Angola at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Angola competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. This is a list of all of the Angolan athletes who qualified for the Olympics.

Angola at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeANG
NOCAngolan Olympic Committee
Websitewww.comiteolimpicoangolano.com
in Beijing
Competitors32 in 6 sports
Flag bearer João N'Tyamba
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Athletics

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 Final
Result Rank
João N'Tyamba Marathon DNF

Basketball

The men's team qualified by winning the FIBA Africa Championship 2007 tournament.

  • Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Angola roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Angola men's national basketball team roster – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
SF 4 Olimpio Cipriano 26 – (1982-04-09)April 9, 1982 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Primeiro de Agosto
G 5 Armando Costa 25 – (1983-06-03)June 3, 1983 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Petro Atlético
SG 6 Carlos Morais 22 – (1985-10-16)October 16, 1985 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Petro Atlético
PG 7 Milton Barros 24 – (1984-06-21)June 21, 1984 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Petro Atlético
G 8 Luis Costa 30 – (1978-06-07)June 7, 1978 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Petro Atlético
G 9 Vladimir Geronimo 30 – (1977-12-12)December 12, 1977 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Primeiro de Agosto
F/C 10 Joaquim Gomes 27 – (1980-12-23)December 23, 1980 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Primeiro de Agosto
F 11 Felizardo Ambrosio 20 – (1987-12-25)December 25, 1987 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Primeiro de Agosto
C 12 Abdel Aziz Moussa 28 – (1980-04-08)April 8, 1980 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Primeiro de Agosto
SG 13 Carlos Almeida (C) 31 – (1976-09-24)September 24, 1976 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Primeiro de Agosto
F 14 Leonel Paulo 22 – (1986-04-30)April 30, 1986 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Petro Atlético
F 15 Eduardo Mingas 29 – (1979-01-29)January 29, 1979 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Petro Atlético
Head coach
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • Club – describes last
      club before the tournament
    • Age – describes age
      on August 9, 2008
    Group play
    Pos Team
    • v
    • t
    • e
    		 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
    1  United States 5 5 0 515 354 +161 10 Quarterfinals
    2  Spain 5 4 1 418 369 +49 9
    3  Greece 5 3 2 415 375 +40 8
    4  China (H) 5 2 3 366 400 −34 7
    5  Germany 5 1 4 330 390 −60 6
    6  Angola 5 0 5 321 477 −156 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.
    (H) Hosts
    10 August 2008
    11:15
    Report
    Germany  95–66  Angola
    Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 29–13, 24–18, 17–14
    Pts: Kaman 24
    Rebs: Jagla 11
    Asts: Hamann 4    		 Pts: Mingas 24
    Rebs: Gomes 8
    Asts: Cipriano 2
    Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
    Attendance: 11,083
    Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
    12 August 2008
    20:00
    Report
    Angola  76–97  United States
    Scoring by quarter: 18–29, 19–26, 16–26, 23–16
    Pts: Morais 24
    Rebs: Gomes 8
    Asts: Costa, Ambrosio 2    		 Pts: Wade 19
    Rebs: Anthony 6
    Asts: James 5
    Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
    Attendance: 11,083
    Referees: Pablo Estévez (ARG)
    14 August 2008
    14:30
    Report
    Angola  68–85  China
    Scoring by quarter: 15–28, 27–16, 9–21, 17–20
    Pts: Gomes 17
    Rebs: Mingas 5
    Asts: Gomes 3    		 Pts: Yao 30
    Rebs: Yi 11
    Asts: Zhu, Li 3
    Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
    Attendance: 11,083
    Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN)
    16 August 2008
    09:00
    Report
    Greece  102–61  Angola
    Scoring by quarter: 12–11, 31–17, 38–14, 21–19
    Pts: Bourousis 22
    Rebs: Glyniadakis, Fotsis 7
    Asts: Fotsis 5    		 Pts: Mingas 25
    Rebs: Geronimo 7
    Asts: Costa 4
    Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
    Attendance: 11,083
    Referees: José Carrión (PUR)
    18 August 2008
    16:45
    Report
    Angola  50–98  Spain
    Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 7–25, 11–31, 9–27
    Pts: Mingas 10
    Rebs: Mingas, Ambrosio 5
    Asts: Costa 5    		 Pts: P. Gasol 31
    Rebs: P. Gasol 9
    Asts: Rodríguez, Rubio 5
    Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
    Attendance: 11,083
    Referees: Eddie Rush (USA)

    Canoeing

    Sprint

    Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
    Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
    Fortunato Luis Pacavira Men's C-1 500 m 2:13.265 8 Did not advance
    Men's C-1 1000 m 4:39.538 7 QS 4:40.697 9 Did not advance

    Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

    Handball

    Angola hadqualified a women's team.

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

    Women's tournament

    Roster

    The following is the Angola roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Head coach: Jerónimo Neto

    No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
    1 GK Maria Odeth Tavares (1976-08-18)18 August 1976 (aged 31) 1.70 m 100 1º de Agosto
    2 CB Maria Teresa Eduardo (1973-09-17)17 September 1973 (aged 34) 1.78 m 117 297 ASA Handball
    3 LB Ilda Maria Bengue (1974-10-30)30 October 1974 (aged 33) 1.78 m 143 308 Petro Atlético
    4 RB Azenaide Carlos (1990-06-14)14 June 1990 (aged 18) 1.74 m 6 7 ASA Handball
    5 RW Filomena Trindade (1971-09-26)26 September 1971 (aged 36) 1.65 m 152 503 Petro Atlético
    6 P Bombo Calandula (1983-02-23)23 February 1983 (aged 25) 1.78 m 26 57 Petro Atlético
    8 LB Nair Almeida (1984-01-23)23 January 1984 (aged 24) 1.80 m 79 151 1º de Agosto
    9 LB Wuta Dombaxe (1986-04-05)5 April 1986 (aged 22) 1.68 m 19 132 ASA Handball
    10 LW Isabel Fernandes (1985-06-05)5 June 1985 (aged 23) 1.80 m 6 18 Petro Atlético
    12 GK Maria Rosa Pedro (1982-12-29)29 December 1982 (aged 25) 1.73 m 46 Petro Atlético
    13 CB Luisa Kiala (1982-01-25)25 January 1982 (aged 26) 1.79 m 66 158 Petro Atlético
    14 CB Natalia Bernardo (1986-12-25)25 December 1986 (aged 21) 1.70 m 37 67 Petro Atlético
    15 LW Elisabeth Cailo (1987-07-02)2 July 1987 (aged 21) 1.75 m 29 30 1º de Agosto
    17 P Elizabeth Viegas (1985-01-20)20 January 1985 (aged 23) 1.78 m 13 10 ASA Handball
    Group play
    Team
    • v
    • t
    • e
    		 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
     Norway 5 5 0 0 154 106 +48 10 Qualified for the quarterfinals
     Romania 5 4 0 1 150 112 +38 8
     China 5 2 0 3 122 135 −13 4
     France 5 2 0 3 121 128 −7 4
     Kazakhstan 5 1 1 3 109 137 −28 3
     Angola 5 0 1 4 109 147 −38 1
    Source: [citation needed]
    9 August 2008
    09:00     		France  32 – 21  Angola Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
    Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS)
    Herbrecht 8 (13–14) Bengue, Almeida 5
    3× 4× Report 3× 3×
    11 August 2008
    14:00     		Angola  17 – 31  Norway Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
    Referees: Liu S, Liu F (CHN)
    Almeida 5 (6–14) Riegelhuth 6
    3× 3× Report 3× 2×
    13 August 2008
    15:45     		China  32 – 24  Angola Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
    Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE)
    Liu Xiaomei 7 (14–12) Almeida 8
    3× 5× 1× Report 4× 2×
    15 August 2008
    15:45     		Romania  28 – 23  Angola Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
    Referees: Aires Menezes, Aparecido Pinto (BRA)
    Maier 7 (16–7) Almeida 8
    2× 3× Report 3× 2×
    17 August 2008
    10:45     		Angola  24 – 24  Kazakhstan Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
    Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU)
    Bengue 6 (16–14) three players 5
    3× 5× Report 3× 5×

    Swimming

    Men
    Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
    Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
    Joao Luis Cardoso Matias 100 m butterfly 57.06 63 Did not advance
    Women
    Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
    Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
    Ana Crysna da Silva Romero 50 m freestyle 29.06 65 Did not advance

    Volleyball

    Beach

    Athlete Event Preliminary round Standing Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
    Opposition
    Score     		Opposition
    Score     		Opposition
    Score     		Opposition
    Score     		Opposition
    Score     		Rank
    Morais Abreu
    Emanuel Fernandes     		Men's Pool C
     Emanuel – Ricardo (BRA)
    L 0 – 2 (8–21, 13–21)
     Schacht – Slack (AUS)
    L 0 – 2 (15–21, 9–21)
     Geor – Gia (GEO)
    L 0 – 2 (14–21, 13–21)     		4 Did not advance

    See also

    • Angola at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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