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Angola at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Angola at the
1996 Summer Olympics
IOC codeANG
NOCAngolan Olympic Committee
Website (in Portuguese)
in Atlanta
Competitors28 (13 men, 15 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer Palmira de Almeida
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Angola was represented at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States by the Angolan Olympic Committee.

In total, 28 athletes including 13 men and 15 woman represented Angola in five different sports including athletics, basketball, handball, shooting and swimming.

Competitors

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In total, 28 athletes represented Angola at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States across five different sports.[1]

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

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Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In total, two Angolan athletes participated in the athletics events – Guilhermina Cruz in the women's 200 m and the women's 400 m and João N'Tyamba in the men's 1,500 m.[1]

The heats for the women's 400 m took place on 26 July 1996. Cruz finished seventh in her heat in a time of 55.42 seconds. She did not advance to the quarter-finals.[2]

The heats for the men's 1,500 m took place on 29 July 1996. N'Tyamba finished ninth in his heat in a time of three minutes 46.41 seconds. He did not advance to the semi-finals.[3]

The heats for the women's 200 m took place on 31 July 1996. Cruz finished seventh in her heat in a time of 24.92 seconds. She did not advance to the quarter-finals.[4]

Athletes Events Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Guilhermina Cruz women's 200 m 24.92 43 Did not advance
women's 400 m 55.42 45 Did not advance
João N'Tyamba men's 1,500 m 3:46.41 44 N/A Did not advance

Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In total, 11 Angolan athletes participated in the basketball – Victor de Carvalho, Herlander Coimbra, David Dias, José Guimarães, Aníbal Moreira, Benjamim João Romano, Honorato Trosso, Benjamim Ucuahamba, Angelo Victoriano, Edmar Victoriano and Justino Victoriano in the men's tournament.[1]

The preliminary round for the men's basketball tournament took place from 20–28 July 1996. Angloa finished sixth in pool A after losing all of their preliminary round matches. In the classification round on 30 July 1996, they lost to Puerto Rico but recorded their only win of the competition in the 11th-place play-off on 2 August 1996 against South Korea.[5]

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 play-off
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

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Main article: Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In total, 13 Angolan athletes participated in the handball – Palmira Barbosa, Luzia Bizerra, Domingas Cordeiro, Maria Eduardo, Maura Faial, Maria Gonçalves, Anabela Joaquim, Anica Neto, Lia Paulo, Elisa Peres, Justina Praça, Filomena Trindade and Elisa Webba in the women's tournament.[1]

The preliminary round for the women's handball tournament took place from 26–30 July 1996. Angloa finished fourth in pool B after losing all of their preliminary round matches. In the seventh-place play-off on 1 August 1996, they recorded their only win of the competition against the hosts, the United States.[6]

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 play-off
1 August
10:00 		Angola  24–23  United States

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In total, one Angolan athlete participated in the shooting events – Paulo Morais in the men's trap.[1]

The preliminary round for the men's trap took place on 20 July 1996. Morais scored 115 points in the preliminary round. He did not advance to the final round and finished joint 45th overall.[7]

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

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In total, one Angolan athlete participated in the swimming events – Nádia Cruz in the women's 100 m breaststroke and the women's 200 m breaststroke.[1]

The heats for the women's 100 m breaststroke took place on 21 July 1996. Cruz finished seventh in her heat in a time of one minute 16.62 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to qualify for the finals.[8]

The heats for the women's 200 m breaststroke took place on 23 July 1996. Cruz finished fifth in her heat in a time of two minutes 44.24 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to qualify for the finals.[9]

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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Angola at the 1996 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  2. ^ "1996 Summer Olympics, 400 metres, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  3. ^ "1996 Summer Olympics, 1,500 metres, men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  4. ^ "1996 Summer Olympics, 200 metres, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  5. ^ "1996 Summer Olympics, Basketball, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  6. ^ "1996 Summer Olympics, Handball, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  7. ^ "1996 Summer Olympics, Air Rifle, Trap, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  8. ^ "1996 Summer Olympics, 100 metres Breaststroke, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  9. ^ "1996 Summer Olympics, 200 metres Breaststroke, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
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