| Angola at the 2021 Summer World University Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | ANG |
| in Chengdu, China 28 July 2023 – 8 August 2023 | |
| Competitors | 2 (1 man and 1 woman) |
| Medals |
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| Summer World University Games appearances | |
Angola competed at the 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu, China held from 28 July to 8 August 2023. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fencing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final / BM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Rank | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Rank | ||
| João Dianza | Men's individual épée |  Sharlaimov (KAZ)L 1–5 |  Savoeun (CAM)L 2–5 |  Gaetani (ITA)L 0–5 |  Pandey (IND)L 1–5 |  Schuhmann (AUT)L 1–5 |  Paavolainen (FIN)L 1–5 | 101 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Rank | ||
| Rosalina Canduco | Women's 53 kg |  Katoh (JPN)L 0–2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semi-finals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Rosalina Canduco | Women's individual | Did not start | Did not advance | ||||
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