Angola at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Angola at the Olympics
IOC code	ANG
NOC	Angolan Olympic Committee
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Summer appearances
1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Angola is a country in Africa that loves sports! They have sent their best athletes to compete in the Summer Olympic Games ten times. So far, Angola has not won an Olympic medal. They have never competed in the Winter Olympic Games.

Angola's best results at the Summer Olympics were achieved by the Angola women's national handball team. They finished 7th in 1996 and 8th in 2016.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Angola sent 26 athletes. This was the most athletes from any country in Central Africa that year. They competed in seven different sports. Even though they sent many athletes, they did not win any medals. The youngest Angolan athlete in 2016 was Leite Hermenegildo, who was 16 years old and competed in Athletics. The oldest was Joao Paulo de Leiria E Silva, who was 52 and competed in Shooting.

Olympic Medals for Angola

Medals by Summer Games

Angola has participated in many Summer Olympic Games since 1980. They did not compete in the 1984 Games. In every Summer Olympics they have attended, Angola has worked hard. However, they are still aiming to win their first Olympic medal.

Flag Bearers for Angola

The flag bearer is an important athlete who carries their country's flag during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. This person represents all the athletes from their nation. Here are some of the athletes who have proudly carried the flag for Angola:

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
2020 Tokyo	Natália Bernardo & Matias Montinho	Handball (Bernardo) & Sailing (Montinho)

See also

In Spanish: Angola en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños