Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Maputo, MOZ |
General Interest |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning a silver medal at the 2011 All-Africa Games that were held in his home country. (africanathletics.org, 06 May 2012) |
Ambitions |
To compete in the 400m hurdles final at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. And to win an Olympic medal. (opais.sapo.mz, 13 Jan 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Irma Reyneke, RSA |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English, Portuguese |
General Interest |
Other information |
FADED MEDAL He won a gold medal at the 2014 Lusofonia Games, but added to the criticism of the quality of the medals at the event. "Gold, did you say? It's hardly gold-plated. Why, I'd be surprised if it doesn't turn green in a few weeks' time." (indiatimes.com, 15 Feb 2014)
MOZAMBIQUE'S STAR He feels there is a lot of pressure on him from Mozambique as he is considered the country's premier athlete since Maria Mutola retired from athletics. "There are huge expectation on my shoulders after I won a silver medal at the 2011 All-Africa Games in Maputo. Winning the only athletics medal on home soil during the games is by far the high point of my career." (africanathletics.org, 06 May 2012)
MOZAMBIQUE TO SOUTH AFRICA He moved to Pretoria, South Africa, at age 17 in order to train there. (deutsche-welle.de, 08 Jun 2011) |
Awards and honours |
He was the flag bearer for Mozambique at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (GNS, 24 Jul 2014)
He was a flag bearer for his country at the 2012 London Olympic Games. (gettyimages.com, 27 Jul 2012) |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Other names |
Kurt Leonel da Rocha Couto |
Higher education |
University of Pretoria: South Africa |