Angola at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Angola took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China. The Olympics is a big event where athletes from many countries come together to compete in many sports. Angola sent athletes to join in these competitions. This list shows all the athletes from Angola who were able to compete in the 2008 Olympics. It is a way to celebrate the hard work and skill of these sportsmen and women from Angola.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Angola sent male athletes to compete in the athletics events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Angola's men's basketball team earned their spot by winning the FIBA Africa Championship 2007. The team had 12 players on its roster.

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Angola roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Group play

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 Olimpio Cipriano 26 – (1982-04-09)April 9, 1982 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Primeiro de Agosto G 5 Armando Costa 25 – (1983-06-03)June 3, 1983 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Petro Atlético SG 6 Carlos Morais 22 – (1985-10-16)October 16, 1985 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Petro Atlético PG 7 Milton Barros 24 – (1984-06-21)June 21, 1984 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Petro Atlético G 8 Luis Costa 30 – (1978-06-07)June 7, 1978 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Petro Atlético G 9 Vladimir Geronimo 30 – (1977-12-12)December 12, 1977 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Primeiro de Agosto F/C 10 Joaquim Gomes 27 – (1980-12-23)December 23, 1980 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Primeiro de Agosto F 11 Felizardo Ambrosio 20 – (1987-12-25)December 25, 1987 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Primeiro de Agosto C 12 Abdel Aziz Moussa 28 – (1980-04-08)April 8, 1980 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Primeiro de Agosto SG 13 Carlos Almeida (C) 31 – (1976-09-24)September 24, 1976 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Primeiro de Agosto F 14 Leonel Paulo 22 – (1986-04-30)April 30, 1986 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Petro Atlético F 15 Eduardo Mingas 29 – (1979-01-29)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

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

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Sprint

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Angola sent a women's team to play handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The team had 14 players.

Women's tournament

The list of players for Angola's women's handball team at the Olympics is shown here.

Head coach: Jerónimo Neto

Group play

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Maria Odeth Tavares (1976-08-18)18 August 1976 (aged 31) 1.70 m 100 1º de Agosto 2 CB Maria Teresa Eduardo (1973-09-17)17 September 1973 (aged 34) 1.78 m 117 297 ASA Handball 3 LB Ilda Maria Bengue (1974-10-30)30 October 1974 (aged 33) 1.78 m 143 308 Petro Atlético 4 RB Azenaide Carlos (1990-06-14)14 June 1990 (aged 18) 1.74 m 6 7 ASA Handball 5 RW Filomena Trindade (1971-09-26)26 September 1971 (aged 36) 1.65 m 152 503 Petro Atlético 6 P Bombo Calandula (1983-02-23)23 February 1983 (aged 25) 1.78 m 26 57 Petro Atlético 8 LB Nair Almeida (1984-01-23)23 January 1984 (aged 24) 1.80 m 79 151 1º de Agosto 9 LB Wuta Dombaxe (1986-04-05)5 April 1986 (aged 22) 1.68 m 19 132 ASA Handball 10 LW Isabel Fernandes (1985-06-05)5 June 1985 (aged 23) 1.80 m 6 18 Petro Atlético 12 GK Maria Rosa Pedro (1982-12-29)29 December 1982 (aged 25) 1.73 m 46 Petro Atlético 13 CB Luisa Kiala (1982-01-25)25 January 1982 (aged 26) 1.79 m 66 158 Petro Atlético 14 CB Natalia Bernardo (1986-12-25)25 December 1986 (aged 21) 1.70 m 37 67 Petro Atlético 15 LW Elisabeth Cailo (1987-07-02)2 July 1987 (aged 21) 1.75 m 29 30 1º de Agosto 17 P Elizabeth Viegas (1985-01-20)20 January 1985 (aged 23) 1.78 m 13 10 ASA Handball

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Norway	5	5	0	0	154	106	+48	10	Qualified for the quarterfinals
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

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Some men and women from Angola took part in the swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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