Angola at the 2019 African Games explained

Noc:ANG
Country:Angola
Year:2019
Games:African Games
Games Link:2019 African Games
Flagcaption:Flag of Angola
Nocname:Angolan Olympic Committee
Location:Rabat, Morocco
Competitors:93
Competitors Men:63
Competitors Women:30
Sports:14
Rank:16
Gold:2
Silver:2
Bronze:4

Angola competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, two gold medals, two silver medals and four bronze medals were won and the country finished in 16th place in the medal table, shared with Namibia.

Medal summary

Medal table

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MedalNameSportEventDate
Men's C-2 1000 metres
Men's C-2 200 metres
Men's -73 kg
Women's -57 kg
Men's C-1 1000 metres
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Medals by sport
SportTotal
Canoeing0213
Handball2002
Judo0022
Swimming0011
Total2248

3x3 basketball

See main article: 3x3 basketball at the 2019 African Games.

Angola competed in 3x3 basketball in the men's tournament.[1] The team reached the quarterfinals where they were eliminated by Madagascar.[1]

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2019 African Games.

Three athletes represented Angola in athletics.[2] [3]

Neide Dias competed in the women's 1500 metres event and she finished in 8th place.[4] She was also scheduled to compete in the women's 800 metres event but she did not start.[4]

Edson Oliveira competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles event.[5] He competed in the heats but did not advance to the final.[5]

Venâncio Tchingombe competed in the men's half marathon.[6] He finished in 19th place.[6]

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 2019 African Games.

Five athletes represented Angola in boxing: Pedro Mafisi Cuca, Nafital Afonso Goma, Ernesto Segunda Silvestre Gomes, Francisco Manuel Gomes and Luvumbo Kiala Júnior.

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 2019 African Games.

Manuel José Miego António, Simão Manuel Camazaulo, Jairo Francisco Domingos and Aldair Domingos Paulo Neto were scheduled to compete in canoeing.

Sanda Benilson won the bronze medal in the men's C-1 1000 metres event.[7]

Manuel José Miego António and Aldair Domingos Paulo Neto won the silver medals in the men's C-2 200 metres and men's C-2 1000 metres events.

Chess

See main article: Chess at the 2019 African Games.

Esperança Manassa Caxita, Luzia Pirez, Adérito João Assis Pedro and David Miguel Silva competed in chess.

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 2019 African Games.

Francisco Xavier Da R. Chocolate Manuel competed in fencing in the men's individual foil event. He reached the 1/8 finals where he was eliminated by Mohamed Aziz Metoui (representing Tunisia).

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 2019 African Games.

Angola competed in gymnastics.[8]

Handball

See main article: Handball at the 2019 African Games.

Both Angola's national handball team and women's national handball team competed in the men's tournament and women's tournament respectively.[9] [10] Both the men's team and women's team won the gold medal in their tournaments.

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2019 African Games.

Two athletes won a medal: Acácio Quifucussa won the bronze medal in the men's -73 kg event and Diassonema Mucungui won the bronze medal in the women's -57 kg event.[11] [12]

Karate

See main article: Karate at the 2019 African Games.

Twizana Mayavanga Daniel, Aldrovandi Rodrigues Manuel Muango and Adilson Patrício Malheiros Neto competed in karate.

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2019 African Games.

Four swimmers were scheduled to compete in swimming: João Nunes De Oliveira Frias Duarte, Daniel Francisco, Lia Ana Martins Becker Lima and Catarina Sousa. Lia Ana Martins Becker Lima won the bronze medal in the women's 200 metre butterfly.[13] [14]

Table tennis

See main article: Table tennis at the 2019 African Games.

Angola competed in table tennis.[15]

Isabel De Oliveira Albino, Elizandro Quibuco André, Aléssio Peter Da Fonseca António, Domingos Francisco Manuel and Ruth Da Conceição De Sousa Tavares competed in table tennis.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 3x3 basketball - Event overview. 2019 African Games. 12 October 2019. 12 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191012220034/https://www.jar2019.ma/resultats/eng/bk/engbk_basketball-3x3-summary-men-s.htm.
  2. Web site: NOC Entries by Event - Angola - Athletics. 2019 African Games. 20 September 2019. 20 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190920144457/https://www.jar2019.ma/resultats/eng/ze/engze_athletics-sport-and-noc-entries-by-event-angola.htm. live.
  3. Web site: 2019 African Games – Athletics – Results Book . 7 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190901063534/https://wrs-ag2019g.mev.atos.net/resJA2019/pdf/JA2019/AT/JA2019_AT_C99_AT0000000.pdf . 1 September 2019 . dead .
  4. Web site: Neide Dias - Athlete Profile. 2019 African Games. 20 September 2019. 20 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190920144749/https://www.jar2019.ma/resultats/eng/zb/engzb_athletics-athlete-profile-n1008786-dias-neide-giovania-lino.htm. live.
  5. Web site: Edson Oliviera - Athlete Profile. 2019 African Games. 20 September 2019. 20 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190920144959/https://www.jar2019.ma/resultats/eng/zb/engzb_athletics-athlete-profile-n1008986-oliveira-edson-cuango-dos-r-martins.htm. live.
  6. Web site: Venâncio Tchingombe - Athlete Profile. 2019 African Games. 20 September 2019. 20 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190920145212/https://www.jar2019.ma/resultats/eng/zb/engzb_athletics-athlete-profile-n1008790-tchingombe-venancio-daniel-ndala.htm. live.
  7. Web site: Sanda Benilson - Athlete Profile. 2019 African Games. 28 September 2019. 28 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190928210002/https://www.jar2019.ma/resultats/eng/zb/engzb_canoeing-athlete-profile-n1028198-benilson-sanda.htm. live.
  8. Web site: Gymnastics Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190922104155/https://www.jar2019.ma/resultats/resJA2019/pdf/JA2019/GA/JA2019_GA_C99_GA0000000.pdf. 22 September 2019. 26 October 2020. 2019 African Games.
  9. Web site: Things you need to know about the Rabat 2019 African Games. 27 July 2019. Olympic Channel. 27 July 2019. 27 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190727185045/https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/rabat-2019-morocco-african-games-preview/. live.
  10. Web site: The 12th African Games 2019 : Results of the draw. 24 June 2019. Confédération Africaine de HandBall. 28 July 2019. 28 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190728150933/http://cahbonline.info/en/the-12th-african-games-2019-results-of-the-draw/. live.
  11. Web site: Judo - Men's - 73 kg repechage - Results. 2019 African Games. 6 October 2019. 6 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191006122727/https://www.jar2019.ma/resultats/eng/ju/engju_judo-results-men-s-73kg-8-03.htm.
  12. Web site: 2019 African Games Judo Medalists. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200820201057/https://data.ijf.org/pdf/competition/2006/0. 20 August 2020. 20 August 2020. International Judo Federation.
  13. Web site: Lia Ana Martins Becker Lima - Athlete Profile. 2019 African Games. 28 September 2019. 28 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190928155101/https://www.jar2019.ma/resultats/eng/zb/engzb_swimming-athlete-profile-n1008885-lima-lia-ana-martins-becker.htm. live.
  14. Web site: Swimming Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200727164719/http://www.frmnatation.com/sites/default/files/RESULTAT%20AFRICAIN%20GAME%20GLOBALE.pdf. 27 July 2020. 27 July 2020. 2019 African Games.
  15. Web site: Table tennis results book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190922103449/https://www.jar2019.ma/resultats/resJA2019/pdf/JA2019/TT/JA2019_TT_C99_TT0000000.pdf. 22 September 2019. 7 August 2020. 2019 African Games.