The Mozambique National Olympic Committee (Portuguese: 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.[2] 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, 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.[1]
Mozambique, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal since the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where middle-distance runner Maria Mutola became the nation's first ever champion in the women's 800 metres.
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.
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.[5][6]
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Mozambique competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Brazil from 5 to 21 August 2016 This was the nation s tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics Mozambique at the2016 Summer OlympicsIOC codeMOZNOCComite Olimpico Nacional de Mocambiquein Rio de JaneiroCompetitors6 in 4 sportsFlag bearerJoaquim Lobo 1 MedalsGold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0Summer Olympics appearances overview 198019841988199219962000200420082012201620202024 The Mozambique National Olympic Committee Portuguese Comite Olimpico Nacional de Mocambique sent a team of six athletes five men and one woman to compete in four different sports at the Games 2 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 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 1 Mozambique however failed to win a single Olympic medal since the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where middle distance runner Maria Mutola became the nation s first ever champion in the women s 800 metres Contents 1 Athletics track and field 2 Canoeing 2 1 Sprint 3 Judo 4 Swimming 5 References 6 External linksAthletics track and field editMain articles Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics Qualification Mozambican athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event 3 4 Key Note Ranks given for track events are within the athlete s heat only Q Qualified for the next round q Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or in field events by position without achieving the qualifying target NR National record N A Round not applicable for the event Bye Athlete not required to compete in round Track amp road events Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Kurt Couto Men s 400 m hurdles 49 74 SB 6 did not advanceCanoeing editMain articles Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics Qualification Sprint edit 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 Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Mussa Chamaune Men s C 1 1000 m 5 00 454 7 Q 5 07 281 8 did not advance Joaquim Lobo Men s C 1 200 m 44 949 6 did not advance Mussa ChamauneJoaquim Lobo Men s C 2 1000 m 4 14 002 5 Q 4 23 965 4 FB 4 38 732 11 Qualification Legend FA Qualify to final medal FB Qualify to final B non medal Judo edit nbsp Marlon Acacio right vs Victor Penalber Main articles Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics Qualification Mozambique qualified one judoka for the men s half middleweight category 81 kg at the Games Marlon Acacio 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 5 6 Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final BM OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult Rank Marlon Acacio Men s 81 kg Bye nbsp Penalber BRA L 000 100 did not advanceSwimming editMain article Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics Mozambique received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers one male and one female to the Olympics 7 8 9 Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Igor Mogne Men s 100 m freestyle 50 65 45 did not advance Jannah Sonnenschein Women s 100 m butterfly 1 04 21 39 did not advanceReferences edit a b Canoista Joaquim Lobo sera o porta estandarte do pais nos Jogos Olimpicos Canoeist Joaquim Lobo will be the flag bearer at the Olympics in Portuguese A Bola 3 August 2016 Archived from the original on 4 August 2016 Retrieved 4 August 2016 Mocambique leva seis atletas ao Rio 2016 Mozambique sends six athletes to Rio 2016 in Portuguese SAPO 21 July 2016 Retrieved 25 September 2016 iaaf org Top Lists IAAF Retrieved 18 April 2015 IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad Rio 2016 Entry Standards PDF IAAF Retrieved 18 April 2015 IJF Officially Announces Qualified Athletes for Rio 2016 Olympic Games International Judo Federation 23 June 2016 Archived from the original on 7 July 2016 Retrieved 24 June 2016 Mozambican Judoka Marlon Acacio to compete in Rio 2016 Olympics Club of Mozambique 13 June 2016 Retrieved 28 July 2016 Swimming World Rankings FINA Retrieved 14 March 2015 Men s Final Entry List PDF FINA Retrieved 20 July 2016 Women s Final Entry List PDF FINA Retrieved 20 July 2016 External links edit nbsp Media related to Mozambique at the 2016 Summer Olympics at Wikimedia Commons Mozambique at the 2016 Summer Olympics Rio2016 com at the Wayback Machine archived 26 August 2016 Mozambique at the 2016 Summer Olympics at SR Olympics archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mozambique at the 2016 Summer Olympics amp oldid 1146092953, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
