Angola at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Angola at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Angola at the; 1996 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ANG
NOC	Angolan Olympic Committee
Website	(in Portuguese)
in Atlanta
Competitors	28 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Palmira de Almeida
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

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

Men

Track and road events

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

Basketball

Men's tournament

Roster

Preliminary round

Pos	Team v t e	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:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Lithuania 1–0 Croatia
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: China 1–0 Argentina

20 July 1996

Report

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

Report

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

Report

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

Report

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

Report

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
17:00

Report

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
10:00

Report

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

Women

Preliminary group B

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
South Korea	3	3	0	83	60	+23	6
Norway	3	2	1	79	66	+13	4
Germany	3	1	2	70	73	-3	2
Angola	3	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

Men

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

Swimming

Women

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

References

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

External links

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

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[table_hth_LTU0.23905460733876-4] Head-to-head record: Lithuania 1–0 Croatia

[table_hth_CHN0.23905460733876-5] Head-to-head record: China 1–0 Argentina

[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

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Angola at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Contents

Competitors

Athletics

Men

Women

Basketball

Men's tournament

Handball

Women

Shooting

Men

Swimming

Women

See also

References

External links