Algeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Algeria at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of Algeria.svg
IOC code ALG
NOC Algerian Olympic Committee
Website www.coa.dz
in London
Competitors39 in 12 sports
Flag bearers Abdelhafid Benchabla (opening) [1]
Taoufik Makhloufi (closing)
Medals
Ranked 50th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of France.svg  France (1896–1960)

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.

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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.

Medalists

Competitors

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 516
Boxing 808
Cycling 101
Fencing 022
Judo 022
Rowing 011
Shooting 101
Swimming 101
Taekwondo 101
Volleyball 01212
Weightlifting 101
Wrestling 303
Total211839

Athletics

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]

Key
Tayeb Filali failed to finish the men's marathon. Tayeb Filali (Algeria) - London 2012 Mens Marathon.jpg
Tayeb Filali failed to finish the men's marathon.
Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Rabah Aboud 5000 m 13:28.3814did not advance
Mohamed Belabbas 3000 m steeplechase 8:22.326did not advance
Tayeb Filali Marathon DNF
Taoufik Makhloufi 800 m DNFdid not advance
1500 m 3:35.151 Q3:42.251 Q3:34.08Gold medal icon.svg
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Issam Nima Triple jump 16.5015did not advance
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Souad Ait Salem Marathon 2:31:1537

Boxing

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.

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mohamed Flissi Light flyweight Flag of Thailand.svg  Pongprayoon  (THA)
L 11–19
did not advance
Samir Brahimi Flyweight Flag of Australia.svg  Woods  (AUS)
W 14–12
Flag of Russia.svg  Aloyan  (RUS)
L 9–14
did not advance
Mohamed Amine Ouadahi Bantamweight Flag of Georgia.svg  Turkadze  (GEO)
WWO
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Encarnación  (DOM)
W 16–10
Flag of Japan.svg  Shimizu  (JPN)
L 15–17
did not advance
Abdelkader Chadi Lightweight Flag of Turkey.svg  Keleş  (TUR)
L 8–15
did not advance
Ilyas Abbadi Welterweight Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Evans  (GBR)
L 10–18
did not advance
Abdelmalek Rahou Middleweight Flag of Australia.svg  Ross  (AUS)
W 13–11
Flag of Japan.svg  Murata  (JPN)
L 12–21
did not advance
Abdelhafid Benchabla Light heavyweight ByeFlag of Germany.svg  Kölling  (GER)
W 12–9
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Hvozdyk  (UKR)
L 17–19
did not advance
Chouaib Bouloudinats Heavyweight Flag of Argentina.svg  Peralta  (ARG)
L 5–13
did not advance

Cycling

Road

Algeria has qualified one rider.

AthleteEventTimeRank
Azzedine Lagab Men's road race did not finish

Fencing

Algeria has qualified 2 fencers.

Women
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Anissa Khelfaoui Individual foil Flag of Ukraine.svg  Leleyko  (UKR)
L 4–15
did not advance
Lea Moutoussamy Individual sabre Flag of Russia.svg  Velikaya  (RUS)
L 6–15
did not advance

Judo

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Soraya Haddad Women's −52 kg Flag of Romania.svg  Chițu  (ROU)
L 0000–0100
did not advance
Sonia Asselah Women's +78 kg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Bryant  (GBR)
L 0001–0100
did not advance

Rowing

Algeria has qualified the following boat.

Women
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Amina Rouba Single sculls 8:15.945 R8:12.834 FEBye8:42.2326

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

Shooting

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Fateh Ziadi 10 m air pistol 56243did not advance

Swimming

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]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Nabil Kebbab 100 m freestyle 50.3733did not advance

Taekwondo

Algeria has qualified 1 athlete. [8]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze MedalFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mokdad El-Yamine Men's −58 kg Flag of Colombia.svg  Muñoz  (COL)
L 1–8
did not advance

Volleyball

Algeria women's national volleyball team at the 2012 Summer Olympics Algeria women's national volleyball team at the 2012 Summer Olympics (7913969288).jpg
Algeria women's national volleyball team at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Algeria's women's team qualified for the indoor tournament.

Women's indoor tournament

Team roster

The following is the Algerian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics. [9]

Head coach: Flag of Poland.svg George Strumilo

NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2012 club
1 Sehryne Hennaoui 1 October 19881.72 m (5 ft 8 in)69 kg (152 lb)285 cm (112 in)273 cm (107 in) Flag of France.svg Le Hainaut VB Women
2 Dallal Merwa Achour 3 November 19941.75 m (5 ft 9 in)60 kg (130 lb)279 cm (110 in)273 cm (107 in) Flag of Algeria.svg ESF Mouzaia
3 Salima Hammouche (L)17 January 19841.58 m (5 ft 2 in)54 kg (119 lb)270 cm (110 in)265 cm (104 in) Flag of Algeria.svg GS Pétroliers
5 Amel Khamtache 4 May 19811.81 m (5 ft 11 in)65 kg (143 lb)240 cm (94 in)235 cm (93 in) Flag of Algeria.svg GS Pétroliers
8 Zohra Bensalem 5 April 19901.78 m (5 ft 10 in)68 kg (150 lb)310 cm (120 in)299 cm (118 in) Flag of Algeria.svg GS Pétroliers
9 Sarra Belhocine 18 September 19941.76 m (5 ft 9 in)58 kg (128 lb)272 cm (107 in)266 cm (105 in) Flag of Algeria.svg GS Pétroliers
11 Mouni Abderrahim 19 November 19851.71 m (5 ft 7 in)60 kg (130 lb)305 cm (120 in)293 cm (115 in) Flag of Algeria.svg ASW Bejaïa
12 Safia Boukhima 10 January 19911.76 m (5 ft 9 in)64 kg (141 lb)294 cm (116 in)284 cm (112 in) Flag of Algeria.svg GS Pétroliers
13 Nawal Mansouri (L)1 August 19851.74 m (5 ft 9 in)64 kg (141 lb)291 cm (115 in)281 cm (111 in) Flag of Algeria.svg GS Pétroliers
17 Lydia Oulmou (C)2 February 19861.86 m (6 ft 1 in)74 kg (163 lb)310 cm (120 in)305 cm (120 in) Flag of France.svg Istres Volleyball
18 Tassadit Aïssou 19 June 19891.84 m (6 ft 0 in)80 kg (180 lb)295 cm (116 in)285 cm (112 in) Flag of Algeria.svg Nedjmet Chlef
19 Celia Bourihane 22 January 19951.77 m (5 ft 10 in)60 kg (130 lb)295 cm (116 in)289 cm (114 in) Flag of Algeria.svg NC Bejaïa
Group play
PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 550141543.7504593521.304 Quarter-finals
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 541131452.8004423681.201
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 53291161.8334013351.197
4Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 5236890.8893743621.033
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 51423140.2142953960.745
6Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 50512150.1332524100.615
Source: [ citation needed ]
28 July 2012
09:30
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg0–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 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  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg3–2Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 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  Flag of Algeria.svg0–3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 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  Flag of Algeria.svg0–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 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  Flag of Algeria.svg0–3Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 11,000
Referees: Patricia Salvatore (USA), Brian McDougall (GBR)
(15–25, 16–25, 13–25)
result statistics

Weightlifting

Algeria has qualified the following quota places.

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Walid Bidani Men's −105 kg 160141801434014

Wrestling

Algeria has qualified three quota places.

Key:

Men's freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mohamed Louafi −84 kg ByeFlag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Gattsiev  (BLR)
L 1–3 PP
did not advance16
Men's Greco-Roman
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Tarek Benaissa −60 kg ByeFlag of Russia.svg  Kuramagomedov  (RUS)
L 0–3 PO
did not advance15
Mohamed Serir −66 kg Flag of Lithuania.svg  Venckaitis  (LTU)
L 1–3 PP
did not advance13

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