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Biography: Maria de Lurdes MUTOLA ()
 
 
Sex Weight Height Date of birth Place of birth
W 61 1.62 27 10 1972 Maputo (MOZ)
 
Married   Occupation
N  
 
Information
Former soccer player at school in Maputo. World record holder at 1000m indoor and African record holder at 800 and 1000 (outdoor). Won overall GP 1995. At 800 won CG 1998, GWG 1994, 4 African Championships (1 in 1500), 3 African Games. Was disqualified in semifinal at World Championships 1995 for stepping out of lane. Also her 1:56.36 for 800m in 1998 was disallowed as a world indoor record as she ran inside the lane.

PERSONAL BEST
  Performance   Wind  Place Date
200 Metres 23.86      Langenthal 20 07 1994
400 Metres 51.37      Monaco 02 08 1994
600 Metres 1:22.87      Ličge 27 08 2002
800 Metres 1:55.19      Zürich 17 08 1994
1000 Metres 2:29.34      Bruxelles 25 08 1995
1500 Metres 4:01.50      Roma 12 07 2002
One Mile 4:36.09      Eugene, OR 21 06 1991
2000 Metres 6:03.84        1992
3000 Metres 9:27.37      Springfield 08 06 1991
5000 Metres 18:15.1 M      18 07 1990


PROGRESSION
  Season Performance   Wind  Place Date
200 Metres
 1994 23.86      Langenthal 20 07 1994
400 Metres
 2002 51.55      Helsinki 13 08 2002
 
 1994 51.37      Monaco 02 08 1994
600 Metres
 2003 1:23.13      Ličge 02 09 2003
 
 2002 1:22.87      Ličge 27 08 2002
800 Metres
 2007 1:56.98      Osaka 26 08 2007
 
 2006 1:56.77      Lausanne 11 07 2006
 
 2005 1:58.96      Paris Saint-Denis 01 07 2005
 
 2004 1:56.51      Athína 23 08 2004
 
 2003 1:55.55      Madrid 19 07 2003
 
 2002 1:56.16      Monaco 19 07 2002
 
 2001 1:56.85      Zürich 17 08 2001
 
 2000 1:56.15      Sydney 25 09 2000
 
 1999 1:56.04      Zürich 11 08 1999
 
 1998 1:56.11      Zürich 12 08 1998
 
 1997 1:55.29      Köln 24 08 1997
 
 1996 1:57.07      Zürich 14 08 1996
 
 1995 1:55.72      Monaco 09 09 1995
 
 1994 1:55.19      Zürich 17 08 1994
 
 1993 1:55.43      Stuttgart 17 08 1993
 
 1992 1:57.49      Barcelona 03 08 1992
 
 1991 1:57.63      Tokyo 26 08 1991
 
 1990 2:13.54        1990
 
 1989 2:05.7        1989
 
 1988 2:04.36      Seoul 1988
1000 Metres
 2003 2:33.15      Stockholm 05 08 2003
 
 2002 2:30.12      Bruxelles 30 08 2002
 
 2001 2:33.53      Stockholm 17 07 2001
 
 1999 2:32.22      Nice 17 07 1999
 
 1998 2:31.55      Bruxelles 28 08 1998
 
 1996 2:29.66      Bruxelles 23 08 1996
 
 1995 2:29.34      Bruxelles 25 08 1995
1500 Metres
 2004 4:07.57      Paris Saint-Denis 23 07 2004
 
 2002 4:01.50      Roma 12 07 2002
 
 2000 4:02.39      Monaco 18 08 2000
 
 1996 4:01.63      Oslo 05 07 1996
 
 1993 4:04.97      Nice 21 07 1993
 
 1992 4:02.60      Barcelona 08 08 1992
 
 1991 4:12.72      Eugene, OR 11 05 1991
One Mile
 1991 4:36.09      Eugene, OR 21 06 1991
2000 Metres
 1992 6:03.84        1992
3000 Metres
 1991 9:27.37      Springfield 08 06 1991
 
 1989 9:39.9 M    Maputo 25 06 1989
5000 Metres
 1990 18:15.1 M      18 07 1990

HONOURS
  Rank Performance   Wind  Place Date
800 Metres  
11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 3   sf 1:56.98      Osaka 26 08 2007
15th African Championships in Athletics 2   f 2:01.08      Bambous 13 08 2006
18th Commonwealth Games 3   f 1:58.77      Melbourne 24 03 2006
11th IAAF World Indoor Championships 1   f 1:58.90      Moskva (Olimpiyskiy Stadion) 12 03 2006
10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 4   f 1:59.71      Helsinki 09 08 2005
28th Olympic Games 4   f 1:56.51      Athína 23 08 2004
10th IAAF World Indoor Championships 1   f 1:58.50      Budapest 07 03 2004
1st IAAF World Athletics Final 1   f 1:59.59      Monaco 14 09 2003
9th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 1   f 1:59.89      Paris Saint-Denis 26 08 2003
9th IAAF World Indoor Championships 1   f 1:58.94      Birmingham, GBR 16 03 2003
9th IAAF World Cup in Athletics 1   f 1:58.60      Madrid 20 09 2002
13rd African Championships in Athletics 1   f 2:03.11      Radés 2002
17th IAAF Grand Prix Final 1   f 1:59.78      Melbourne 09 09 2001
8th IAAF World Championships 1   f 1:57.17      Edmonton 12 08 2001
8th IAAF World Indoor Championships 1   f 1:59.74      Lisboa 11 03 2001
27th Olympic Games 1   f 1:56.15      Sydney 25 09 2000
IAAF Grand Prix Final 1   f 1:59.10      München 11 09 1999
7th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 2   f 1:56.72      Sevilla 24 08 1999
7th IAAF World Indoor Championships 2   f 1:57.17      Maebashi 07 03 1999
8th IAAF World Cup in Athetics 1   f 1:59.88  A    Johannesburg 12 09 1998
13th IAAF Grand Prix Final 2   f 1:56.93      Fukuoka 13 09 1997
6th IAAF World Championships In Athletics 3   f 1:57.59      Athína 09 08 1997
6th IAAF World Indoor Championships 1   f 1:58.96      Paris (Bercy) 09 03 1997
26th Olympic Games 3   f 1:58.71      Atlanta, GA 29 07 1996
IAAF/Mobil Grand Prix Final 1   f 1:55.72      Monaco 09 09 1995
5th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 1   h 1:59.93      Göteborg 10 08 1995
5th IAAF World Indoor Championships 1   f 1:57.62      Barcelona 12 03 1995
7th IAAF World Cup in Athletics 1   f 1:58.27      London 10 09 1994
9th IAAF/Mobil Grand Prix Final 1   f 1:57.35      London 10 09 1993
4th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 1   f 1:55.43      Stuttgart 17 08 1993
4th IAAF World Indoor Championships 1   f 1:57.55      Toronto 14 03 1993
6th IAAF World Cup in Athletics 1   f 2:00.47      La Habana 25 09 1992
25th Olympic Games 5   f 1:57.49      Barcelona 03 08 1992
3rd IAAF World Championships in Athletics 4   f 1:57.63      Tokyo 26 08 1991
24th Olympic Games 7   h 2:04.36      Seoul 1988
1500 Metres  
25th Olympic Games 9   f 4:02.60      Barcelona 08 08 1992