kurt Couto, who attended his fourth straight Games as the most experienced competitor. Other notable athletes included Dutch-born butterfly swimmer and 2014 Youth Olympian

Jannah Sonnenschein Jannah Sonnenschein (born 24 April 1996) is a Dutch–Mozambican swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Personal life Sonnenschein was born in the Dutch town of Kerkrade, but is originally ...

, the lone female of the team, and the canoeing tandem of Mussa Chamaune and Joaquim Lobo, who acted as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. Mozambique, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal since the

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in Sydney, where middle-distance runner

Maria Mutola Maria de Lurdes Mutola ( ; born 27 October 1972) is a retired female track and field athlete from Mozambique who specialised in the 800 metres running event. She is only the fourth female track and field athlete to compete at six Olympic Games. ...

became the nation's first ever champion in the women's 800 metres.

Athletics (track and field)

Mozambican athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): ;Track & road events

Canoeing

Sprint

Mozambique qualified one boat for the men's C-2 1000 m into the Olympic canoeing regatta through the 2016 African Sprint Qualifying Tournament, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport. Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Judo

Mozambique qualified one judoka for the men's half-middleweight category (81 kg) at the Games. Marlon Acácio earned a continental quota spot from the African region as Mozambique's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.

Swimming

Mozambique received a Universality invitation from

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to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.

References

External links

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