Algeria at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Algeria competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 44 competitors, 40 men and 4 women, took part in 29 events in 7 sports.[1]

Algeria at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeALG
NOCAlgerian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coa.dz
in Seoul
Competitors44 in 7 sports
Flag bearer Noureddine Tadjine
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 France (1896–1960)

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 11 2 13
Boxing 6 6
Cycling 2 0 2
Handball 14 0 14
Judo 5 1 6
Tennis 0 1 1
Weightlifting 2 0
Total 40 4 44

Athletics

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Men
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Moustafa Kamel Salmi 100 metres 11.08 86 Did not advance
200 metres 21.24 28 q 21.26 30 Did not advance
Réda Abdenouz 800 metres 1:47.67 16 q 1:46.97 16 Q 1:45.95 13 Did not advance
Ahmed Bel Kessam 1:47.96 21 q 1:46.93 21 Did not advance
Rachid Kram 1500 metres 3:39.90 6 q 3:41.39 18 Did not advance
Allaoua Khellil Marathon 2:21:12 35
Noureddine Tadjine 110 metres hurdles 14.36 28 Q 14.35 28 Did not advance
Azzedine Brahmi 3000 metres steeplechase 8:35.59 10 Q 8:16.54 4 Q 8:26.68 13
Mohamed Bouhalla 20 kilometres walk 1:27:10 34
Abdel Wahab Ferguene 1:26:33 32
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Lotfi Khaïda Long jump 7.10 29 Did not advance
Triple jump 15.68 30 Did not advance
Hakim Toumi Hammer throw 65.78 26 Did not advance
Women
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Hassiba Boulmerka 800 metres 2:03.33 18 Did not advance
1500 metres 4:08.33 14 Did not advance

Boxing

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Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Yacine Sheikh Light flyweight   Martínez (ESA)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Benaissa Abed Flyweight Bye   Moukrim (MAR)
W 3–2
  Nsubuga (UGA)
W 3–2
  Tews (GDR)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Slimane Zengli Bantamweight   Gomes (ANG)
W 5–0
  Santana (BRA)
W 5–0
  Artemyev (URS)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Azzedine Saïd Lightweight   Mbao (ZAM)
W' KO
  Kubuitsile (BOT)
W RSC R1
  Hegazi (EGY)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Noureddine Meziane Light middleweight   Hussain (PAK)
L KO
Did not advance
Ahmed Dine Middleweight Bye   Füzesy (HUN)
L 0–5
Did not advance

Cycling

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Two male cyclists represented Algeria in 1988.

Road

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Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Sebti Benzine Road race 4:43:15 96
Mohamed Mir 4:32:56 39

Handball

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The Algerians elected to send only a men's team to the 1988 Olympics, with 15 members. One man, Mohamed Machou, did not start.

They finished the event with a final record of 1 win, 0 ties, and 5 losses, scoring 104 goals while letting in 130 for a point differential of -26. They made 198 attempts on goal, netting them a 52.5% success rate. They were given 12 yellow cards and 21 2-minute suspensions. They played a notably clean series of games, garnering not a single red card or disqualification. They were coached by Mohamed Lamine Aziz Derouaz.

Summary

Key:

Team Event Group stage Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Rank
Algeria men's Men's tournament   Sweden
L 18–21
  Iceland
L 16–22
  Yugoslavia
L 22–23
  Soviet Union
L 13–26
  United States
W 20–17
5   Spain
L 15–21
10
Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Soviet Union 5 5 0 0 130 82 +48 10 Gold medal game
2   Yugoslavia 5 3 1 1 116 109 +7 7 Bronze medal game
3   Sweden 5 3 0 2 106 91 +15 6 Fifth place game
4   Iceland 5 2 1 2 96 102 −6 5 Seventh place game
5   Algeria 5 1 0 4 89 109 −20 2 Ninth place game
6   United States 5 0 0 5 81 125 −44 0 Eleventh place game
Source: [citation needed]
20 September 1988
14:00
Sweden   21–18   Algeria Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Lelong, Tancrez (FRA)
Hajas, Järphag 4 (14–9) Seghir 5
  4×    6× 

22 September 1988
18:00
Iceland   22–16   Algeria Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Zaworotny, Brosio (ARG)
Arason 8 (11–8) Seghir 4
  6×    6× 

24 September 1988
10:00
Yugoslavia   23–22   Algeria Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Rauchfuß, Buchda (GDR)
Smajlagić 7 (10–11) three players 4
  7×    3× 

26 September 1988
18:00
Soviet Union   26–13   Algeria Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Lee, Park (KOR)
Gopin, Nesterov 4 (13–5) Bouanik 5
  2×    4× 

28 September 1988
10:00
United States   17–20   Algeria Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Lelong, Tancrez (FRA)
Hillery, Lash 5 (8–10) three players 3
  4×    2× 

9th place match
30 September 1988
11:30
Algeria   15–21   Spain Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Ludvigsen, Sjong (NOR)
Seghir 5 (6–11) Marín 4
  3× 

Judo

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Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ali Idir 60 kg Bye   Takahashi (CAN)
W Ippon
  Csák (HUN)
L Koka
Did not advance
Meziane Dahmani 65 kg   Bećanović (YUG)
L Yusei-gachi
Did not advance
Mohamed Meridja 71 kg Bye   Ruiz (ESP)
L Yuko
Did not advance
Riad Chibani 86 kg Bye   Medina (COL)
W Waza-ari
  Canu (FRA)
L Koka
Did not advance
Boualem Miloudi +95 kg   Venturelli (ITA)
L Ippon
Did not advance

Tennis

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Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Warda Bouchabou Singles   Scheuer-Larsen (DEN)
L (0–6, 1–6)
Did not advance

Weightlifting

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Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Azzedine Basbas 56 kg 107.5 9 137.5 8 245.0 10
Omar Yousfi 110 kg 140.0 16 170.0 14 310.0 14

References

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  1. ^ "Algeria at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  2. ^ Algeria at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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