Mozambique competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Olympics. In the weeks before the Games, Mozambique athletes trained at Comberton Village College in Cambridge.
The National Olympic Committee of Mozambique sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games since the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. A total of six athletes, four men and two women, competed in athletics, boxing, judo and swimming. Mozambique again failed to win a single Olympic medal. They have not won an Olympic medal since the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Background Mozambique made their Olympic debut at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union and they had appeared at every Summer Olympics since. The 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom marked Mozambique's ninth appearance at the Summer Olympics and the six athletes present was their largest delegation since the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Prior to 2012, Mozambique had not won an Olympic medal since the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Competitors In total, six athletes represented Mozambique at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom across four different sports.
SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 1 1 2Boxing 1 0 1Judo 1 0 1Swimming 1 1 2 Total 4 2 6
Athletics
In total, two Mozambican athletes participated in the athletics events – Kurt Couto in the men's 400 m hurdles and Silvia Panguana in the women's 100 m hurdles.
Men AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankKurt Couto400 m hurdles49.313 Q51.558did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankSilvia Panguana100 m hurdles14.688did not advance
Boxing
In total, one Mozambican athlete participated in the boxing events – Juliano Gento Maquina in the men's light flyweight category.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJuliano Gento MaquinaLight flyweightL 7–22 did not advance
Judo
In total, one Mozambican athletes participated in the judo events – Neuso Sigauque in the men's −60 kg category.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankNeuso SigauqueMen's −60 kgL 0010–0100did not advance
Swimming
In total, two Mozambican athletes participated in the swimming events – Chakyl Camal in the men's 50 m freestyle and Jessica Teixeira Vieira in the women's 50 m freestyle.
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankChakyl Camal50 m freestyle24.4338did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJessica Teixeira Vieira50 m freestyle27.3944did not advance
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