Angola at the
1996 Summer Olympics
IOC codeANG
NOCAngolan Olympic Committee
Website (in Portuguese)
in Atlanta
Competitors28 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Palmira de Almeida
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Angola competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.[1]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 1 2
Basketball 11 0 11
Handball 0 13 13
Shooting 1 0 1
Swimming 0 1 1
Total 13 15 28

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men

Track and road events
Athletes Events Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
João N'Tyamba 1500 metres 3:46.41 44 N/A Did not advance

Women

Track and road events
Athletes Events Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Guilhermina Cruz 200 metres 24.92 43 Did not advance
400 metres 55.42 45 Did not advance

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Roster
Preliminary round
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 5 5 0 522 345 +177 10 Quarterfinals
2  Lithuania 5 3 2 427 354 +73 8[a]
3  Croatia 5 3 2 422 386 +36 8[a]
4  China 5 2 3 360 502 −142 7[b]
5  Argentina 5 2 3 351 396 −45 7[b] 9th place playoff
6  Angola 5 0 5 280 379 −99 5 11th place playoff
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Lithuania 1–0 Croatia
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: China 1–0 Argentina
20 July 1996 (1996-07-20)
China  70–67  Angola
Scoring by half: 36–36, 34–31
Pts: Wang 17
Rebs: Wang 11
Asts: Hu 3		 Pts: Â. Victoriano, Carvalho 13
Rebs: Â. Victoriano 6
Asts: Avô 5
Atlanta
Referees: Jose Piovesan Neto (BRA), Juan Brea Diaz (CUB)
22 July 1996 (1996-07-22)
Angola  54–87  United States
Scoring by half: 31–44, 23–43
Pts: Carvalho 16
Rebs: Dias 5
Asts: Avô 5		 Pts: Malone 12
Rebs: Barkley 9
Asts: Barkley 7
Atlanta
Referees: Michael Butler (AUS), Tomislav Jovancic (YUG)
24 July 1996 (1996-07-24)
Croatia  71–48  Angola
Scoring by half: 26–23, 45–25
Pts: Rađa 20
Rebs: Rađa 9
Asts: Kukoč 6		 Pts: Â. Victoriano, Dias 10
Rebs: Dias 12
Asts: Avô 2
Atlanta
Referees: Hidetoshi Ishida (JPN), Serguei Boulanov (RUS)
26 July 1996 (1996-07-26)
Angola  49–85  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 21–37, 28–48
Pts: Â. Victoriano 18
Rebs: Moreira Dias 6
Asts: Carvalho 4		 Pts: Karnišovas 20
Rebs: Sabonis 10
Asts: Sabonis 8
Atlanta
Referees: Jose Pelissari (BRA), Robert Barnett (AUS)
28 July 1996 (1996-07-28)
Argentina  66–62  Angola
Scoring by half: 27–32, 39–30
Pts: Espil 21
Rebs: Villar 6
Asts: Osella 5		 Pts: Dias 17
Rebs: Moreira Dias 7
Asts: Avô 4
Atlanta
Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Chong Kyoung (KOR)
Classification Round 9th-12th
30 July 1996 (1996-07-30)
17:00
Puerto Rico  76–67  Angola
Scoring by half: 38–36, 38–31
Pts: Ortiz 19
Rebs: Rivas 7
Asts: Alicea 5		 Pts: Moreira 15
Rebs: Dias 11
Asts: Moreira 6
Atlanta
Referees: Roman Ryzhyk (UKR), Jose Reyes Ronfini (MEX)
11th place match
2 August 1996 (1996-08-02)
10:00
South Korea  61–99  Angola
Scoring by half: 33–48, 28–51
Pts: D. H. Kang 17
Rebs: H. C. Chun 5
Asts: S. M. Lee, D. H. Kang 6		 Pts: Dias 27
Rebs: Dias 11
Asts: Moreira 5
Atlanta
Referees: Jose Reyes Ronfini (MEX), Juan Brea Diaz (CUB)

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Women

Preliminary group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Points
 South Korea 3 3 0 0 83 60 +23 6
 Norway 3 2 0 1 79 66 +13 4
 Germany 3 1 0 2 70 73 -3 2
 Angola 3 0 0 3 49 82 -23 0
26 July
10:00 		Norway  30–18  Angola
28 July
10:00 		South Korea  25–19  Angola
30 July
10:00 		Germany  27–12  Angola
7th place match
1 August
10:00 		Angola  24–23  United States
Team roster

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete Events Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Paulo Morais Trap 115 45 Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Women

Athletes Events Heat Finals
Time Rank Time Rank
Nádia Cruz 100 m breaststroke 1:16.62 43 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:44.24 37 Did not advance

See also

References

  1. ^ "Angola at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
  2. ^ Angola at the 1992 Summer Olympics
  3. ^ Angolan athletes at the 1996 Summer Olympics at sports-reference.com

External links

  1. Official Olympic Reports
  2. "Women Handball Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta (USA) - 26.07-03.08". Sports and Elections Statistics. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  3. "MEN BASKETBALL OLYMPIC GAMES 1996 Atlanta (USA) - 20.07-03.08". Sports and Elections Statistics. Retrieved 2008-08-03.


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