Angola at the Olympics

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Angola at the
Olympics
Flag of Angola.svg
IOC code ANG
NOC Angolan Olympic Committee
Website (in Portuguese)
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Summer appearances

Angola has competed in eleven Summer Olympic Games. They have not yet won any Olympic medals and have never competed at a Winter Olympic Games. [1] The best positions of the nation, 7th in 1996 and 8th in 2016, were both achieved by the Angolan women's national handball team.

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Angola sent to the Summer Olympics in 2012 its largest contingent yet of athletes (34) and competed in the most events (7) out of all the countries in Central Africa. They did not win a medal however. Angola's youngest athlete in 2016 was Leite Hermenegildo, who was 16. Angola's oldest athlete was Joao Paulo de Leiria E Silva who was 52 and competed in Shooting.[ citation needed ]

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
1912–1972occupied by Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal
1976 Montreal did not participate
1980 Moscow 11 0000
1984 Los Angeles did not participate
1988 Seoul 24 0000
1992 Barcelona 28 0000
1996 Atlanta 28 0000
2000 Sydney 30 0000
2004 Athens 30 0000
2008 Beijing 32 0000
2012 London 34 0000
2016 Rio de Janeiro 25 0000
2020 Tokyo 20 0000
2024 Paris 24 0000
2028 Los Angeles Future event
2032 Brisbane
Total0000

Flagbearers

GamesAthleteSport
1980 Moscow Fernando Lopes Swimming
1988 Seoul João N'Tyamba (??) Athletics
1992 Barcelona Jean-Jacques Conceição Basketball
1996 Atlanta Palmira Barbosa Handball
2000 Sydney Nádia Cruz Swimming
2004 Athens Ângelo Victoriano Basketball
2008 Beijing João N'Tyamba Athletics
2012 London Antónia Moreira Judo
2016 Rio de Janeiro Luísa Kiala Handball
2020 Tokyo Natália Bernardo & Matias Montinho Handball (Bernardo) & Sailing (Montinho)
2024 Paris Azenaide Carlos & Edmilson Pedro Handball (Carlos) & Judo (Pedro)

References

  1. "The 10 Most Populous Countries To Never Win An Olympic Medal". BuzzFeed Community. Retrieved 2017-07-10.