Angola at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Angola at the 2012 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ANG
NOC	Angolan Olympic Committee
Website	www.comiteolimpicoangolano.com
in London
Competitors	35 in 7 sports
Flag bearers	Antonia Moreira [1] (opening) Nelson Henriques (closing)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Angola competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eighth Olympic appearance at the Olympics, except the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles because of its participation in the Soviet boycott.

Comité Olímpico Angolano sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games, surpassing the Beijing delegation by three athletes. A total of 35 athletes, 5 men and 30 women, competed in 7 sports. For the second time in its history, Angola was represented by more female than male athletes at an Olympic event. Women's basketball and women's handball were the only team-based sports in which Angola had its representation to these Olympic games. The men's national basketball team, however, did not compete at the Olympics for the first time since 1988. Judoka Antonia Moreira was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Angola, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Manuel Antonio	800 m	1:52.54	7	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Felismina Cavela	800 m	2:10.95	5	did not advance

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Angola has qualified a women's team. It will be made up of 12 athletes.

Women's tournament

Women's basketball team before their game against Croatia

Main article: Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Angola roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics. ^[2]

Angola women's national basketball team roster – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 4 Catarina Camufal 32 – (1980-03-30)March 30, 1980 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Interclube F 5 Ana Gonçalves 19 – (1993-02-14)February 14, 1993 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Interclube Benguela PG 6 Felizarda Jorge 27 – (1985-02-23)February 23, 1985 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Primeiro de Agosto SF 7 Ângela Cardoso 32 – (1980-03-30)March 30, 1980 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Primeiro de Agosto G 8 Fineza Eusébio 22 – (1990-07-18)July 18, 1990 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Primeiro de Agosto F 9 Madalena Felix 22 – (1989-09-20)September 20, 1989 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Primeiro de Agosto PF 10 Sónia Guadalupe 26 – (1985-09-15)September 15, 1985 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Interclube C 11 Luísa Tomás 29 – (1983-03-24)March 24, 1983 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Interclube SG 12 Astrida Vicente 33 – (1978-10-06)October 6, 1978 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Interclube SF 13 Nacissela Maurício  (C) 32 – (1980-06-02)June 2, 1980 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Primeiro de Agosto PF 14 Nadir Manuel 25 – (1986-11-30)November 30, 1986 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Interclube SF 15 Ngiendula Filipe 30 – (1982-05-20)May 20, 1982 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Interclube	Head coach Aníbal Moreira Legend (C) Team captain Club field describes current club

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	5	5	0	462	279	+183	10	Quarterfinals
2	Turkey	5	4	1	343	316	+27	9
3	China	5	3	2	346	363	−17	8
4	Czech Republic	5	2	3	346	332	+14	7
5	Croatia	5	1	4	324	379	−55	6
6	Angola	5	0	5	243	395	−152	5

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.

28 July 2012 14:30

Report

Turkey	72–50	Angola
Scoring by quarter:21–8, 14–17, 23–14, 14–11
Pts: Palazoğlu 13 Rebs: Çağlar 7 Asts: Vardarlı 5		Pts: Mauricio 11 Rebs: Tomas, Manuel 5 Asts: Camufal 2

Basketball Arena, London Referees: Elena Chernova (RUS), Vitalis Gode (KEN), Fernando Sampietro (ARG)

30 July 2012 22:15

Report

Angola	38–90	United States
Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 6–19, 11–28, 9–21
Pts: Guadalupe 11 Rebs: Mauricio, Manuel 6 Asts: Manuel 2		Pts: Parker 14 Rebs: Parker 12 Asts: Bird 5

Basketball Arena, London Referees: Carole Delauné (FRA), Marcos Benito (BRA), Robert Lottermoser (GER)

1 August 2012 11:15

Report

China	76–52	Angola
Scoring by quarter:15–13, 18–18, 24–6, 19–15
Pts: Ma Zengyu 15 Rebs: Gao Song 9 Asts: Miao Lijie 5		Pts: Guadalupe 12 Rebs: Tomas 9 Asts:three players 2

Basketball Arena, London Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Samir Abaakil (MAR), Shenal Bendke (IND)

3 August 2012 09:00

Report

Angola	56–75	Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 14–17, 11–18, 13–16
Pts: Tomas 15 Rebs: Mauricio, Tomas 8 Asts: Mauricio 4		Pts: Lelas 23 Rebs: Ivanković 7 Asts: Mandir 5

Basketball Arena, London Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Shoko Sugruro (JPN), Peng Ling (CHN)

5 August 2012 11:15

Report

Angola	47–82	Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 7–17, 10–18, 12–24
Pts: Mauricio 18 Rebs: Manuel 12 Asts: Eusébio, Guadalupe 2		Pts: Zrůstová 20 Rebs: Horáková 9 Asts: Elhotová 4

Basketball Arena, London Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS), Vitalis Gode (KEN)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Tumba Silva	Heavyweight	Russo  (ITA) LWO	did not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Sprint

Angola has qualified a boat for the following event

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nelson Henriques	Men's C-1 200 m	55.268	6 Q	50.876	8	did not advance
Fortunato Luis Pacavira	Men's C-1 1000 m	4:39.723	6 Q	4:43.027	7 FB	4:35.017	14
Nelson Henriques Fortunato Luis Pacavira	Men's C-2 1000 m	4:16.478	6 Q	4:18.543	5 FB	4:15.497	12

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Angola has qualified a women's team.

• Women's team event – 1 team of 14 players

Women's tournament

Main article: Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The following is the Angola roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics. ^[3]

Head coaches: Vivaldo Eduardo

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Neide Barbosa (1980-09-23)23 September 1980 (aged 31) 1.78 m Petro Atlético 2 LW Joelma Viegas (1986-10-15)15 October 1986 (aged 25) 1.68 m 1º de Agosto 7 RW Carolina Morais (1986-04-13)13 April 1986 (aged 26) 1.67 m 1º de Agosto 8 LB Nair Almeida (1984-01-23)23 January 1984 (aged 28) 1.80 m 1º de Agosto 9 CB Isabel Guialo (1980-04-08)8 April 1980 (aged 32) 1.68 m ASA 10 LB Isabel Fernandes (1985-06-05)5 June 1985 (aged 27) 1.80 m Petro Atlético 11 RB Luisa Kiala (1982-01-25)25 January 1982 (aged 30) 1.79 m Petro Atlético 12 GK Cristina Direito (1985-03-15)15 March 1985 (aged 27) 1.66 m 1º de Agosto 14 LW Natalia Bernardo (1986-12-25)25 December 1986 (aged 25) 1.70 m Petro Atlético 15 RB Azenaide Carlos (1990-06-14)14 June 1990 (aged 22) 1.74 m 1º de Agosto 17 P Ana Barros (1993-02-16)16 February 1993 (aged 19) 1.73 m Petro Atlético 18 CB Marcelina Kiala (1979-11-09)9 November 1979 (aged 32) 1.77 m Petro Atlético 20 RW Marta Santos (1988-12-25)25 December 1988 (aged 23) 1.58 m Petro Atlético 21 LB Magda Cazanga (1991-05-28)28 May 1991 (aged 21) 1.72 m Petro Atlético

Group play

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Brazil	5	4	0	1	137	122	+15	8	Quarter-finals
Croatia	5	4	0	1	145	115	+30	8
Russia	5	3	1	1	151	125	+26	7
Montenegro	5	2	1	2	137	123	+14	5
Angola	5	1	0	4	132	142	−10	2
Great Britain	5	0	0	5	91	166	−75	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

28 July 2012 09:30	Russia	30 – 27	Angola	Copper Box, London Attendance: 3,604 [4] Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
	Postnova 5	(16–11)	Guialo 5
	3× 3×	Report	3× 4×

30 July 2012 09:30	Angola	23 – 28	Croatia	Copper Box, London Attendance: 3,892 [5] Referees: Al-Nuaimi, Omar (UAE)
	Guialo, M. Kiala 5	(11–13)	Zebić 9
	2× 4×	Report	3× 2×

1 August 2012 11:15	Montenegro	30 – 25	Angola	Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,354 [6] Referees: Abdulla, Bamutref (QAT)
	Popović, K. Bulatović 6	(13–14)	Carlos 7
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

3 August 2012 09:30	Angola	31 – 25	Great Britain	Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,081 [7] Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU)
	Almeida 8	(14–10)	Gerbron 9
	2× 3×	Report	3× 1×

5 August 2012 11:15	Brazil	29 – 26	Angola	Copper Box, London Attendance: 4,585 [8] Referees: Bartlett, Stokes (GBR)
	three players 5	(14–9)	Kiala 6
	3× 1×	Report	3× 3×

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Antonia Moreira	Women's −70 kg	Bye	Alvear  (COL) L 0001–0100	did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Angolan swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): ^{[9] [10]}

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Pedro Pinotes	400 m individual medley	4:24.69	30	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mariana Henriques	50 m freestyle	31.36	61	did not advance

References

1. Pereira, Armindo (2 July 2012). "Bandeira Nacional entregue aos atletas" [Angolan national flag given to athletes]. Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
2. Angola
3. "Angola team roster". london2012.com. 19 July 2012. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
4. "Russia – Angola" (PDF). IHF . 28 July 2012.
5. "Angola – Croatia" (PDF). IHF . 30 July 2012.
6. "Montenegro – Great Britain" (PDF). IHF . 1 August 2012.
7. "Angola – Great Britain" (PDF). IHF . 3 August 2012.
8. "Brazil – Angola" (PDF). IHF . 5 August 2012.
9. "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
10. FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE NATATION – Swimming (PDF), FINA, archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011, retrieved 8 June 2011

External links

• Angola at the 2012 Summer Olympics. London2012.com. at the UK Government Web Archive (archived 28 February 2013)
• Angola at the 2012 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)