Mozambique_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics
Mozambique at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Mozambique at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo
Mozambique competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
| Mozambique at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | MOZ |
| NOC | Comité Olímpico Nacional de Moçambique |
| in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08) | |
| Competitors | 10 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Rady Gramane Kevin Loforte |
| Flag bearer (closing) | N/A |
| Medals |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Mozambique received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a male track and field athlete to the Olympics.[2]
- 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 & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Creve Armando Machava | Men's 400 m hurdles | 50.37 SB | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Mozambique entered two female boxers into the Olympic tournament for the first time in history. Alcinda Panguana (women's welterweight) and Rady Gramane (women's middleweight) secured their spots by advancing to the final match of their respective weight divisions at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Diamniadio, Senegal.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Alcinda Panguana | Women's welterweight | Bye |  Akinyi (KEN)W RSC |
 Gu H (CHN)L 0–5 |
Did not advance | ||
| Rady Gramane | Women's middleweight | — |  Pachito (ECU)W 4–1 |
 Magomedalieva (ROC)L 0–4 |
Did not advance | ||
Sprint
Mozambique received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a canoeist in the men's C-1 1000 m.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Joaquim Lobo | Men's C-1 1000 m | 4:49.676 | 6 QF | 5:04.687 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Mozambique qualified one judoka for the men's half-lightweight category (66 kg) at the Games. Kevin Loforte received a continental berth as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Kevin Loforte | Men's −66 kg |  Shmailov (ISR)L 00–11 |
Did not advance | |||||
Mozambican sailors qualified two boats in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships, and the continental regattas, marking the country's debut in the sport at the Games.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Deisy Nhaquile | Women's Laser Radial | 30 | 41 | 39 | 44 | 41 | 35 | 44 | 29 | 37 | EL | 340 | 40 | |
| Maria Machava Denise Parruque |
Women's 470 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | EL | 182 | 21 | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Mozambique received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Igor Mogne | Men's 400 m freestyle | 3:56.56 | 31 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Alicia Mateus | Women's 50 m freestyle | 29.63 | 66 | Did not advance | |||
- "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "Road to Olympic Games 2020". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- "Boxing Olympic Qualification – Dakar: Day 7 As It Happened". Olympic Channel. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- "Belize and Mozambique awarded tripartite Olympic quotas". International Canoe Federation. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- Messner, Nicolas (22 June 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- "2019 African Laser Championships – Day 3". International Laser Class Association. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2021.