Angola competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics, with the exception of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, because of its participation in the Soviet boycott.
| Angola at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | ANG |
| NOC | Angolan Olympic Committee |
| Website | (in Portuguese) |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 25 in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Luisa Kiala[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Angolan Olympic Committee (Portuguese: Comité Olímpico Angolano) selected a total of 25 athletes, 8 men and 17 women, for the Games, competing in seven different sports.[2] The nation's team size was roughly ten athletes smaller than the team sent to London four years earlier, and had the second largest share of women in its Summer Olympic history. Women's handball was the only team-based sport in which Angola had its representation at these Games, unable to send any of the nation's basketball teams to the Olympics for the first time since 1988. Among the sports played by the athletes, Angola marked its debut in rowing and a return in sailing and shooting from a two-decade absence.
Notable Angolan athletes featured three-time judoka Antónia Moreira, medley swimmer Pedro Pinotes, trap shooter João Paulo da Silva, who sought for his Olympic comeback in Rio after a 16-year absence, and four-time Olympian and handball team captain Luísa Kiala, who became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1] Angola, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.
Athletics edit
Angola has received universality slots from IAAF to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[3][4][2]
- 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 & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Hermenegildo Leite | Men's 100 m | 11.65 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Liliana Neto | Women's 100 m | 13.58 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
Handball edit
- 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 |  RomaniaW 23–19 |
 MontenegroW 27–25 |
 NorwayL 20–30 |
 BrazilL 24–28 |
 SpainL 22–26 |
4 |  RussiaL 27–31 |
Did not advance | 8 | |
Women's tournament edit
Angola women's handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2015 Africa Qualification Tournament in Luanda.[5] They were drawn in Group A of the preliminary round.
- Team roster
The following is the Angola roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6]
Head coach: Filipe Cruz
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- Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil (H)
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 117 | +21 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Norway
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 141 | 121 | +20 | 8 | |
| 3 | Spain
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 116 | +9 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Angola
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 116 | 128 | −12 | 4 | |
| 5 | Romania
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 108 | 119 | −11 | 4 | |
| 6 | Montenegro
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 107 | 134 | −27 | 0 |
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
| 6 August 2016 19:50 |
Romania
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19–23 | Angola
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Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 4,465 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| Neagu 8 | (9–11) | Guialo 5 | ||
2× 2×
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Report | 3× 5×
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| 8 August 2016 21:50 |
Angola
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27–25 | Montenegro
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Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Alpaidze, Berekzina (RUS) |
| Guialo 7 | (12–12) | K. Bulatović 9 | ||
2× 8× 1×
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Report | 2× 4×
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| 10 August 2016 16:40 |
Norway
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30–20 | Angola
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Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| Mørk 8 | (16–8) | Guialo 8 | ||
| 2× 3×
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Report | 2× 4× 1×
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| 12 August 2016 09:30 |
Angola
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24–28 | Brazil
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Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Røen, Arntsen (NOR) |
| Bernardo 8 | (13–13) | Belo 7 | ||
| 2× 5×
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Report | 4× 4×
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| 14 August 2016 19:50 |
Spain
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26–22 | Angola
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Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| Cabral, Martín 7 | (13–12) | Guialo 6 | ||
| 4× 5×
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Report | 3× 8× 1×
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- Quarterfinal
| 16 August 2016 20:30 |
Russia
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31–27 | Angola
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Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| Kuznetsova 5 | (18–14) | Bernardo 8 | ||
| 2× 5× 1×
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Report | 3× 4×
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Judo edit
Angola has qualified one judoka for the women's middleweight category (70 kg) at the Games. Remarkably going to her third Olympics, Antónia Moreira earned a continental quota spot from the African region as the highest-ranked Angolan judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 2016.[7]
| 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 | ||
| Antónia Moreira | Women's −70 kg |  Rodríguez (VEN)W 100–000 |
 Koch (GER)L 000–000 S |
Did not advance | ||||
Rowing edit
Angola has qualified one boat in the men's lightweight double sculls for the Games at the 2015 African Continental Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia.[8][9]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| André Matias Jean-Luc Rasamoelina |
Men's lightweight double sculls | 6:58.93 | 5 R | 7:29.73 | 6 SC/D | 7:39.59 | 4 FD | 7:01.74 | 20 |
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 edit
Angolan sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the individual fleet World Championships, and African qualifying regattas, signifying the nation's Olympic return to the sport for the first time since 1992.[10][11] Another boat was also awarded to the Angolan sailor competing in the men's Laser through a Tripartite Commission invitation.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Manuel Lelo | Men's Laser | 44 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 38 | 46 | 43 | EL | 390 | 46 | |
| Paixão Afonso Matias Montinho |
Men's 470 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | EL | 229 | 26 | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting edit
Angola has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a men's trap shooter to the Olympics, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was met by 31 March 2016. This also signified the nation's comeback to the sport for the first time since 2000.[12][13]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| João Paulo de Silva | Men's trap | 98 | 33 | Did not advance | |||
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)
Swimming edit
Angola has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[14][15][16]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Pedro Pinotes | Men's 400 m individual medley | 4:25.84 | 25 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Ana Nóbrega | Women's 100 m freestyle | 59.23 | 40 | Did not advance | |||
References edit
- ^ a b "Luisa Kiala pode ser porta-bandeira no Rio de Janeiro" [Luisa Kiala will be the flag bearer in Rio de Janeiro] (in Portuguese). ANGOP. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Rio 2016: Caravana angolana aos Jogos Olímpicos fixada em 25 atletas" [Rio 2016: Angolan team sets at 25 athletes for the Olympics] (in Portuguese). ANGOP. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "Angola, Tunisia make impressive start in Handball tournament". StarAfrica.com. 20 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "Andebol: 1º de Agosto domina convocatória para os jogos olímpicos "Rio 2016"!" [Handball: Primiero de Agosto dominates the squad for the Olympics] (in Portuguese). Primeiro de Agosto. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "IJF Officially Announces Qualified Athletes for Rio 2016 Olympic Games". International Judo Federation. 23 June 2016. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ "African qualifying regatta awards 10 more places in Rio 2016 Olympic Games rowing events". Rio 2016. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Rowing: Angola qualifies for 2016 Olympic Games". ANGOP. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ "Angola books place at Rio 2016". ISAF. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Angola busca a qualificação" [Angola seeks for a qualifying bid]. Jornal dos Desportos. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Tiro aos Pratos: Angolano Paulo Silva confirmado nos Jogos Olímpicos" [Trap shooting: Angola's Paulo Silva confirms for the Olympics] (in Portuguese). ANGOP. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016. FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Nadadora militar conhece a ordem nos Jogos do Rio" [Military swimmer knows the order of the Rio Games] (in Portuguese). Jornal de Angola. 10 July 2016. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
External links edit
- Angola at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Rio2016.com. at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 August 2016)
- Angola at the 2016 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)