Angelo Victoriano
Encyclopedia
Ângelo Monteiro dos Santos Victoriano (born February 8, 1968 in Luanda
) is an Angola
n basketball
player. He stands 6’5” and weighs 246 pounds.
Victoriano has appeared on four Angolan Olympic basketball
teams (in 1992
, 1996
, 2000
, and 2004
), serving as captain in his most recent appearance. His brother Edmar Victoriano
has also played with Angola’s national team.
Luanda
Luanda, formerly named São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda, is the capital and largest city of Angola. Located on Angola's coast with the Atlantic Ocean, Luanda is both Angola's chief seaport and its administrative center. It has a population of at least 5 million...
) is an Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
n basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player. He stands 6’5” and weighs 246 pounds.
Victoriano has appeared on four Angolan Olympic basketball
Basketball at the Summer Olympics
Basketball has been a Summer Olympics sport for men consistently since 1936. Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, it was held as demonstration event in 1904 and 1932, both in the United States. Women's basketball was played in the Olympics only since 1976....
teams (in 1992
Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The Basketball games of the 1992 Summer Olympics were played at the Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona. 12 men's teams and 8 women's teams participated in the tournament....
, 1996
Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Basketball contests at the 1996 Olympic Games were held from July 20, 1996 to August 4, 1996. Games took place at the Morehouse College Gymnasium and the Georgia Dome. For the second straight Olympic games, the American men's team composed almost entirely of NBA players won the gold medal...
, 2000
Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
-Group B:-Championship bracket:-Classification matches:-Preliminary round:The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.-Group A:-Group B:-Championship bracket:...
, and 2004
Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena in Athens, Greece for the preliminary rounds, with the latter stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex....
), serving as captain in his most recent appearance. His brother Edmar Victoriano
Edmar Victoriano
Edmar Monteiro dos Santos Victoriano is an Angolan professional basketball player with Atlético Petróleos Luanda and a member of the national basketball team...
has also played with Angola’s national team.
External links
- CBS Sportsline profile
- Angola aims high in face of adversity, 2004 article from The GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
. - Profile