Kurt Couto
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Born |
Maputo, Mozambique[1] | May 14, 1985
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
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Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 400m Hurdles |
Kurt Leonel da Rocha Couto (born May 14, 1985 in Maputo) is an athlete from Mozambique who specializes in 400 metres hurdles.
Life
At the age of 17, he moved to South Africa to train.[2]
His personal best in the 400 metres is 46.50 (Windhoek, 2007) and 49.02 in the 400 metres hurdles (Prague 2012).
He was flag bearer for his country at the Olympics three times (2004 Summer, 2008 Summer and 2012 Summer). He was also Mozambique's flag-bearer at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[2] At the 2016 Olympic Games, Couto retired after the first round, with a time of 49.74 seconds.[3]
Competition record
References
- ↑ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- 1 2 "Glasgow 2014 - Kurt Couto Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
- ↑ DGA. "Na sua quarta olimpíada Kurt Couto não passa da primeira eliminatória". Retrieved 2016-09-01.
External links
- IAAF
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Kurt Couto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
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Preceded by Jorge Duvane |
Flagbearer for Athens 2004 Beijing 2008 London 2012 |
Succeeded by Joaquim Lobo |
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