Kurt Couto

Kurt Leonel da Rocha Couto (born 14 May 1985 in Maputo) is an athlete from Mozambique who specializes in 400 metres hurdles.

Life
At the age of 17, he moved to South Africa to train.

His personal best in the 400 metres is 46.50 (Windhoek, 2007) and 49.02 in the 400 metres hurdles (Prague 2012).

He was flag bearer for his country at the Olympics three times (2004 Summer, 2008 Summer and 2012 Summer). He was also Mozambique's flag-bearer at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. At the 2016 Olympic Games, Couto retired after the first round, with a time of 49.74 seconds.