Kurt Couto’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Mozambican hurdler
A.K.A. Kurt Leonel Da Rocha Couto
Is

Athlete 
Hurdler 

From

Mozambique 

Type

Sports 

Gender male
Birth 14 May 1985, Maputo, Mozambique
Age: 35 years
Star sign Taurus
Stats
Height: 180
Weight: 67

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.

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.

At the 2016 Olympic Games, Couto retired after the first round, with a time of 49.74 seconds.

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
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa – 400 m hurdles DQ
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 28th (h) 400 m hurdles 49.74
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