Mozambique at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Mozambique at the Olympic Games
Flag of Mozambique – Flag bearers IOC code  MOZ NOC Comité Olímpico Nacional de Moçambique
At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
Competitors	5 (2 men and 3 women) in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Jorge Duvane
Medals Rank: 49	Gold 1	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 1
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Mozambique competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Mozambique won their first Olympic gold medal at these games.

Medalists

Gold

• Maria de Lurdes Mutola — Athletics, Women's 800 m

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 800 m

• Jorge Duvane

• Round 1 — 1:52.97 (→ did not advance)

Women's 800 m

• Maria de Lurdes Mutola

• Round 1 — 1:59.88
• Semifinal — 1:58.86
• Final — 1:56.15 (→ Gold Medal)

• Tina Paulino

• Round 1 — didn't finish

Swimming

Men's 50 m freestyle

• Ilidio Matusse

• Preliminary Heat — 26.28 (→ did not advance)

Women's 50 m freestyle

• Tanya Anacleto

• Preliminary Heat — 28.78 (→ did not advance)

References

• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
• International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 11/12/05.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 11/20/05.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 11/20/05.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 11/20/05.
• International Olympic Committee Web Site