Angola at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Angola at the 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ANG
NOC	Angolan Olympic Committee
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors	24 (8 men and 16 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Edmilson Pedro & Azenaide Carlos
Flag bearer (closing)	Edmilson Pedro
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Angola competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics, since the nation's official debut in 1980, except for 1984, due to USSR led boycott.

Background

Averted WADA sanction

In February 2024, the delegation was put at risk of facing a ban on using the Angolan flag at the Games after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) tagged the Angolan Olympic Committee for non-compliance with doping regulations. ^{[1] [2]} The issue would be resolved by July 5, 2024, 3 weeks before the start of the Olympics, when the WADA cleared Angola. ^[3]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	0	1
Canoeing	2	0	2
Handball	0	14	14
Judo	1	0	1
Rowing	1	0	1
Sailing	2	1	3
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	8	16	24

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Angola sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics. ^[4]

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

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Heat		Repechage		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Marcos Santos	Men's 100 m	10.31 NR	2 Q	10.40	7	—		Did not advance

Canoeing

Main articles: Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Sprint

For the first time since 2012, Angola male canoeists qualified one boat for the Games through the gold medal result in the C-2 500 metres event at the 2023 African Olympic Qualifiers in Abuja, Nigeria.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Benilson Sanda	Men's C-1 1000 m	4:11.40	5	4:12.73	5	Did not advance
Manuel António Benilson Sanda	Men's C-2 500 m	1:51.53	6	1:49.00	4 FB	Bye		1:55.74	12

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

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Summary

Key:

• ET: After extra time
• P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Team	Event	Group Stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Angola women's	Women's tournament	Netherlands L 31–34	Spain W 26–21	Hungary D 31–31	France L 24–38	Brazil L 19–30	5	Did not advance			9

Women's tournament

Main articles: Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament and Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

Angola women's national handball team qualified for the Olympics, after winning the gold medal, and securing an outright berth at the 2023 African Qualification Tournament in Luanda, Angola. ^[5]

Team roster

An 18-player squad was announced on 17 June 2024. ^[6] It was reduced to 15 players on 7 July 2024. ^[7]

Head coach: Carlos Viver ^[8]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Marta Alberto (1995-02-10)10 February 1995 (aged 29) 1.82 m 22 1 Petro de Luanda 2 LB Vilma Nenganga (1996-09-12)12 September 1996 (aged 27) 1.77 m 14 22 Petro de Luanda 5 P Liliane Mario (2004-11-16)16 November 2004 (aged 19) 1.77 m 20 57 Primeiro de Agosto 6 RB Juliana Machado (1994-11-06)6 November 1994 (aged 29) 1.72 m 74 137 Primeiro de Agosto 7 RW Dolores Rosário (2003-04-01)1 April 2003 (aged 21) 1.76 m 20 32 Primeiro de Agosto 8 CB Helena Paulo (1998-01-24)24 January 1998 (aged 26) 1.73 m 48 184 Târgu Jiu 9 LW Natália Santos (1986-12-25)25 December 1986 (aged 37) 1.73 m 289 230 Primeiro de Agosto 10 P Albertina Kassoma (1996-06-12)12 June 1996 (aged 28) 1.85 m 86 243 Rapid București 11 LW Marília Quizelete (1997-06-03)3 June 1997 (aged 27) 1.73 m 23 45 Petro de Luanda 13 RW Natália Kamalandua Fonseca (1998-12-25)25 December 1998 (aged 25) 1.64 m 30 85 CSM Corona Brașov 18 CB Chelcia Gabriel (2000-09-24)24 September 2000 (aged 23) 1.70 m 11 25 Petro de Luanda 20 LB Stelvia Pascoal (2002-10-20)20 October 2002 (aged 21) 1.72 m 29 32 Saint-Amand Handball 30 GK Eliane Paulo (1999-03-09)9 March 1999 (aged 25) 1.81 m 7 0 Târgu Jiu 35 RB Azenaide Carlos (1990-06-14)14 June 1990 (aged 34) 1.73 m 96 116 CSM Corona Brașov

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France (H)	5	5	0	0	159	124	+35	10	Quarterfinals
2	Netherlands	5	4	0	1	152	137	+15	8
3	Hungary	5	2	1	2	137	140	−3	5
4	Brazil	5	2	0	3	127	119	+8	4
5	Angola	5	1	1	3	131	154	−23	3
6	Spain	5	0	0	5	111	143	−32	0

Source: Olympics Paris 2024 rankings ^[9]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts

25 July 2024 11:00	Netherlands	34–31	Angola	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,686 Referees: Kuttler, Merz (GER)
	Malestein, Polman 8	(19–18)	Nenganga, H. Paulo 6
	1× 1×	Report	3×

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28 July 2024 19:00	Angola	26–21	Spain	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,748 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH)
	Nenganga 7	(14–15)	Campos 6
	4× 1×	Report	3× 1×

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30 July 2024 16:00	Hungary	31–31	Angola	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,834 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
	Klujber 9	(15–16)	Kassoma 9
	1× 2×	Report	2×

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1 August 2024 16:00	Angola	24–38	France	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,816 Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
	three players 5	(14–18)	Kanor 7
	2× 1×	Report	1×

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3 August 2024 14:00	Brazil	30–19	Angola	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,801 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Bitolo 7	(14–6)	Pascoal 4
	1× 2×	Report	2× 1×

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Angola qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Edmilson Pedro (men's half-lightweight , 66 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Edmilson Pedro	Men's –66 kg	—	Rahimov  (TKM) L 01–10	Did not advance

Rowing

Main articles: Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

For the first time since 2016, Angolan rowers qualified one boat in the men's single sculls for the Games through the 2023 African Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia. ^[10]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
André Matias	Men's single sculls	7:52.78	6 R	8:01.98	5 SE/F	Did not advance		8:01.63	4 FF	7:30.43	32

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Main articles: Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Angolan sailors qualified one boat in the following classes through the 2023 African Regatta in Soma Bay, Egypt; ^[11] and 2024 470 World Championships in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

Medal race events

Athlete	Event	Race													Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	M*
Filipe André	Men's ILCA 7	41	42	23	12	40	40	30	41	Cancelled	—		EL	227	39
Matias Montinho Manuela Paulo	Mixed 470	16	18	20	20	19	18	17	18	Cancelled	—		EL	126	19

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Angola sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, through the allocation of universality places.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Henrique Mascarenhas	Men's 100 m freestyle	52.52	64	Did not advance
Lia Lima	Women's 200 m butterfly	2:22.19	19	Did not advance

References

1. "WADA update on the compliance status of the National Olympic Committee of Angola and the National Anti-Doping Organization of the Philippines". World Anti Doping Agency. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
2. "Declaration of non-compliance of the National Olympic Committee of Angola" (PDF). World Anti-Doping Agency. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
3. "WADA removes the National Olympic Committee of Angola from the World Anti-Doping Code non-compliant list". World Anti Doping Agency. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
4. "Athletics Paris 2024 Final Entries". World Athletics . Retrieved 12 July 2024.
5. "Handebol feminino de Angola vence Pré-Olímpico Africano e obtém vaga em Paris 2024" [Angolan women's handball wins African Pre-Olympic and gets a place in Paris 2024] (in Portuguese). International Olympic Committee. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
6. "Andebol: Pérolas começam hoje projecção de Paris'2024". jornaldeangola.ao (in Portuguese). 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
7. "Pérolas estão em Bilbao para teste com Guerreras". jornaldeangola.ao (in Portuguese). 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
8. "Team roster: Angola" (PDF). ihf.info. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
9. "Tournament Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
10. "African rowers secure their spots for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games". World Rowing. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
11. "FIVE AFRICAN NATIONS EARN PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION IN EGYPT". World Sailing. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.