Mozambique competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eleventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since the nation's official debut at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
| Mozambique at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | MOZ |
| NOC | Comité Olímpico Nacional de Moçambique |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2021 | |
| Competitors | 7 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Matthew Lawrence & Alcinda Panguana |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Competitors
editThe following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Boxing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sailing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Athletics
editMozambique sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]
- 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 events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Steven Sabino | Men's 100 m | DSQ | — | — | Did not advance | ||||
Boxing
editMozambique entered three boxers into the Olympic tournament. Alcinda Panguana secured one of two available spots in women's welterweight division by advancing to the final match at the 2023 African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal;[2] meanwhile Tiago Muxanga qualified for the games through the universality invitations.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Tiago Muxanga | Men's 71 kg |  Schachidow (GER)W 4–1 |
 Verde (MEX)L 2–3 |
Did not advance | |||
| Alcinda Panguana | Women's 66 kg |  Triebeľová (SVK)W 5–0 |
 Yang L (CHN)L 0-5 |
Did not advance | |||
Judo
editMozanbique qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Jacira Ferreira (women's half-lightweight, 52 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.
| 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 | ||
| Jacira Ferreira | Women's –52 kg |  Maharani (INA)L 00–10 |
Did not advance | |||||
Sailing
editMozambican sailors qualified one boat in the following classes through the 2023 African Regatta in Soma Bay, Egypt.[4]
- Medal race events
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | M* | ||||
| Deizy Nhaquile | Women's ILCA 6 | 39 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 42 | 36 | 41 | 35 | Cancelled | — | EL | 301 | 40 | |||||
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Swimming
editMozambique sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Matthew Lawrence | Men's 100 m breaststroke | 1:04.95 | 32 | Did not advance | |||
| Denise Donelli | Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:08.73 | 34 | Did not advance | |||
References
edit- ^ "Athletics Paris 2024 Final Entries". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Nigeria's Joshua Omole: From dodging hunger pains to securing Paris 2024 Olympic quota at the Africa Boxing Qualifier". International Olympic Committee. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "QUOTAS DISTRIBUTION PER NOC" (PDF). Athlete365. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "FIVE AFRICAN NATIONS EARN PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION IN EGYPT". World Sailing. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.