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Angola At The 2016 Summer Olympics
Angola competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics, with the exception of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, because of its participation in the Soviet boycott. The Angolan Olympic Committee ( pt, Comité Olímpico Angolano) selected a total of 25 athletes, 8 men and 17 women, for the Games, competing in seven different sports. The nation's team size was roughly ten athletes smaller than the team sent to London four years earlier, and had the second largest share of women in its Summer Olympic history. Women's handball was the only team-based sport in which Angola had its representation at these Games, unable to send any of the nation's basketball teams to the Olympics for the first time since 1988. Among the sports played by the athletes, Angola marked its debut in rowing and a return in sailing and shooting from a two-decade absence. Notable Angolan a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angolan Olympic Committee
Angolan Olympic Committee ( pt, Comité Olímpico Angolano) (IOC code: ANG) is the National Olympic Committee representing Angola. It was created on 17 February 1979 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in February 1980. History The committee was founded on 17 February 1979 and was recognised provisionally by the Executive Board of the IOC at Nagoya, Japan in October 1979. This recognition was confirmed at the List of IOC meetings, 82nd Session of the IOC at Lake Placid, New York, Lake Placid in February 1980. Presidents See also * Angola at the Olympics References External links Official website National Olympic Committees, Angola Angola at the Olympics, 1979 establishments in Angola Sports governing bodies in Angola, Olympic {{Angola-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 Metres
The men's 100 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 13–14 August at the Olympic Stadium. 84 athletes from 57 nations competed. Background Billed as one of the most anticipated races in history, Usain Bolt of Jamaica entered as the world record holder, defending Olympic champion and the reigning world champion. He sought to become the first man to win three Olympic 100 m titles, en route to the "Triple-Triple"; 100m, 200m and 4 × 100 metres relay gold medals at three consecutive Olympic Games. However, with recurring injury problems affecting his early season, he was ranked 4th in the year with 9.88 seconds, and only raced three 100 m finals before pulling out of the Jamaican Trials; he only qualified for the Olympics through a medical exemption. Meanwhile, his biggest rival was Justin Gatlin of the United States, the world leader for three consecutive years who had threatened Bolt's world titles in 2013 and more prominently in 2015. Despite also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Matias
André Matias (born 22 June 1989) is an Angolan Rowing (sport), rower. He competed in the Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight double sculls, men's lightweight double sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Matias and his partner Jean-Luc Rasamoelina finished second in the Men's Lightweight Double Sculls D-Final at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics, and 20th overall. References External links * 1989 births Living people Angolan male rowers Olympic rowers for Angola Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Luanda Angolan people of Portuguese descent {{Angola-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio 2016
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August. Rio de Janeiro was announced as the host city at the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 October 2009. 11,238 athletes from 207 nations took part in the 2016 Games, including first-time entrants Kosovo at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Kosovo, South Sudan at the 2016 Summer Olympics, South Sudan, and the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Refugee Olympic Team. With 306 sets of medals, the Games featured 28 Olympic sports, including rugby sevens and golf, which were added to the Olympic program in 2009. These sporting events took place at 33 venues in the host city and at five separate venues in the Brazilian cities of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunisia
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Tunis
''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois , population_note = , population_urban = , population_metro = 2658816 , population_density_km2 = , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 = +01:00 , timezone1_DST = , utc_offset1_DST = , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 1xxx, 2xxx , area_code_type = Calling code , area_code = 71 , iso_code = TN-11, TN-12, TN-13 and TN-14 , blank_name_sec2 = geoTLD , blank_info_sec2 = .tn , website = , footnotes = Tunis ( ar, تونس ') is the capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as " Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Vargas Koch
Laura Vargas Koch (born 29 June 1990) is a German former judoka. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the women's 70 kg division. She won a bronze medal by defeating María Bernabéu María Bernabéu Avomo (born 15 February 1988) is a Spanish judoka of Equatoguinean descent. She currently competes for Spain, which she represented at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She competed in the women's 70 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympi ... of Spain in the bronze medal match. References External links * 1990 births Living people German female judoka European Games silver medalists for Germany European Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 2015 European Games German people of Chilean descent Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in judo Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in judo Universiade silver medalists for Germany Judoka at the 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvismar Rodríguez
Elvismar Nicanor Rodríguez Ruiz is a judoka from Venezuela. She represented her country in the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Women's 70 kg competition, but lost to Antónia Moreira of Angola in the first round via ippon. She also competed in the women's 70 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. In 2020, Rodríguez won one of the bronze medals in the women's 70 kg event at the 2020 Pan American Judo Championships The 2020 Pan American Judo Championships was a judo event which took place in Guadalajara, Mexico, from 19 to 22 November 2020. The championships were originally scheduled to be held in Montreal, Canada, from 17 to 19 April 2020, but were postpone ... held in Guadalajara, Mexico. References External links * * * Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Venezuela Living people Venezuelan female judoka 1997 births Judoka at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Judoka at the 2015 Pan American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judo At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 70 Kg
The women's 70 kg competition in judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 10 August at the Carioca Arena 2. The gold and silver medals were determined by a single-elimination tournament, with the winner of the final taking gold and the loser receiving silver. Judo events awarded two bronze medals. Quarterfinal losers competed in a repechage match for the right to face a semifinal loser for a bronze medal (that is, the judokas defeated in quarterfinals A and B competed against each other, with the winner of that match facing the semifinal loser from the other half of the bracket). The medals were presented by Sari Essayah, IOC member from Finland, and the gifts were presented by Lassana Paleinfo, vice president of the International Judo Federation. Results Finals Repechages Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Women's 70 kg W70 W70 was a two-stage, thermonucle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Judo Federation
The International Judo Federation (IJF) was founded in July 1951. The IJF was originally composed of judo federations from Europe and Argentina. Countries from four continents were affiliated over the next ten years. Today the IJF has 200 National Federations on all continents. There are over 20 million people around the globe who practice judo, according to the IJF. History Since 2009, IJF has organized yearly World Championships and the World Judo Tour consisting of five Grand Prix, four Grand Slams, a master tournament, and a Continental open tournament. The IJF initially named Russian President Vladimir Putin its honorary president and IJF Ambassador in 2008. That status of Putin's was suspended in 2022, in reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The IJF also cancelled all competitions in Russia, but allowed their athletes to compete as neutral athletes. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, all of the other 31 international Olympic sports organizations banned Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luanda
Luanda () is the capital and largest city in Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport, and also the capital of the Luanda Province. Luanda and its metropolitan area is the most populous Portuguese-speaking capital city in the world and the most populous Lusophone city outside Brazil, with over 8.3 million inhabitants in 2020 (a third of Angola's population). Among the oldest colonial cities of Africa, it was founded in January 1576 as ''São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda'' by Portuguese explorer Paulo Dias de Novais. The city served as the centre of the slave trade to Brazil before its prohibition. At the start of the Angolan Civil War in 1975, most of the white Portuguese left as refugees, principally for Portugal. Luanda's population increased greatly from refugees fleeing the war, but its infrastructure was inadequate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angola Women's National Handball Team
The Angola women's national handball team, nicknamed As Pérolas (''The Pearls''), represents Angola in international handball competitions. History Angola became a member of the African Handball Confederation in 1980. Summer Olympics Angola participated in six editions of the olympic games since 1996, namely in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016, having ranked 7th in 1996. World Championship Angola participated in 14 editions of the world cup since 1990, namely in 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017. It has notably ranked 7th in 2007 and 8th in 2011. Results World Championship Summer Olympics African Championship African Games Other competitions *2015 Angola 40 Years Tournament – *2019 Carpathian Trophy – Team Current squad Squad for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship. Head coach: Filipe Cruz Angola all-time record against all nations See a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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