Angola at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Angola at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	ANG
NPC	Comité Paralímpico Angolano
in Atlanta
Competitors	2 in 1 sport
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0
Summer Paralympics appearances
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Angola competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. It was the country's first ever participation at the Paralympic Games, as the lengthy Angolan Civil War continued. It was represented by two athletes, who both competed in men's track and field events, without winning a medal.

Team

Angola made their Paralympic game debut in Atlanta, sending 2 athletes, both men.^[1][2] Their participation took place, even as the as the lengthy Angolan Civil War continued.^[1] The team members were Angelo Londaca and Vasco da Fonseca.^[3]

Full results

Angelo Londaca competed in the 100 and 200 metre sprints in the T10 category for entirely blind athletes. In the former, he finished sixth out of seven in his heat, and did not advance ; in the latter, he was disqualified during the heat. Vasco da Fonseca, in disability category 44, took part in the men's 100 metres, finishing last in his heat, and in the long jump, finishing fourteenth out of seventeen.^[3]

Name	Sport	Event	Result	Rank
Ângelo Londaca	Athletics	Men's 100 m T10	12.84	6th in heat 2; did not advance
Ângelo Londaca	Athletics	Men's 200 m T10	dq	dq in heat 2; did not advance
Vasco da Fonseca	Athletics	Men's 100 m T43-44	14.42	9th in heat 2; did not advance
Vasco da Fonseca	Athletics	Men's long jump F44	4.51m	14th

See also

• Angola at the Paralympics
• Angola at the 1996 Summer Olympics

External links

• International Paralympic Committee

References

1. "Angola at the Paralympics", International Paralympic Committee
2. LAUFF, JACKIE (2007). "DEVELOPING COUNTRY PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY SPORT COMPETITION: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE" (PDF). Masters Thesis.
3. "Angola at the Paralympics", International Paralympic Committee