| Algeria at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ALG |
| NOC | Algerian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Seoul | |
| Competitors | 44 in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Noureddine Tadjine |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 France (1896–1960) | |
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]
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 |
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | ||||
Two male cyclists represented Algeria in 1988.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebti Benzine | Road race | 4:43:15 | 96 |
| Mohamed Mir | 4:32:56 | 39 |
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.
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 |
| 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 |
| 20 September 1988 14:00 | Sweden | 21–18 | Algeria | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lelong, Tancrez (FRA) |
| Hajas, Järphag 4 | (14–9) | Seghir 5 | ||
2× 4× | 3× 6× |
| 22 September 1988 18:00 | Iceland | 22–16 | Algeria | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Zaworotny, Brosio (ARG) |
| Arason 8 | (11–8) | Seghir 4 | ||
| 2× 6× | 2× 6× |
| 24 September 1988 10:00 | Yugoslavia | 23–22 | Algeria | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Rauchfuß, Buchda (GDR) |
| Smajlagić 7 | (10–11) | three players 4 | ||
| 3× 7× | 3× 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× 2× | 1× 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 | ||
| 3× 4× | 3× 2× |
| 30 September 1988 11:30 | Algeria | 15–21 | Spain | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Ludvigsen, Sjong (NOR) |
| Seghir 5 | (6–11) | Marín 4 | ||
| 2× 3× |
| 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 | |||||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 |
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