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2 unusual facts about Maria Mutola


Maria Mutola

Her immense success and her total domination of the event during this period can be attributed to the guidance that she has received since 1991 from Margo Jennings.

She ran strongly but faded badly in the home straight, eventually finishing fifth behind eventual winner Ellen van Langen.


Mathias Ntawulikura

In 2004, Ntawulikura joined three other track and field athletes - Nigerian Mary Onyali, Mozambican Maria Mutola, and Angolan João N'Tyamba in becoming the second African to compete at five Olympics.

Segun Toriola

He therefore joined João N'Tyamba of Angola and Maria Mutola of Mozambique as only third ever African athlete to compete in so many Summer Olympics.


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