Angola at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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.[1]

Angola at the 2008 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ANG
NOC	Angolan Olympic Committee
Website	(in Portuguese)
in Beijing
Competitors	32 in 6 sports
Flag bearer	João N'Tyamba
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

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.[2]

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 Cipriano, Olimpio 26 – April 9, 1982 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Primeiro de Agosto G 5 Costa, Armando 25 – June 3, 1983 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Petro Atlético SG 6 Morais, Carlos 22 – October 16, 1985 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Petro Atlético PG 7 Barros, Milton 24 – June 21, 1984 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Petro Atlético G 8 Costa, Luis 30 – June 7, 1978 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Petro Atlético G 9 Geronimo, Vladimir 30 – December 12, 1977 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Primeiro de Agosto F/C 10 Gomes, Joaquim 27 – December 23, 1980 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Primeiro de Agosto F 11 Ambrosio, Felizardo 20 – December 25, 1987 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Primeiro de Agosto C 12 Moussa, Abdel Aziz 28 – April 8, 1980 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Primeiro de Agosto SG 13 Almeida, Carlos (C) 31 – September 24, 1976 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Primeiro de Agosto F 14 Paulo, Leonel 22 – April 30, 1986 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Petro Atlético F 15 Mingas, Eduardo 29 – January 29, 1979 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Petro Atlético	Head coach Alberto de Carvalho Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 9, 2008

Group play

Qualified for the quarterfinals

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
United States	5	5	0	515	354	+161	10
Spain	5	4	1	418	369	+49	9
Greece	5	3	2	415	375	+40	8
China	5	2	3	366	400	−34	7
Germany	5	1	4	330	390	−60	6
Angola	5	0	5	321	477	−156	5

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 has qualified 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.[3]

Head coach: Jerónimo Neto

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Maria Odeth Tavares 18 August 1976 (aged 31) 1.70 m 100 1º de Agosto 2 RW Maria Teresa Eduardo 17 September 1973 (aged 34) 1.78 m 117 297 ASA Handball 3 RW Ilda Maria Bengue 30 October 1974 (aged 33) 1.78 m 143 308 Petro Atlético 4 RW Azenaide Carlos 14 June 1990 (aged 18) 1.74 m 6 7 ASA Handball 5 RW Filomena Trindade 26 September 1971 (aged 36) 1.65 m 152 503 Petro Atlético 6 P Bombo Calandula 23 February 1983 (aged 25) 1.78 m 26 57 Petro Atlético 8 RW Nair Almeida 23 January 1984 (aged 24) 1.80 m 79 151 1º de Agosto 9 LW Wuta Dombaxe 5 April 1986 (aged 22) 1.68 m 19 132 ASA Handball 10 RW Isabel Fernandes 5 June 1985 (aged 23) 1.80 m 6 18 Petro Atlético 12 GK Maria Rosa Pedro 29 December 1982 (aged 25) 1.73 m 46 Petro Atlético 13 CB Luisa Kiala 25 January 1982 (aged 26) 1.79 m 66 158 Petro Atlético 14 LW Natalia Bernardo 25 December 1986 (aged 21) 1.70 m 37 67 Petro Atlético 15 LW Elisabeth Cailo 2 July 1987 (aged 21) 1.75 m 29 30 1º de Agosto 17 P Elizabeth Viegas 20 January 1985 (aged 23) 1.78 m 13 10 ASA Handball

Group play

Qualified for the quarterfinals

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
Norway	5	5	0	0	154	106	+48	10
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

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

References

1. "Athletes for Angola- 2008 Olympics". CNN Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
2. "2008 Olympic Basketball Men (FIBA) – Angola roster". FIBA. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
3. "Women's Handball Team Roster – Angola (ANG)". Handball Official Results Book. Official Report of the XXIX Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. 23 August 2008. p. 2. Retrieved 12 August 2020.