title: Angola at the 2008 Summer Olympics
text: # Angola at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  
  Angola competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. This is a list of all of the Angolan athletes who qualified for the Olympics.
  
  ## Athletics
  
  ### Key
  
  * Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  * Q = Qualified for the next round
  * q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  * NR = National record
  * N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  * Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
  | João N'Tyamba | Marathon | DNF | DNF |
  
  ## Basketball
  
  The men's team qualified by winning the FIBA Africa Championship 2007 tournament.
  
  * Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players
  
  ### Men's tournament
  
  **Roster**
  
  The following is the Angola roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
  
  **Group play**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Quarterfinals |
  | 3 | Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 415 | 375 | +40 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
  | 4 | China (H) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 366 | 400 | −34 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
  | 5 | Germany | 5 | 1 | 4 | 330 | 390 | −60 | 6 | |
  | 6 | Angola | 5 | 0 | 5 | 321 | 477 | −156 | 5 | |
  
  * 10 August 2008 11:15
  * Report
  
  | Germany | 95–66 | Angola |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 29–13, 24–18, 17–14 |||
  | Pts: Kaman 24 Rebs: Jagla 11 Asts: Hamann 4 | | Pts: Mingas 24 Rebs: Gomes 8 Asts: Cipriano 2 |
  
  * Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
  * 12 August 2008 20:00
  * Report
  
  | Angola | 76–97 | United States |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 18–29, 19–26, 16–26, 23–16 |||
  | Pts: Morais 24 Rebs: Gomes 8 Asts: Costa, Ambrosio 2 | | Pts: Wade 19 Rebs: Anthony 6 Asts: James 5 |
  
  * Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Pablo Estévez (ARG)
  * 14 August 2008 14:30
  * Report
  
  | Angola | 68–85 | China |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 15–28, 27–16, 9–21, 17–20 |||
  | Pts: Gomes 17 Rebs: Mingas 5 Asts: Gomes 3 | | Pts: Yao 30 Rebs: Yi 11 Asts: Zhu, Li 3 |
  
  * Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN)
  * 16 August 2008 09:00
  * Report
  
  | Greece | 102–61 | Angola |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 12–11, 31–17, 38–14, 21–19 |||
  | Pts: Bourousis 22 Rebs: Glyniadakis, Fotsis 7 Asts: Fotsis 5 | | Pts: Mingas 25 Rebs: Geronimo 7 Asts: Costa 4 |
  
  * Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: José Carrión (PUR)
  * 18 August 2008 16:45
  * Report
  
  | Angola | 50–98 | Spain |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 7–25, 11–31, 9–27 |||
  | Pts: Mingas 10 Rebs: Mingas, Ambrosio 5 Asts: Costa 5 | | Pts: P. Gasol 31 Rebs: P. Gasol 9 Asts: Rodríguez, Rubio 5 |
  
  * Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Eddie Rush (USA)
  
  ## Canoeing
  
  ### Sprint
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Fortunato Luis Pacavira | Men's C-1 500 m | 2:13.265 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Fortunato Luis Pacavira | Men's C-1 1000 m | 4:39.538 | 7 QS | 4:40.697 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
  
  ## Handball
  
  Angola hadqualified a women's team.
  
  * Women's team event – 1 team of 14 players
  
  ### Women's tournament
  
  **Roster**
  
  The following is the Angola roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
  
  Head coach: Jerónimo Neto
  
  * 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
  
  **Group play**
  
  | Teamvte | 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 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
  | China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 135 | −13 | 4 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
  | France | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 128 | −7 | 4 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
  | 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) |
  | 9 August 2008 09:00 | Herbrecht 8 | (13–14) | Bengue, Almeida 5 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS) |
  | 9 August 2008 09:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS) |
  | 11 August 2008 14:00 | Angola | 17 – 31 | Norway | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liu S, Liu F (CHN) |
  | 11 August 2008 14:00 | Almeida 5 | (6–14) | Riegelhuth 6 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liu S, Liu F (CHN) |
  | 11 August 2008 14:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 2× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liu S, Liu F (CHN) |
  | 13 August 2008 15:45 | China | 32 – 24 | Angola | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
  | 13 August 2008 15:45 | Liu Xiaomei 7 | (14–12) | Almeida 8 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
  | 13 August 2008 15:45 | 3× 5× 1× | Report | 4× 2× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
  | 15 August 2008 15:45 | Romania | 28 – 23 | Angola | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Aires Menezes, Aparecido Pinto (BRA) |
  | 15 August 2008 15:45 | Maier 7 | (16–7) | Almeida 8 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Aires Menezes, Aparecido Pinto (BRA) |
  | 15 August 2008 15:45 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 2× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Aires Menezes, Aparecido Pinto (BRA) |
  | 17 August 2008 10:45 | Angola | 24 – 24 | Kazakhstan | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU) |
  | 17 August 2008 10:45 | Bengue 6 | (16–14) | three players 5 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU) |
  | 17 August 2008 10:45 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 5× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU) |
  
  ## Swimming
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Joao Luis Cardoso Matias | 100 m butterfly | 57.06 | 63 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Ana Crysna da Silva Romero | 50 m freestyle | 29.06 | 65 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Volleyball
  
  ### Beach
  
  | Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Standing | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  