Leonel Matonse
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Leonel dos Santos Matonse |
| National team |  Mozambique |
| Born | 14 October 1988 Maputo, Mozambique |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | Tuks Aquatics Club (RSA) |
Leonel dos Santos Matonse (born October 14, 1988) is a Mozambican swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.FINA, in an entry time of 59.87.[2][3] He challenged six other swimmers in heat one, including 34-year-old Mumtaz Ahmed of Pakistan. He set a Mozambican record of 57.79 to earn a third spot by nearly a second behind winner Mohammed Abbas of Iraq. Matonse failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed sixty-fifth overall out of 71 swimmers in the preliminaries.[4][5]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leonel Matonse". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Delegação moçambicana parte domingo para Atenas" [The Mozambican delegation departs to Athens on Sunday] (in Portuguese). PanaPress. 5 August 2004. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the originalon 3 April 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
External links
- Leonel Matonse at World Aquatics
- Leonel Matonse at Olympedia
- Leonel Matonse at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Leonel Matonse at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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