# Mozambique at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Mozambique competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Boxing | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Canoeing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sailing | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 4 | 6 | 10 |

## Athletics

Mozambique received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a male track and field athlete to the Olympics.

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Creve Armando Machava | Men's 400 m hurdles | 50.37 SB | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

Mozambique entered two female boxers into the Olympic tournament for the first time in history. Alcinda Panguana (women's welterweight) and Rady Gramane (women's middleweight) secured their spots by advancing to the final match of their respective weight divisions at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Diamniadio, Senegal.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Alcinda Panguana | Women's welterweight | Bye | Akinyi (KEN) W RSC | Gu H (CHN) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rady Gramane | Women's middleweight | — | Pachito (ECU) W 4–1 | Magomedalieva (ROC) L 0–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Canoeing
### Sprint

Mozambique received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a canoeist in the men's C-1 1000 m.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Joaquim Lobo | Men's C-1 1000 m | 4:49.676 | 6 QF | 5:04.687 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

## Judo

Mozambique qualified one judoka for the men's half-lightweight category (66 kg) at the Games. Kevin Loforte received a continental berth as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Kevin Loforte | Men's −66 kg | Shmailov (ISR) L 00–11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Sailing

Mozambican sailors qualified two boats in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships, and the continental regattas, marking the country's debut in the sport at the Games.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Deisy Nhaquile | Women's Laser Radial | 30 | 41 | 44 | 39 | 44 | 41 | 35 | 44 | 29 | 37 | EL | 340 | 40 |
| Maria Machava Denise Parruque | Women's 470 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | EL | 182 | 21 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

## Swimming

Mozambique received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Igor Mogne | Men's 400 m freestyle | 3:56.56 | 31 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alicia Mateus | Women's 50 m freestyle | 29.63 | 66 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |