Angola at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Angola competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.

Angola at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeANG
NPCComité Paralímpico Angolano
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors4 in 1 sports
Flag bearer Esperança Gicasso
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Disability classifications
Main article: Disability sport classification

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[1][2] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[3]

Delegation

The country sent a team of 4 athletes, 2 men and 2 women, along with 4 officials to the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[4]

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Men's Track
Athlete Events Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jose Chamoleia
(Guide – Nicolau Palanca)		 100 m T11 Disqualified did not advance
200 m T11 23.33 3 Q 23.46 7 did not advance
400 m T11 53.00 5 did not advance
Octavio Santos
(Guide – Luis Manuel)		 100 m T11 11.68 2 Q 11.71 4 did not advance
200 m T11 24.13 3 did not advance
400 m T11 53.14 6 did not advance
Women's Track
Athlete Events Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Esperanca Gicasso
(Guide – Alaine Baptista)		 100 m T11 12.61 9 did not advance
200 m T11 26.67 11 Q 26.92 12 did not advance
400 m T11 1:04.17 9 Did not qualify
Befilia Buya
(Guide – Eduardo Chimboto)		 400 m T11 Did not start
1500 m T11 5:24.01 8 Did not qualify

See also

References
  1. "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. "OVERALL NUMBER OF ENTRIES BY NPC". myInfo+Plus. Atos. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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