Leonel Matonse

Leonel dos Santos Matonse (born October 14, 1988) is a Mozambican swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] Matonse qualified for the men's 100 m freestyle, as a 15-year-old, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from 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]

Leonel Matonse
Personal information
Full nameLeonel dos Santos Matonse
National team Mozambique
Born (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988
Maputo, Mozambique
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubTuks Aquatics Club (RSA)

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  3. "Delegação moçambicana parte domingo para Atenas" [The Mozambican delegation departs to Athens on Sunday] (in Portuguese). PanaPress. 5 August 2004. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  4. "Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. Thomas, Stephen (17 August 2004). "Men's 100 Freestyle Prelims Day 4: Lezak, Crocker Fail to Qualify. Hoogie Best with 48.70". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
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