Silvia Eduardo Panguana (born 16 February 1993 in

Maputo Maputo (), formerly named Lourenço Marques until 1976, is the Capital city, 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 popul ...

) is a Mozambican

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...

. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, she competed in the Women's 100 metres hurdles.

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* 1993 births Living people Mozambican female hurdlers Olympic athletes of Mozambique Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Mozambique Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Maputo {{Mozambique-athletics-bio-stub