# Angola at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Angola competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's tenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, having appeared in every Games since 1980 with the exception of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, when it was part of the Soviet boycott.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in handball are not counted:
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Handball | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sailing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 4 | 16 | 20 |

## Athletics

Angola received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a male athlete to the Olympics.

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Aveni Miguel | Men's 100 m | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Handball
### Summary

Key:
* ET: After extra time
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Angola women's | Women's tournament | Montenegro L 22–33 | Norway L 21–30 | Netherlands L 37–28 | Japan W 28–25 | South Korea D 31–31 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women's tournament

Angola women's handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal at the 2019 African Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal.

#### Team roster

The squad was announced on 9 July 2021.
Head coach: Filipe Cruz
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 5
* LW
* Marilia Quizelete
* (1997-06-03)3 June 1997 (aged 24)
* 1.68 m
* 5
* 7
* Petro de Luanda
* 8
* CB
* Helena Paulo
* (1998-01-24)24 January 1998 (aged 23)
* 1.77 m
* 34
* 159
* Primeiro de Agosto
* 9
* CB
* Natália Bernardo
* (1986-12-25)25 December 1986 (aged 34)
* 1.70 m
* 118
* 214
* Primeiro de Agosto
* 10
* P
* Albertina Kassoma
* (1996-06-12)12 June 1996 (aged 25)
* 1.94 m
* 76
* 181
* Rapid București
* 12
* GK
* Helena Sousa
* (1994-11-07)7 November 1994 (aged 26)
* 1.90 m
* 38
* 1
* Saint-Amand Handball
* 13
* RW
* Natália Kamalandua
* (1998-12-25)25 December 1998 (aged 22)
* 1.63 m
* 5
* 6
* Petro de Luanda
* 15
* RB
* Azenaide Carlos
* (1990-06-14)14 June 1990 (aged 31)
* 1.71 m
* 91
* 112
* RK Podravka Koprivnica
* 16
* GK
* Teresa Almeida
* (1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 33)
* 1.84 m
* 104
* 0
* Petro de Luanda
* 17
* RB
* Wuta Dombaxe
* (1986-04-05)5 April 1986 (aged 35)
* 1.81 m
* 79
* 62
* Primeiro de Agosto
* 20
* LB
* Stélvia Pascoal
* (2002-10-20)20 October 2002 (aged 18)
* 1.76 m
* 5
* 2
* Petro de Luanda
* 21
* LB
* Magda Cazanga
* (1991-05-28)28 May 1991 (aged 30)
* 1.77 m
* 49
* 84
* Petro de Luanda
* 23
* RW
* Juliana Machado
* (1994-11-06)6 November 1994 (aged 26)
* 1.70 m
* 62
* 1115
* Primeiro de Agosto
* 25
* P
* Liliana Venâncio
* (1995-09-19)19 September 1995 (aged 25)
* 1.91 m
* 37
* 44
* Primeiro de Agosto
* 90
* CB
* Isabel Guialo
* (1990-04-08)8 April 1990 (aged 31)
* 1.80 m
* 79
* 235
* Fleury Loiret HB

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Norway | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 123 | +47 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 169 | 143 | +26 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Montenegro | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 142 | −3 | 4 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 147 | 165 | −18 | 3 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Angola | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 130 | 156 | −26 | 3 | |
| 6 | Japan (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 124 | 150 | −26 | 2 | |
* 1 2 South Korea 31–31 Angola
| 25 July 2021 14:15 | Montenegro | 33–22 | Angola | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 25 July 2021 14:15 | Radičević 12 | (13–12) | Kamalandua 6 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 25 July 2021 14:15 | 2× 3× | Report | 5× | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 27 July 2021 19:30 | Angola | 21–30 | Norway | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG) |
| 27 July 2021 19:30 | Guialo, Kassoma 6 | (10–15) | Solberg-Isaksen 7 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG) |
| 27 July 2021 19:30 | 4× | Report | 2× 3× | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG) |
| 29 July 2021 09:00 | Netherlands | 37–28 | Angola | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |
| 29 July 2021 09:00 | Van Wetering 7 | (17–15) | Guialo 8 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |
| 29 July 2021 09:00 | 1× 1× 1× | Report | 5× | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |
| 31 July 2021 09:00 | Angola | 28–25 | Japan | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG) |
| 31 July 2021 09:00 | three players 5 | (15–13) | Hara 6 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG) |
| 31 July 2021 09:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 1× | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG) |
| 2 August 2021 09:00 | South Korea | 31–31 | Angola | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 2 August 2021 09:00 | Jung, Kang E. 7 | (16–17) | Guialo 8 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 2 August 2021 09:00 | | Report | 7× | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |

## Judo

Angola qualified one judoka for the women's lightweight category (57 kg) at the Games. Diassonema Mucungui accepted a continental berth from Africa as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Diassonema Mucungui | Women's −57 kg | Liparteliani (GEO) L 000–100 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Sailing

Angolan sailors qualified a boat in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships and the continental regattas.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Paixão Afonso Matias Montinho | Men's 470 | DNF | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | EL | 167 | 19 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

## Swimming

Angola received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Salvador Gordo | Men's 100 m butterfly | 55.96 | 54 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Catarina Sousa | Women's 100 m freestyle | 59.35 | 47 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |