| Angola at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ANG |
| NOC | Angolan Olympic Committee |
| Website | (in Portuguese) |
| inAtlanta | |
| Competitors | 28 (13 men, 15 women) in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Palmira de Almeida |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Angola was represented at the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta,Georgia, United States by theAngolan 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.
In total, 28 athletes represented Angola at the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta,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 |
In total, two Angolan athletes participated in the athletics events –Guilhermina Cruz in thewomen's 200 m and thewomen's 400 m andJoão N'Tyamba in themen'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 | ||||
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 andJustino Victoriano in themen'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]
| 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 |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
26 July 1996 (1996-07-26) |
| Angola | 49–85 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by half: 21–37, 28–48 | ||
| Pts:Â. Victoriano 18 Rebs:MoreiraDias 6 Asts:Carvalho 4 | Pts:Karnišovas 20 Rebs:Sabonis 10 Asts:Sabonis 8 | |
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:MoreiraDias 7 Asts:Avô 4 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 andElisa Webba in thewomen'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]
| 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 | |
| 1 August 10:00 | Angola | 24–23 | United States | |
In total, one Angolan athlete participated in the shooting events –Paulo Morais in themen'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 | |
In total, one Angolan athlete participated in the swimming events –Nádia Cruz in thewomen's 100 m breaststroke and thewomen'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 | ||
