Algeria at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

Athletes from the Algeria competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain. It's the first participation of Algeria in the games.[1]

Algeria at the
1992 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeALG
NPCAlgerian National Paralympic Committee
in Barcelona
Competitors8 in 2 sports
Medals
Ranked 56th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Competitors

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Algeria had an 8-member large delegation in Barcelona, all of whom were men. They would not send women for the first time until the 2000 Games.[2] The team included Abdelkrim Yousei.[3]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 2 - 2
Goalball 6 - 6
Total 8 - 8

Results by event

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Athletics

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Abdelkrim participated in heat 4 of the Men's 5000 m TW3-4, finishing last with a time of 14:02.06. He had a DNF in the Men's Marathon TW3-4.[3]

Men
Athlete Event Semifinal Final Rank
Heat Time Rank Time Rank
Abdelkrim Yousei Men's 100 m TW4 3 19.39 10 did not advance 38
Men's 5000 m TW3-4 4 14:02.06 12 did not advance 42
Men's marathon TW3-4 did not start, Q DNF -
Bachir Zergoune Men's 800 m TS4 1 2:03.29 3Q 2:04.61 7 7
Men's 1500 m TS4 did not start, Q 4:13.56 7 7
Men's 5000 m TS4 did not start, Q 16:01.82 6 6

Goalball

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Men
Squad list Preliminary round 2nd round Semifinal Final Rank
Group A Rank
Said Benfissa
Houari Fassi
Nacereddine Matelou
Toufik Meheloul
Mustapha Mehenni
Kheir Souig
12 did not advance

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "L'extraordinaire épopée des paralympiques algériens". La Tribune Online. Archived from the original on December 6, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  2. ^ Lauff, Jackie (2007). Developing Country Participation in International Disability Sport Competition: A Historical Perspective (PDF) (Master's thesis). Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.