Angola at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Canoeing

Flatwater

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Fortunato Luis Pacavira
Fortunato Luis Pacavira
Fortunato Luis Pacavira is an Angolan sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the heats of the C-1 500 m event and the semifinals of the C-1 1000 m event.-References:*...

Men's C-1 500 m
Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 500 metres
The men's C-1 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing. The C-1 event is raced in single-man sprint canoes. This would be the last time the event would take place at the Summer Olympics...

2:13.265 8 Did not advance
Men's C-1 1000 m
Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 1000 metres
The men's C-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing between August 18 and 22. The C-1 event is raced in single-man sprint canoes....

4:39.538 7 QS 4:40.697 9 Did not advance

Handball

Total athletes - 14

Women's team
The team qualified by winning the Africa Nations Cup
  • Angola women's national handball team
    Angola women's national handball team
    The Angola women's national handball team represents Angola in international handball competitions.- Performance in Olympic Games :* 1996: 7th* 2000: 9th* 2004: 9th* 2008: 12th- Performance in World Championship :* 1990: 16th* 1993: 16th...


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Head coach


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Legend:
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on August 9, 2008
  • Position

-G: Goalkeeper

-P: Pivot

-CB: Centre Back

-LW: Left Wing

-RW: Right Wing

-LB: Left Back

-RB: Right Back

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Results

Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Points
5 5 0 0 154 106 +48 10
5 4 0 1 150 112 +38 8
5 2 0 3 122 135 -13 4
5 2 0 3 121 128 -7 4
5 1 1 3 109 137 -28 3
5 0 1 4 109 147 -38 1

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Swimming

Athlete Events Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Joao Luis Cardoso Matias
Luis Matias
Luis Matias is an Angolan swimmer, who represented Angola at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Men's 100 metre butterfly. While he won heat 1 with a time of 58.92, he finished in 58th place out of 60 spots and did not advance.-References:...

Men's 100 m butterfly
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly
The men's 100 metre butterfly event, included in the swimming competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics, took place on August 14–16, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center...

57.06 63 Did not advance
Ana Crysna da Silva Romero Women's 50 m freestyle
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Heat 7:-Heat 8:-Heat 9:-Heat 10:-Heat 11:-Heat 12:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:...

29.06 65 Did not advance

Beach

Total athletes - 2

Men
The team qualified by being the top ranked African team.
Athlete Event Preliminary round Standing Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score
Emanuel FernandesMorais Abreu
Morais Abreu
Morais Abreu is a beach volleyball player from Angola.He and team mate Emanuel Fernandes represented Angola at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.-External links:*...


Seed 24
Doubles L 0 - 2 (8-21, 13-21)
L 0 - 2 (15-21, 9-21)
L 0 - 2 (14-21, 13-21)
4 Did not advance
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