Npc: | ANG |
Npcname: | Comité Paralímpico Angolano |
Games: | Summer Paralympics |
Year: | 2008 |
Location: | Beijing |
Competitors: | 5 |
Sports: | 1 |
Flagbearer: | Jose Armando Sayovo |
Rank: | 54 |
Gold: | 0 |
Silver: | 3 |
Bronze: | 0 |
Appearances: | auto |
App Begin Year: | 1996 |
Angola sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.[1] The country was represented by five athletes, all competing in track and field.[2]
About 10% of Angola's population is reportedly disabled, following the Angolan Civil War.[3]
See also: 2008 Summer Paralympics medal table and List of 2008 Summer Paralympics medal winners. The country won three medals, all silver.[4]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | |
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Men's 100m T11 | ||||
Men's 200m T11 | ||||
Men's 400m T11 |
See main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
José Armando Sayovo | T11 | 100m | 11.23 | 2 q | 11.40 | 2 Q | 11.35 | ||
200m | 23.05 | 2 Q | 22.83 | 2 Q | 22.70 | ||||
400m | 51.52 | 1 Q | 51.32 | 3 q | 50.44 | ||||
Octavio dos Santos | 100m | 11.49 | 4 Q | 11.60 | 7 B | 11.64 | 7 | ||
200m | 23.69 | 6 q | 23.47 | 5 B | 23.78 | 5 | |||
400m | 52.66 | 5 q | 52.52 | 6 | did not advance | ||||
Miguel Francisco | 100m | 11.85 | 14 | did not advance | |||||
200m | 24.06 | 9 q | 24.28 | 9 | did not advance | ||||
Domingos Sebastiao | T46 | 100m | 11.34 | 11 | did not advance | ||||
200m | 23.48 | 13 | did not advance |
Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Evalina Alexandre | T12 | 100m | DSQ | did not advance | |||||
200m | 26.31 | 6 q | 25.72 | 4 q | DSQ | ||||
400m | 59.60 | 5 B | 1:00.46 | 5 |