Angola at the Paralympics

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

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]

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 took part in the 2012 Summer Paralympics, and the Comité Paralímpico Angolano [pt] chose Bedford as the UK base for its Paralympians.[3]

  1. ^ a b c 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.