About Leonel Matonse
Born 1988. Leonel Matonse is a Mozambican swimmer.
Leonel dos Santos Matonse (born October 14, 1988) is a Mozambican swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. 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. 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.
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Who is Leonel Matonse?
Mozambican swimmer
When was Leonel Matonse born?
Leonel Matonse was born on 14 October 1988 in Maputo.
What is Leonel Matonse's occupation?
Leonel Matonse is a swimmer.
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Leonel Matonse is Mozambican.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Leonel Matonse. https://biography.guide/leonel-matonse/
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