Kurt Couto
Kurt Couto| Personal information |
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| Born |
(1985-05-14) May 14, 1985 |
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| Height |
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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| Weight |
71 kg (157 lb) |
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| Sport |
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| Country |
 Mozambique |
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| Sport |
Athletics |
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| Event(s) |
400m Hurdles |
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Kurt Leonel da Rocha Couto (born May 15, 1985 in Maputo) is an athlete from Mozambique who specializes in 400 metres hurdles. At the age of 17, he moved to South Africa to train.[1]
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.[1]
Competition record
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes |
| 2002 |
World Junior Championships |
Kingston, Jamaica |
30th (h) |
400 m hurdles |
53.51 |
| 2004 |
Olympic Games |
Athens, Greece |
31st (h) |
400 m hurdles |
51.18 (NR) |
| 2005 |
Islamic Solidarity Games |
Mecca, Saudi Arabia |
7th |
400 m hurdles |
52.73 |
| World Championships |
Helsinki, Finland |
29th (h) |
400 m hurdles |
52.04 |
| 2006 |
Commonwealth Games |
Melbourne, Australia |
15th (sf) |
400 m hurdles |
52.16 |
| African Championships |
Bambous, Mauritius |
3rd |
400 m hurdles |
50.72 |
| Lusophony Games |
Macau |
1st |
400 m hurdles |
50.29 (NR) |
| 2007 |
Universiade |
Bangkok, Thailand |
2nd |
400 m hurdles |
49.12 |
| World Championships |
Osaka, Japan |
27th (h) |
400 m hurdles |
50.06 |
| All-Africa Games |
Algiers, Algeria |
5th |
400 m hurdles |
50.19 |
| 2008 |
African Championships |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
13th (h) |
400 m hurdles |
53.84 |
| 2009 |
Lusophony Games |
Lisbon, Portugal |
3rd |
400 m hurdles |
51.10 |
| World Championships |
Berlin, Germany |
– |
400 m hurdles |
DQ |
| 2010 |
Ibero-American Championships |
San Fernando, Spain |
5th |
400 m hurdles |
51.47 |
| African Championships |
Nairobi, Kenya |
5th |
400 m hurdles |
49.79 |
| Commonwealth Games |
Delhi, India |
14th (h) |
400 m hurdles |
51.60 |
| 2011 |
Universiade |
Shenzhen, China |
3rd |
400 m hurdles |
49.61 |
| World Championships |
Daegu, South Korea |
23rd (h) |
400 m hurdles |
49.86 |
| All-Africa Games |
Maputo, Mozambique |
2nd |
400 m hurdles |
51.04 |
| 2012 |
African Championships |
Porto Novo, Benin |
7th |
400 m hurdles |
69.53 |
| Olympic Games |
London, United Kingdom |
22nd (sf) |
400 m hurdles |
51.55 |
| 2014 |
Lusophony Games |
Goa, India |
1st |
400 m hurdles |
51.97 |
| Commonwealth Games |
Glasgow, United Kingdom |
– |
400 m hurdles |
DQ |
| 2015 |
World Championships |
Beijing, China |
23rd (sf) |
400 m hurdles |
50.58 |
| African Games |
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo |
5th |
400 m hurdles |
49.55 |
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