Angola at the Olympics

Angola has competed in seven Summer Olympic Games. They have not yet appeared at the Winter Olympic Games and also have not yet won an Olympic medal.[1] The best positions of the nation, 7th in 1996 and 8th in 2016, were both achieved by Angola women's national handball team.

Angola at the Olympics
IOC code	ANG
NOC	Angolan Olympic Committee
Website	(in Portuguese)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer appearances
1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Angola sent at the Summer Olympics 2016 the most athletes (26) and competed in the most events (7) out of all the countries in Central Africa. They did not win a medal however. Angola's youngest athlete in 2016 was Leite Hermenegildo, who was 16. Leite competed in Athletics. Angola's oldest athlete was Joao Paulo de Leiria E Silva who was 52 and competed in Shooting.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1980 Moscow 11 0 0 0 0 – 1984 Los Angeles did not participate 1988 Seoul 24 0 0 0 0 – 1992 Barcelona 28 0 0 0 0 – 1996 Atlanta 28 0 0 0 0 – 2000 Sydney 30 0 0 0 0 – 2004 Athens 30 0 0 0 0 – 2008 Beijing 32 0 0 0 0 – 2012 London 34 0 0 0 0 – 2016 Rio de Janeiro 25 0 0 0 0 – 2020 Tokyo future event 2024 Paris 2028 Los Angeles Total 0 0 0 0 – Flagbearers See also: List of flag bearers for Angola at the Olympics Games Athlete Sport 1980 Moscow Fernando Lopes Swimming 1988 Seoul João N'Tyamba (??) Athletics 1992 Barcelona Jean-Jacques Conceição Basketball 1996 Atlanta Palmira Barbosa Handball 2000 Sydney Nádia Cruz Swimming 2004 Athens Ângelo Victoriano Basketball 2008 Beijing João N'Tyamba Athletics 2012 London Antónia Moreira Judo 2016 Rio de Janeiro Luísa Kiala Handball References "The 10 Most Populous Countries To Never Win An Olympic Medal". BuzzFeed Community. Retrieved 2017-07-10. External links "Angola". International Olympic Committee. "Angola". Olympedia.com. "Olympic Analytics/ANG". olympanalyt.com.