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Kurt Couto

Kurt Couto

Mozambican hurdler

Kurt Leonel da Rocha Couto (born 14 May 1985 in Maputo) is an athlete from Mozambique who specializes in 400 metres hurdles.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Rocha and the second or paternal family name is Couto.
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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).[citation needed]

He was flag bearer for his country at the Olympics three times (2004 Summer, 2008 Summer[citation needed] 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]

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References

  1. [1]
    "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Glasgow 2014 - Kurt Couto Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. [3]
    DGA. "Na sua quarta olimpíada Kurt Couto não passa da primeira eliminatória". Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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