| Algeria at the 1996 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | ALG |
| NPC | Algerian National Paralympic Committee |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 9 in 2 sports |
| Medals Ranked 40th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Athletes from the Algeria competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
Algeria had a 9-member large delegation in Atlanta, all of whom were men. They would not send women until the 2000 Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 7 | - | 7 |
| Judo | 2 | - | 2 |
| Total | 9 | - | 9 |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Time in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Mohamed Allek | Athletics | Men's 100m (T36) | |
| Gold | Mohamed Allek | Athletics | Men's 200m (T36) | |
 Silver | Faouzi Bellele | Athletics | Men's 5000m (T34-37) | |
| Silver | Youcef Boudjeltia | Athletics | Men's 400m (T12) | |
 Bronze | Faouzi Bellele | Athletics | Men's 800m (T34-36) | |
| Bronze | Faouzi Bellele | Athletics | Men's 1500m (T34-37) | |
| Bronze | Bachir Zergoune | Athletics | Men's 800m (T44-46) |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Omar Abi | 100 m T53 | 16.54 | 23 | did not advance | ||||
| 1500 m T52-53 | DNS | did not advance | ||||||
| Marathon T52-53 | — | 2:04:13 | 51 | |||||
| Mohamed Allek | 100 m T36 | — | 12.03 WR | | ||||
| 200 m T36 | — | 24.61 WR | 1Q | 24.32 WR | | |||
| 400 m T36 | — | DNS | ||||||
| Faouzi Bellele | 800 m T34-36 | — | 2:12.00 | | ||||
| 1500 m T34-37 | — | 4:26.78 | | |||||
| 5000 m T34-37 | — | 16:49.35 | | |||||
| Youcef Boudjeltia | 100 m T12 | — | DNS | did not advance | ||||
| 200 m T12 | — | 23.31 | 4Q | 23.70 | 6 | |||
| 400 m T12 | — | 51.91 | 2Q | 51.09 | | |||
| Bachir Zergoune | 800 m T44-46 | — | 2:01.51 | 4Q | 1:57.05 | | ||
| 1500 m T44-46 | — | 4:15.39 | 6 | |||||
| 5000 m T44-46 | — | DNF | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Hocine Saadoune | Shot put F12 | 12.96 | 4 |
| Hakim Yahiaoui | Discus F12 | NMR | |
| Shot put F12 | 12.26 | 6 | |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | First repechage round | Repechage semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Abdelkader Belaouni | +78 kg |  Hsiao (TPE)L (ippon) | Did not advance | |||||
| Mohamed Meghnai | +86 kg | BYE |  Boedo (ESP)L (ippon) | Did not advance |  Uwano (JPN)L (ippon) | Did not advance | ||
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