Sporting event delegation
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
3x3 basketball
Angola competed in 3x3 basketball in the men's tournament .[ 1] The team reached the quarterfinals where they were eliminated by Madagascar.[ 1]
Athletics
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
Five athletes represented Angola in boxing: Pedro Mafisi Cuca , Nafital Afonso Goma , Ernesto Segunda Silvestre Gomes , Francisco Manuel Gomes and Luvumbo Kiala Júnior .
Canoeing
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
Esperança Manassa Caxita , Luzia Pirez , Adérito João Assis Pedro and David Miguel Silva competed in chess.
Fencing
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
Angola competed in gymnastics.[ 8]
Handball
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
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
Twizana Mayavanga Daniel , Aldrovandi Rodrigues Manuel Muango and Adilson Patrício Malheiros Neto competed in karate.
Swimming
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
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.
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