Angola at the 2019 African Games

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.

Angola at the
2019 African Games
Flag of Angola
IOC codeANG
NOCAngolan Olympic Committee
in Rabat, Morocco
19 August 2019 (2019-08-19) – 31 August 2019 (2019-08-31)
Competitors93 (63 men and 30 women) in 14 sports
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
4
Total
8
African Games appearances
  • 1987
  • 1991
  • 1995
  • 1999
  • 2003
  • 2007
  • 2011
  • 2015
  • 2019
  • 2023

Medal summary

Medal table

3x3 basketball
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
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
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
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
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
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
Main article: Gymnastics at the 2019 African Games

Angola competed in gymnastics.[8]

Handball
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
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
Main article: Karate at the 2019 African Games

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

Swimming
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
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.

References
  1. "3x3 basketball - Event overview". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. "NOC Entries by Event - Angola - Athletics". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  3. "2019 African Games – Athletics – Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  4. "Neide Dias - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  5. "Edson Oliviera - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  6. "Venâncio Tchingombe - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  7. "Sanda Benilson - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  8. "Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  9. "Things you need to know about the Rabat 2019 African Games". Olympic Channel. 27 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  10. "The 12th African Games 2019 : Results of the draw". Confédération Africaine de HandBall. 24 June 2019. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  11. "Judo - Men's - 73 kg repechage - Results". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  12. "2019 African Games Judo Medalists". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  13. "Lia Ana Martins Becker Lima - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  14. "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  15. "Table tennis results book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
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