Mozambique at the 2024 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:MOZ
Nocname:Comité Olímpico Nacional de Moçambique
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2024
Location:Paris, France
Competitors:7
Sports:5
Flagbearer Open:Matthew Lawrence & Alcinda Panguana
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1980

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.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics1 0 1
Boxing1 1 2
Judo0 1 1
Sailing0 1 1
Swimming1 1 2
Total 3 4 7

Athletics

See main article: article, Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Mozambique sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]

Track events

Boxing

See main article: article, Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Mozambique 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]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Tiago MuxangaMen's 71 kg
W 4–1

L 2–3
Did not advance
Alcinda PanguanaWomen's 66 kg
W 5–0

L 0-5
Did not advance

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Mozanbique 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.

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Mozambican sailors qualified one boat in the following classes through the 2023 African Regatta in Soma Bay, Egypt.[4]

Medal race events
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Mozambique sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Matthew LawrenceMen's 100 m breaststroke1:04.9532Did not advance
Denise DonelliWomen's 100 m backstroke1:08.7334Did not advance

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics Paris 2024 Final Entries. World Athletics. 12 July 2024.
  2. News: Nigeria's Joshua Omole: From dodging hunger pains to securing Paris 2024 Olympic quota at the Africa Boxing Qualifier. 16 September 2023. International Olympic Committee. 16 September 2023.
  3. Web site: QUOTAS DISTRIBUTION PER NOC . Athlete365. 4 July 2024.
  4. News: FIVE AFRICAN NATIONS EARN PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION IN EGYPT. 13 December 2023. World Sailing. 15 December 2023.