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Nacera Bukamoum (born 9 May 1971 [1] ) is an Algerian alpine skier. She competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics in both the Women's Super G and Women's Giant Slalom. She was the flag bearer for Algeria in the Opening Ceremonies.
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Nacera Bukamoum (born 9 May 1971 [1] ) is an Algerian alpine skier. She competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics in both the Women's Super G and Women's Giant Slalom. She was the flag bearer for Algeria in the Opening Ceremonies.
Algeria sent a delegation to compete at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy from 10 to 26 February 2006. The nation had participated in the Winter Olympics only once previously, in 1992. The delegation consisted of two athletes, Christelle Laura Douibi in alpine skiing and Noureddine Maurice Bentoumi in cross-country skiing. Douibi's 40th-place finish in the women's downhill was Algeria's best finish in these Olympics.
Thagaste was a Roman-Berber city in present-day Algeria, now called Souk Ahras. The town was the birthplace of Saint Augustine.
Souad Aït Salem is an Algerian long-distance runner who specializes mainly in the half marathon and marathon. She won gold in the 10,000 metres at the 2000 African Championships in Athletics and the 2005 Mediterranean Games. Salem also won the gold in the half marathon at the 2007 All-Africa Games. She holds the Algerian records for every women's event between 3000 metres and the marathon distance.
Souk Ahras is a municipality in Algeria. It is the capital of Souk Ahras Province. The Numidian city of Thagaste, on whose ruins Souk Ahras was built, was the birthplace of Augustine of Hippo and a center of Berber culture. It was a city of great culture, described as the very hub of civilization.
Leila Françoise Lassouani is a female weightlifter from Algeria. In 2006, she was named the best Algerian Sportsperson along with swimmer Salim Iles by the Algerian Press.
Mouni Abderrahim is an Algerian volleyball player. She has been part of Algeria's Olympic volleyball team twice, in 2008 and 2012.
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.
Nadia Medjmedj is a Paralympian athlete from Algeria competing mainly in category F56 shot put and discus throw events.
Sarra Belhocine is an Algerian volleyball player. She played on the Algerian women's volleyball team in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Sonia Asselah is an Algerian judoka. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, but eliminated in the first round by Karina Bryant. She qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics and was the Algerian flag bearer.
Algeria competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. 33 competitors participate at the 2012 Paralympics with 26 men and 7 women are accompanied by managers, coaches and other support staff.
Nora Aceval is a traditional storyteller and writer from Algeria.
Algeria competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's debut in 1964, Algerian athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, but did not attend the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, because of the African boycott.
Dorcas Nakhumicha Ndasaba is a former Kenyan volleyball player. She was part of the Kenya women's national volleyball team.
Algeria competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
The Ad Hoc Inquiry Commission in Charge of the Question of Disappearances was a truth commission created in 2003 to investigate the forced disappearance of people during civil conflict. Its creation took place after the election of the current president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who then set up a National Human Rights Institution. Thereafter, the Commission was set up in order to give people the truth about what happened in the 1990s. However, its report was not made public and consequently, Algerians are not aware of the fate of their relatives.
Lamya Matoub is a French-Algerian female karateka who generally competes in the kumite category. She has played in domestic level competitions in France representing Sarcelles club and shifted her focus to represent Algeria in international competitions. Lamya has claimed medals at various sport events including the World Karate Championships and in the World Games. On 26 August 2019, she claimed her second African Games medal in the 50kg kumite category during the 2019 African Games and couldn't able to defend her gold medal she claimed during the 2015 African Games.
Nacéra Benseddik is an Algerian historian, archaeologist and epigrapher. She was born in Bordj Bou Arreridj on 4 December 1949.
Ahmed Zergui was an Algerian raï singer-songwriter.
Amel Melih is an Algerian swimmer. She represented Algeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Her time of 25.77 in the women's 50m freestyle was not enough to advance out of the heats and she finished in 35th place overall. She finished 39th overall in the women's 100m freestyle with a time of 56.65. She was the flag bearer for Algeria during the opening ceremony along with Mohamed Flissi.
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