Angola at the Paralympics

Angola first competed at the Summer Paralympic Games in 1996, and has competed in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then. The country has never participated in the Winter Paralympic Games.[1]

Angola at the
Paralympics
IPC codeANG
NPCComité Paralímpico Angolano
Medals
Gold
4
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
8
Summer appearances

All Angolan Paralympians have competed in track and field.[1]

Angola's first Paralympic medals came in 2004, when Jose Armando Sayovo took three gold medals in the men's 100m, 200m and 400m sprints in the T11 disability category.[1] Armando competed again at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, and won his country's only medals of the Games - three silvers.[2]

Angola will be taking part in the 2012 Summer Paralympics, and the Comite Paralimpico Angolano have chosen Bedford as the UK base for its Paralympians.[3]

List of medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event
 GoldJose Armando Sayovo 2004 Athens Athletics100m T11
 GoldJose Armando Sayovo 2004 Athens Athletics200m T11
 GoldJose Armando Sayovo 2004 Athens Athletics400m T11
 SilverJose Armando Sayovo 2008 Beijing Athletics100m T11
 SilverJose Armando Sayovo 2008 Beijing Athletics200m T11
 SilverJose Armando Sayovo 2008 Beijing Athletics400m T11
 GoldJose Armando Sayovo 2012 London Athletics400m T11
 BronzeJose Armando Sayovo 2012 London Athletics200m T11

References
  1. Angola at the Paralympics on paralympic.org
  2. List of medallists for Angola Archived 2008-09-13 at the Wayback Machine, official website of the 2008 Paralympics
  3. "On Your Marks! Bedford Borough to host teams from around the world ahead of London 2012". www.bedford.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2017-07-10.


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