What happened to Maria Mutola?
Now living in Bryanston and Mozambique – after spending 16 years living and training in Eugene, Oregon – she says soccer is a welcome change from the grind of more than 20 years of middle-distance running.
When was Maria Mutola born?
October 27, 1972 (age 49 years)Maria Mutola / Date of birth
Teenage Olympian Born in a shanty town in Chamanculo, a suburb of Maputo, on 27 October 1972, Mutola showed great promise at football from an early age, but switched to athletics at 14 upon the advice of renowned writer and poet José Craveirinha, who spotted her huge potential as a middle-distance runner.
Which game played by Maria Mutola?
Maria Mutola, the Mozambican 800m ace, was in Mauritius last week to promote athletics. The 800m star took time out of her schedule to talk to Kamlesh Seeruttun and Reynolds Quirin about the difficult moments in her life, about her parents and her gold medal victory at the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
Who is this great female Mozambican runner?
Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Maria Mutola is the 634th most popular athlete (down from 446th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Mozambique (down from 20th in 2019) and the most popular Mozambican Athlete.
Who is mariamaria Mutola?
Maria Mutola, aged 48, was born in Charmanculo on the outskirts of the Mozambican capital Maputo, an area with erratic water supply and few decent toilets. This issue has driven her passion to speak about poor service delivery in African countries.
How old is Maria de Lurdes Mutola?
Maria de Lurdes Mutola /məˈriːə muːˈtoʊlə/ (born 27 October 1972) is a retired female track and field athlete from Mozambique who specialised in the 800 metres running event. She is only the fourth athlete to compete at six Olympic Games.
Who is the Golden Girl of Africa Maria Mutola?
Known as the Golden Girl of Africa, the former world champion runs the Maria Mutola Foundation for women and girls in her country, encouraging entrepreneurial skills and other empowerment projects.
What happened to Maria Mutola at the 1992 Olympics?
At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona there were great hopes for Mutola to win Mozambique’s first Olympic medal. She ran strongly but faded badly in the home straight, eventually finishing fifth behind winner Ellen van Langen.