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Angola at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | ANG |
NOC | Angolan Olympic Committee |
Website | (in Portuguese) |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 32 in 6 sports |
Flag bearer | João N'Tyamba |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Angola competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. This is a list of all of the Angolan athletes who qualified for the Olympics.
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
João N'Tyamba | Marathon | DNF |
The men's team qualified by winning the FIBA Africa Championship 2007 tournament.
The following is the Angola roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 515 | 354 | +161 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 418 | 369 | +49 | 9 | |
3 | Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 415 | 375 | +40 | 8 | |
4 | China (H) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 366 | 400 | −34 | 7 | |
5 | Germany | 5 | 1 | 4 | 330 | 390 | −60 | 6 | |
6 | Angola | 5 | 0 | 5 | 321 | 477 | −156 | 5 |
10 August 2008
11:15 |
Germany | 95–66 | Angola |
Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 29–13, 24–18, 17–14 | ||
Pts: Kaman 24 Rebs: Jagla 11 Asts: Hamann 4 |
Pts: Mingas 24 Rebs: Gomes 8 Asts: Cipriano 2 |
12 August 2008
20:00 |
Angola | 76–97 | United States |
Scoring by quarter: 18–29, 19–26, 16–26, 23–16 | ||
Pts: Morais 24 Rebs: Gomes 8 Asts: Costa, Ambrosio 2 |
Pts: Wade 19 Rebs: Anthony 6 Asts: James 5 |
14 August 2008
14:30 |
Angola | 68–85 | China |
Scoring by quarter: 15–28, 27–16, 9–21, 17–20 | ||
Pts: Gomes 17 Rebs: Mingas 5 Asts: Gomes 3 |
Pts: Yao 30 Rebs: Yi 11 Asts: Zhu, Li 3 |
16 August 2008
09:00 |
Greece | 102–61 | Angola |
Scoring by quarter: 12–11, 31–17, 38–14, 21–19 | ||
Pts: Bourousis 22 Rebs: Glyniadakis, Fotsis 7 Asts: Fotsis 5 |
Pts: Mingas 25 Rebs: Geronimo 7 Asts: Costa 4 |
18 August 2008
16:45 |
Angola | 50–98 | Spain |
Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 7–25, 11–31, 9–27 | ||
Pts: Mingas 10 Rebs: Mingas, Ambrosio 5 Asts: Costa 5 |
Pts: P. Gasol 31 Rebs: P. Gasol 9 Asts: Rodríguez, Rubio 5 |
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Fortunato Luis Pacavira | Men's C-1 500 m | 2:13.265 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
Men's C-1 1000 m | 4:39.538 | 7 QS | 4:40.697 | 9 | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Angola hadqualified a women's team.
The following is the Angola roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Jerónimo Neto
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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Norway | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 106 | +48 | 10 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Romania | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 112 | +38 | 8 | |
China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 135 | −13 | 4 | |
France | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 128 | −7 | 4 | |
Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 109 | 137 | −28 | 3 | |
Angola | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 109 | 147 | −38 | 1 |
9 August 2008 09:00 |
France | 32 – 21 | Angola | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS) |
Herbrecht 8 | (13–14) | Bengue, Almeida 5 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× |
11 August 2008 14:00 |
Angola | 17 – 31 | Norway | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liu S, Liu F (CHN) |
Almeida 5 | (6–14) | Riegelhuth 6 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 3× 2× |
13 August 2008 15:45 |
China | 32 – 24 | Angola | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
Liu Xiaomei 7 | (14–12) | Almeida 8 | ||
3× 5× 1× | Report | 4× 2× |
15 August 2008 15:45 |
Romania | 28 – 23 | Angola | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Aires Menezes, Aparecido Pinto (BRA) |
Maier 7 | (16–7) | Almeida 8 | ||
2× 3× | Report | 3× 2× |
17 August 2008 10:45 |
Angola | 24 – 24 | Kazakhstan | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU) |
Bengue 6 | (16–14) | three players 5 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 3× 5× |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Joao Luis Cardoso Matias | 100 m butterfly | 57.06 | 63 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Ana Crysna da Silva Romero | 50 m freestyle | 29.06 | 65 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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Morais Abreu Emanuel Fernandes |
Men's | Pool C Emanuel – Ricardo (BRA) L 0 – 2 (8–21, 13–21) Schacht – Slack (AUS) L 0 – 2 (15–21, 9–21) Geor – Gia (GEO) L 0 – 2 (14–21, 13–21) |
4 | Did not advance |