Angola at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Angola at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Flag of Angola.svg
IOC code ANG
NOC Angolan Olympic Committee
Website www.comiteolimpicoangolano.com
in Atlanta
Competitors28 (13 men, 15 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer Palmira de Almeida
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Angola was represented at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States by the Angolan Olympic Committee.

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In total, 28 athletes including 13 men and 15 woman represented Angola in five different sports including athletics, basketball, handball, shooting and swimming.

Competitors

In total, 28 athletes represented Angola at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States across five different sports. [1]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 112
Basketball 11011
Handball 01313
Shooting 101
Swimming 011
Total131528

Athletics

In total, two Angolan athletes participated in the athletics events – Guilhermina Cruz in the women's 200 m and the women's 400 m and João N'Tyamba in the men's 1,500 m. [1]

The heats for the women's 400 m took place on 26 July 1996. Cruz finished seventh in her heat in a time of 55.42 seconds. She did not advance to the quarter-finals. [2]

The heats for the men's 1,500 m took place on 29 July 1996. N'Tyamba finished ninth in his heat in a time of three minutes 46.41 seconds. He did not advance to the semi-finals. [3]

The heats for the women's 200 m took place on 31 July 1996. Cruz finished seventh in her heat in a time of 24.92 seconds. She did not advance to the quarter-finals. [4]

AthletesEventsHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Guilhermina Cruz women's 200 m 24.9243Did not advance
women's 400 m 55.4245Did not advance
João N'Tyamba men's 1,500 m 3:46.4144N/ADid not advance

Basketball

In total, 11 Angolan athletes participated in the basketball – Victor de Carvalho, Herlander Coimbra, David Dias, José Guimarães, Aníbal Moreira, Benjamim João Romano, Honorato Trosso, Benjamim Ucuahamba, Angelo Victoriano, Edmar Victoriano and Justino Victoriano in the men's tournament. [1]

The preliminary round for the men's basketball tournament took place from 20–28 July 1996. Angloa finished sixth in pool A after losing all of their preliminary round matches. In the classification round on 30 July 1996, they lost to Puerto Rico but recorded their only win of the competition in the 11th-place play-off on 2 August 1996 against South Korea. [5]

Preliminary round
PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States (H)550522345+17710Quarterfinals
2Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 532427354+738 [a]
3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 532422386+368 [a]
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 523360502−1427 [b]
5Flag of Argentina (1818-1819, 1820-1829, 1861-2010).svg  Argentina 523351396−457 [b] 9th place playoff
6Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 505280379−99511th place playoff
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Lithuania 1–0 Croatia
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: China 1–0 Argentina
20 July 1996 (1996-07-20)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg70–67Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by half: 36–36, 34–31
Pts: Wang 17
Rebs: Wang 11
Asts: Hu 3		Pts: Â. Victoriano, Carvalho 13
Rebs: Â. Victoriano 6
Asts: Avô 5
Atlanta
Referees: Jose Piovesan Neto (BRA), Juan Brea Diaz (CUB)
22 July 1996 (1996-07-22)
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg54–87Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring by half: 31–44, 23–43
Pts: Carvalho 16
Rebs: Dias 5
Asts: Avô 5		Pts: Malone 12
Rebs: Barkley 9
Asts: Barkley 7
Atlanta
Referees: Michael Butler (AUS), Tomislav Jovancic (YUG)
24 July 1996 (1996-07-24)
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg71–48Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by half:26–23, 45–25
Pts: Rađa 20
Rebs: Rađa 9
Asts: Kukoč 6		Pts: Â. Victoriano, Dias 10
Rebs: Dias 12
Asts: Avô 2
Atlanta
Referees: Hidetoshi Ishida (JPN), Serguei Boulanov (RUS)
26 July 1996 (1996-07-26)
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg49–85Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 21–37, 28–48
Pts: Â. Victoriano 18
Rebs: Moreira Dias 6
Asts: Carvalho 4		Pts: Karnišovas 20
Rebs: Sabonis 10
Asts: Sabonis 8
Atlanta
Referees: Jose Pelissari (BRA), Robert Barnett (AUS)
28 July 1996 (1996-07-28)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina (1818-1819, 1820-1829, 1861-2010).svg66–62Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by half: 27–32, 39–30
Pts: Espil 21
Rebs: Villar 6
Asts: Osella 5		Pts: Dias 17
Rebs: Moreira Dias 7
Asts: Avô 4
Atlanta
Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Chong Kyoung (KOR)
Classification round 9th-12th
30 July 1996 (1996-07-30)
17:00
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg76–67Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by half:38–36, 38–31
Pts: Ortiz 19
Rebs: Rivas 7
Asts: Alicea 5		Pts: Moreira 15
Rebs: Dias 11
Asts: Moreira 6
Atlanta
Referees: Roman Ryzhyk (UKR), Jose Reyes Ronfini (MEX)
11th-place play-off
2 August 1996 (1996-08-02)
10:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg61–99Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by half: 33–48, 28–51
Pts: D. H. Kang 17
Rebs: H. C. Chun 5
Asts: S. M. Lee, D. H. Kang 6		Pts: Dias 27
Rebs: Dias 11
Asts: Moreira 5
Atlanta
Referees: Jose Reyes Ronfini (MEX), Juan Brea Diaz (CUB)

Handball

In total, 13 Angolan athletes participated in the handball – Palmira Barbosa, Luzia Bizerra, Domingas Cordeiro, Maria Eduardo, Maura Faial, Maria Gonçalves, Anabela Joaquim, Anica Neto, Lia Paulo, Elisa Peres, Justina Praça, Filomena Trindade and Elisa Webba in the women's tournament. [1]

The preliminary round for the women's handball tournament took place from 26–30 July 1996. Angloa finished fourth in pool B after losing all of their preliminary round matches. In the seventh-place play-off on 1 August 1996, they recorded their only win of the competition against the hosts, the United States. [6]

Preliminary group B
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPoints
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 33008360+236
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 32017966+134
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 31027073-32
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 30034982-230
26 July
10:00		 Norway  Flag of Norway.svg30–18Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
28 July
10:00		 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg25–19Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
30 July
10:00		 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg27–12Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
7th-place play-off
1 August
10:00		 Angola  Flag of Angola.svg24–23Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Shooting

In total, one Angolan athlete participated in the shooting events – Paulo Morais in the men's trap. [1]

The preliminary round for the men's trap took place on 20 July 1996. Morais scored 115 points in the preliminary round. He did not advance to the final round and finished joint 45th overall. [7]

AthleteEventsQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
Paulo Morais Trap 11545Did not advance

Swimming

In total, one Angolan athlete participated in the swimming events – Nádia Cruz in the women's 100 m breaststroke and the women's 200 m breaststroke. [1]

The heats for the women's 100 m breaststroke took place on 21 July 1996. Cruz finished seventh in her heat in a time of one minute 16.62 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to qualify for the finals. [8]

The heats for the women's 200 m breaststroke took place on 23 July 1996. Cruz finished fifth in her heat in a time of two minutes 44.24 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to qualify for the finals. [9]

AthletesEventsHeatFinals
TimeRankTimeRank
Nádia Cruz 100 m breaststroke 1:16.6243Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:44.2437Did not advance

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Angola at the 1996 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "1996 Summer Olympics, 400 metres, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "1996 Summer Olympics, 1,500 metres, men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "1996 Summer Olympics, 200 metres, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "1996 Summer Olympics, Basketball, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "1996 Summer Olympics, Handball, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "1996 Summer Olympics, Air Rifle, Trap, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "1996 Summer Olympics, 100 metres Breaststroke, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "1996 Summer Olympics, 200 metres Breaststroke, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
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