Angola at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Angola at the Olympics
IOC code	ANG
NOC	Angolan Olympic Committee
Website
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0
Summer appearances
1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Angola has competed in ten Summer Olympic Games. They have not yet won an Olympic medal and never complete the Winter Olympic Games until its debut. The best positions of the nation, 7th in 1996 and 8th in 2016, were both achieved by Angola women's national handball team.

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	20	0	0	0	0	–
2024 Paris	24	0	0	0	0	–
2028 Los Angeles	Future event
Total		0	0	0	0	–

Flagbearers

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