Angola at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Angola competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 24 competitors, 19 men and 5 women, took part in 27 events in 4 sports.^[1] The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Angola at the 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ANG
NOC	Angolan Olympic Committee
Website	(in Portuguese)
in Seoul
Competitors	25 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	João N'Tyamba
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[2]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	6	1	7
Boxing	3	–	3
Judo	7	0	7
Swimming	4	4	8
Total	20	5	25

Athletics

Further information: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
João Carvalho	Marathon	—	2:40.45	74
Arménio Fernandes	100 m	10.92	8	Did not advance
	200 m	DQ		Did not advance
Eugénio Katombi	1500 m	3:54.25	48	Did not advance
João N'tyamba	800 m	1:53.23	6	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
António dos Santos	Triple jump	DNF		Did not advance

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Guilhermina da Cruz	100 m	12.47	7	Did not advance
	200 m	25.62	52	Did not advance

Boxing

Further information: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	1 Round	2 Round	3 Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Manuel Gomes	Bantamweight	Zengli (ALG) L 0-5	Did not advance
Adão N'Zuzi	Welterweight	Mohinga (CAF) L 0-5	Did not advance
Apolinário de Silveira	Light middleweight	BYE	Orungi (KEN) W RSC-2	Woodhall (GBR) L 0-5	Did not advance

Judo

Further information: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Abbão Bartolomeu	−60 kg	BYE	Hosokawa (JPN) L Ippon	Did not advance
Luis Fortunato	−65 kg	Bye	Carabetta (FRA) L Ippon	Did not advance
Lotuala N'Dombassy	−71 kg	Loll (GDR) L Ippon	Did not advance				Wohlwend (LIE) L Yuko	Did not advance
Ricardo José Boy	−78 kg	BYE	Tayot (FRA) L Ippon	Did not advance
José António Inácio	−86 kg	BYE	Osako (JPN) L Ippon	Did not advance
Moisés Torres	−95 kg	—	BYE	Meijer (NED) L Ippon	Did not advance
Helder de Carvalho	+95 kg	—	Bye	Basik (POL) L Ippon	Did not advance

Swimming

Further information: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final B		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Vivaldo Fernandes	100 metre breaststroke	1:17.98	61	Did not advance
Gaspar Fragata	100 metre breaststroke	1:16.18	59	Did not advance
Jorge Gomes	100 metre butterfly	1:09.60	51	Did not advance
Jorge Lima	50 metre freestyle	DSQ		Did not advance
	100 metre freestyle	55.53	62	Did not advance
	100 metre butterfly	59.21	42	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final B		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nádia Cruz	100 metre breaststroke	1:24.46	42	Did not advance
Carla Fernandes	100 metre freestyle	1:08.15	57	Did not advance
	200 metre backstroke	1:21.58	41	Did not advance
Elsa Freire	50 metre freestyle	29.54	47	Did not advance
	100 metre freestyle	1:05.47	55	Did not advance
	100 metre backstroke	1:15.56	39	Did not advance
	100 metre butterfly	1:12.27	39	Did not advance
Ana Martins	50 metre freestyle	29.74	49	Did not advance
	100 metre breaststroke	1:24.01	41	Did not advance