Algeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | ALG |
NOC | Algerian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in London | |
Competitors | 39 in 12 sports |
Flag bearers | Abdelhafid Benchabla (opening) [1] Taoufik Makhloufi (closing) |
Medals Ranked 50th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
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Algeria competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twelfth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics, except for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott.
The Algerian Olympic Committee sent a total of 39 athletes to the Games, 21 men and 18 women, to compete in 12 sports. Women's volleyball was the only team event in which Algeria had its representation in these Olympic Games. There was only a single competitor in road cycling, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, and weightlifting. Boxing was the largest team by an individual-based sport, with a total of eight competitors.
The Algerian team included judoka Soraya Haddad, who previously won the bronze medal in Beijing, and sabre fencer Lea Moutoussamy, who set the nation's record as the youngest athlete, at age 14, in its Olympic history. Light heavyweight boxer and 2011 World Series champion Abdelhafid Benchabla was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Algeria left London with its first Olympic gold medal since 2000 from middle-distance runner Taoufik Makhloufi.
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Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Boxing | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Fencing | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Judo | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Rowing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Volleyball | 0 | 12 | 12 |
Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Wrestling | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 21 | 18 | 39 |
Algerian athletes have achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard): [2] [3]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Rabah Aboud | 5000 m | 13:28.38 | 14 | — | did not advance | ||
Mohamed Belabbas | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:22.32 | 6 | — | did not advance | ||
Tayeb Filali | Marathon | — | DNF | ||||
Taoufik Makhloufi | 800 m | DNF | did not advance | ||||
1500 m | 3:35.15 | 1 Q | 3:42.25 | 1 Q | 3:34.08 | ![]() |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Issam Nima | Triple jump | 16.50 | 15 | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Souad Ait Salem | Marathon | 2:31:15 | 37 |
Algeria has qualified 2 boxers. Abdelhafid Benchabla has qualified for the Games by winning the light heavyweight 80–85 kg division at the World Series of Boxing finals. [4] [5] Mohamed Amine Ouadahi qualified from the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships. Algeria also qualified boxers from the African Continental Tournament.
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Mohamed Flissi | Light flyweight | ![]() L 11–19 | did not advance | ||||
Samir Brahimi | Flyweight | ![]() W 14–12 | ![]() L 9–14 | did not advance | |||
Mohamed Amine Ouadahi | Bantamweight | ![]() WWO | ![]() W 16–10 | ![]() L 15–17 | did not advance | ||
Abdelkader Chadi | Lightweight | ![]() L 8–15 | did not advance | ||||
Ilyas Abbadi | Welterweight | ![]() L 10–18 | did not advance | ||||
Abdelmalek Rahou | Middleweight | ![]() W 13–11 | ![]() L 12–21 | did not advance | |||
Abdelhafid Benchabla | Light heavyweight | Bye | ![]() W 12–9 | ![]() L 17–19 | did not advance | ||
Chouaib Bouloudinats | Heavyweight | — | ![]() L 5–13 | did not advance |
Algeria has qualified one rider.
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Azzedine Lagab | Men's road race | did not finish |
Algeria has qualified 2 fencers.
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Anissa Khelfaoui | Individual foil | ![]() L 4–15 | did not advance | |||||
Lea Moutoussamy | Individual sabre | — | ![]() L 6–15 | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Soraya Haddad | Women's −52 kg | ![]() L 0000–0100 | did not advance | |||||
Sonia Asselah | Women's +78 kg | ![]() L 0001–0100 | did not advance |
Algeria has qualified the following boat.
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Amina Rouba | Single sculls | 8:15.94 | 5 R | 8:12.83 | 4 FE | Bye | 8:42.23 | 26 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Fateh Ziadi | 10 m air pistol | 562 | 43 | did not advance |
Algerian swimmers have achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): [6] [7]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Nabil Kebbab | 100 m freestyle | 50.37 | 33 | did not advance |
Algeria has qualified 1 athlete. [8]
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Mokdad El-Yamine | Men's −58 kg | ![]() L 1–8 | did not advance |
Algeria's women's team qualified for the indoor tournament.
The following is the Algerian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics. [9]
Head coach: George Strumilo
№ | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2012 club |
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1 | Sehryne Hennaoui | 1 October 1988 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 285 cm (112 in) | 273 cm (107 in) | ![]() |
2 | Dallal Merwa Achour | 3 November 1994 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 279 cm (110 in) | 273 cm (107 in) | ![]() |
3 | Salima Hammouche (L) | 17 January 1984 | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | 54 kg (119 lb) | 270 cm (110 in) | 265 cm (104 in) | ![]() |
5 | Amel Khamtache | 4 May 1981 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 240 cm (94 in) | 235 cm (93 in) | ![]() |
8 | Zohra Bensalem | 5 April 1990 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 310 cm (120 in) | 299 cm (118 in) | ![]() |
9 | Sarra Belhocine | 18 September 1994 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 272 cm (107 in) | 266 cm (105 in) | ![]() |
11 | Mouni Abderrahim | 19 November 1985 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 293 cm (115 in) | ![]() |
12 | Safia Boukhima | 10 January 1991 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 294 cm (116 in) | 284 cm (112 in) | ![]() |
13 | Nawal Mansouri (L) | 1 August 1985 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 291 cm (115 in) | 281 cm (111 in) | ![]() |
17 | Lydia Oulmou (C) | 2 February 1986 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 310 cm (120 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | ![]() |
18 | Tassadit Aïssou | 19 June 1989 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 295 cm (116 in) | 285 cm (112 in) | ![]() |
19 | Celia Bourihane | 22 January 1995 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 295 cm (116 in) | 289 cm (114 in) | ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 3.750 | 459 | 352 | 1.304 | Quarter-finals |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2.800 | 442 | 368 | 1.201 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1.833 | 401 | 335 | 1.197 | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 0.889 | 374 | 362 | 1.033 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0.214 | 295 | 396 | 0.745 | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 252 | 410 | 0.615 |
28 July 2012 09:30 | Algeria ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Karin Zahorcova (CZE), José Vélez (PUR) |
(15–25, 14–25, 7–25) result statistics | ||||
30 July 2012 22:00 | Great Britain ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London Attendance: 14,000 Referees: Mitchell Davidson (CAN), Janpen Jirakakul (THA) |
(22–25, 25–19, 23–25, 25–19, 15–8) result statistics | ||||
1 August 2012 11:30 | Algeria ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London Attendance: 9,000 Referees: Janpen Jirakakul (THA), Brian McDougall (GBR) |
(7–25, 14–25, 15–25) result statistics | ||||
3 August 2012 22:00 | Algeria ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Patricia Salvatore (USA), Wang Ning (CHN) |
(11–25, 12–25, 17–25) result statistics | ||||
5 August 2012 09:30 | Algeria ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Patricia Salvatore (USA), Brian McDougall (GBR) |
(15–25, 16–25, 13–25) result statistics | ||||
Algeria has qualified the following quota places.
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Walid Bidani | Men's −105 kg | 160 | 14 | 180 | 14 | 340 | 14 |
Algeria has qualified three quota places.
Key:
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Mohamed Louafi | −84 kg | Bye | ![]() L 1–3 PP | did not advance | 16 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Tarek Benaissa | −60 kg | Bye | ![]() L 0–3 PO | did not advance | 15 | ||||
Mohamed Serir | −66 kg | ![]() L 1–3 PP | did not advance | 13 |
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