Angola at the 2000 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:ANG
Npcname:Comité Paralímpico Angolano
Games:Summer Paralympics
Year:2000
Location:Sydney
Competitors:1
Sports:1
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1996

Angola competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. It was the country's second participation at the Paralympic Games, as the lengthy Angolan Civil War continued. It was represented by a single athlete - André Augusto, who competed in the men's 800 metre sprint, T46 category. He did not win a medal, finishing sixth out of eight in the event's single round, in 2:00.92. (Côte d'Ivoire's Oumar Basakoulba Kone won the race in 1:58.36.)

Team

Angola sent 1 participants to the Sydney Games, a man, André Augusto.[1] [2] It was the country's second participation at the Paralympic Games, as the lengthy Angolan Civil War continued.

Full results

André Augusto competed in the men's 800 metre sprint, T46 category. He did not win a medal, finishing sixth out of eight in the event's single round, in 2:00.92. His event was won by Côte d'Ivoire's Oumar Basakoulba Kone won the race in 1:58.36.

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Notes and References

  1. Lauff . Jackie . 2007 . Developing Country Participation in International Disability Sport Competition: A Historical Perspective . Master's thesis . Norwegian School of Sport Sciences . March 18, 2023.
  2. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=ANG&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all "Angola at the Paralympics"