| Algeria at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ALG |
| NOC | Algerian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 45 (39 men and 6 women) in 9 sports |
| Flag bearer | Karim El-Mahouab |
| Medals Ranked 34th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 France (1896–1960) | |
Algeria competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 45 competitors, 39 men and 6 women, took part in 29 events in nine sports. [1]
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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Boxing | 6 | – | 6 |
| Fencing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Handball | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Judo | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 3 | – | 3 |
| Wrestling | 2 | – | 2 |
| Total | 39 | 6 | 45 |
| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Amar Hecini | 400 metres | DSQ | did not advance | ||||||
| Adem Hecini | 800 metres | 1:47.23 | 26 | N/A | did not advance | ||||
| Ahmed Krama | 1500 metres | 3:42.09 | 35 | N/A | did not advance | ||||
| Noureddine Morceli | 1500 metres | 3:41.95 | 21 Q | N/A | 3:32.88 | 1 Q | 3:35.78 |  | |
| Aïssa Bel Aout | 5000 metres | 13:51.96 | 5 Q | N/A | 14:04.56 | 15 Q | 14:06.52 | 15 | |
| Réda Benzine | 5000 metres | 14:03.06 | 23 Q | N/A | 13:37.52 | 8 q | 13:42.34 | 13 | |
| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Nouria Mérah-Benida | 800 metres | 2:02.44 | 24 | N/A | did not advance | ||||
| Hassiba Boulmerka | 1500 metres | 4:09.96 | 11 Q | N/A | 4:23.86 | 23 | did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
| Mehdi Assous | Flyweight |  Gereo (PNG)W11-4 |  Narváez (ARG)W20-4 |  Lunka (GER)L 19-6 | Did not advance | |
| Abdelaziz Boulehia | Bantamweight |  Tsiripidis (GRE)W10-6 |  Malakhbekov (RUS)L (RSC-3) | Did not advance | ||
| Noureddine Madjhoud | Featherweight |  Aragón (CUB)L 9-6 | Did not advance | |||
| Hocine Soltani | Lightweight |  İşsever (TUR)W14-2 |  Magalhães (BRA)W11-1 |  Shin (KOR)W16-10 |  Doroftei (ROM)W9-6 |  Tontchev (BUL)W3-3 |
| Mohamed Alalou | Light-Middleweight |  Bulinga (KEN)W17-3 |  Bielski (POL)W19-8 |  Missaoui (TUN)L 16-15 | did not advance | |
| Mohamed Bahari | Middleweight |  Marcus (BAR)W (RSC-2) |  Kakauridze (GEO)W8-5 |  Magee (IRL)W15-9 | Beyleroğlu (TUR) L 11-11  | 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 | ||
| Raouf Salim Bernaoui | Men's sabre individual | Covaliu (ROM) L 15-7 | did not advance | ||||
| Ferial Salhi | Women's foil individual |  Liang (CHN)L 15-7 | did not advance | ||||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 114 | +31 | 8 |
 Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 97 | +17 | 8 |
 Egypt | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 103 | +10 | 6 |
 Germany | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 112 | +9 | 6 |
 Algeria | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 95 | 117 | −22 | 1 |
| Brazil | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 100 | 145 | −45 | 1 |
| 24 July 14:30 | Egypt | 19–16 | Algeria | |
| 25 July 10:00 | France | 33–22 | Algeria | |
| 27 July 10:00 | Spain | 20–14 | Algeria | |
| 29 July 14:30 | Germany | 25–23 | Algeria | |
| 31 July 19:00 | Algeria | 20–20 | Brazil | |
| 2 August 10:00 | United States  | 27–26 | Algeria | |
| Athlete | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Amar Meridja | Extra-Lightweight | 9 |
| Abdelhakim Harkat | Lightweight | 13 |
| Lyes Cherifi | Half-Middleweight | 17 |
| Kamel Larbi | Heavyweight | 21 |
| Athlete | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Salima Souakri | Extra-Lightweight | 5 |
| Lynda Mekzine | Half-Lightweight | 9 |
| Athlete(s) | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Samia Hireche | Single sculls | 9:08.31 | 6 | 9:28.41 | 6 | N/A | 9:09.92 | 17 | |
| Athletes | Events | Heat | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Salim Iles | 50 m freestyle | 23.61 | 36 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m freestyle | 50.87 | 25 | Did not advance | ||
| 200 m freestyle | 1:54.10 | 31 | Did not advance | ||
| Athletes | Events | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Azzedine Basbas | -64 kg | 120 | 28 | 160 | 12 | 280 | 24 |
| Fouad Bouzenada | -64 kg | 115 | 29 | 152.5 | 26 | 267.5 | 29 |
| Abdelmanaane Yahiaoui | -70 kg | 150 | 7 | 185 | 4 | 335 | 5 |
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Repechage Round 1 | Repechage Round 2 | Repechage Round 3 | Repechage Round 4 | Bronze Medal Bout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
| Omar Kedjaouer | -52 kg |  Tohuzov (UKR)L 10-0 | did not advance |  Rodríguez (MEX)W2-0 | Topaktaş (TUR) L (fall) | did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Repechage Round 1 | Repechage Round 2 | Repechage Round 3 | Repechage Round 4 | Bronze Medal Bout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
| Youssef Bouguerra | -74 kg |  Katayama (JPN)L 13-2 | did not advance | Stoyanov (BUL) L 5-0 | did not advance | ||||||
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