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Algeria competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. The nation won its first ever gold medal at these Games.
| Algeria at the 1992 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | ALG |
| NOC | Algerian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Barcelona | |
| Competitors | 35 in 7 sports |
| Medals Ranked 34th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 France (1896–1960) | |
Medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Hassiba Boulmerka | Athletics | Women's 1500 metres | 8 August |
 Bronze |
Hocine Soltani | Boxing | Featherweight | 7 August |
Competitors
editThe following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Boxing | 8 | – | 8 |
| Judo | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Volleyball | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | – | 2 |
| Wrestling | 2 | – | 2 |
| Total | 33 | 2 | 35 |
Results by event
editAthletics
editMen
edit- Track and road events
| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Réda Abdenouz | 800 m | 1:46.82 | 10 Q | 1:46.06 | 6 q | 1:48.34 | 7 |
| Noureddine Morceli | 1500 m | 3:37.98 | 14 Q | 3:39.22 | 8 Q | 3:41.70 | 7 |
| Aïssa Bel Aout | 5000 m | 15:02.76 | 50 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
| Mohamed Salmi | Marathon | N/A | 2:26:56 | 59 | |||
| Azzedine Brahmi | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:28.01 | 8 Q | 8:25.85 | 6 Q | 8:20.71 | 8 |
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Yacine Mousli | High jump | 2.10 | =33 | did not advance | |
| Abdelkader Klouchi | Long jump | 5.33 | 46 | did not advance | |
| Lotfi Khaïda | Triple jump | 16.31 | 23 | did not advance | |
Women
edit- Track and road events
| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Hassiba Boulmerka | 1500 m | 4:09.91 | 15 Q | 4:03.81 | 2 Q | 3:55.30 | 
|
Boxing
edit| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Mohamed Haioun | Light-Flyweight |  Barbu (ROM)L 11-2 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Yacine Sheikh | Flyweight |  Filippov (EUN)W 5-3 |
 Peden (AUS)L (KO) |
Did not advance | |||
| Slimane Zengli | Bantamweight |  Zhang (CHN)W 4-0 |
 Achik (MAR)L 12-8 |
Did not advance | |||
| Hocine Soltani | Featherweight |  Maglioni (ARG)W (RSCH-1) |
 Gerena (PUR)W 23-0 |
 Damián Sosa (DOM)W 13-4 |
 Tews (GER)L 11-1 
|
Did not advance | |
| Laïd Bouneb | Light-Welterweight |  Gollen (IND)W 11-4 |
 Henry (BAR)W 17-3 |
 Leduc (CAN)L 8-1 |
Did not advance | ||
| Noureddine Meziane | Light-Middleweight |  Syed (PAK)W 7-0 |
 Klemetsen (NOR)L 14-3 |
Did not advance | |||
| Ahmed Dine | Middleweight |  Russo (ITA)W 6-4 |
 Joval (NED)W 22-14 |
 Byrd (USA)L 21-2 |
Did not advance | ||
| Mohamed Ben Guesmia | Light-Heavyweight |  Yant (VEN)W 15-11 |
 Bartnik (POL)L 14-3 |
Did not advance | |||
Judo
edit- Men
| Athlete | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Abdelhakim Harkat | Half-Lightweight | =17 |
| Meziane Dahmani | Lightweight | =9 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Salima Souakri | Extra-Lightweight | =5 |
Swimming
edit- Men
| Athletes | Events | Heat | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Abderzak Bella | 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.88 | 46 | Did not advance | |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:26.35 | 42 | Did not advance | ||
Volleyball
edit- Men
Team roster:
- Tayeb ElHadi BenKhelfallah
- Krimo Bernaoui
- Ali Dif
- Faycal Gharzouli
- Mourad Malaoui
- Adel Sennoun
- Mourad Sennoun
- Foudil Taalba
- Faycal Tellouche
- Lies Tizi-Oualou
- Preliminary round - Pool B
| Qualified for the quarterfinals | |
| Eliminated |
| Rk | Team | Points | Played | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil
|
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 248 | 165 | 1.503 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 |
| 2 |  Cuba
|
9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 231 | 180 | 1.283 | 13 | 5 | 2.600 |
| 3 |  Unified Team
|
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 229 | 205 | 1.117 | 11 | 7 | 1.571 |
| 4 |  Netherlands
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 218 | 181 | 1.204 | 8 | 9 | 0.889 |
| 5 |  South Korea
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 142 | 212 | 0.670 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 |
| 6 |  Algeria
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 225 | 0.444 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 |
| July 26, 1992 15:00 |
Algeria
|
0–3 | Unified Team
|
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| (8–15, 7–15, 4–15, –––, –––) | ||||
| July 28, 1992 10:30 |
Cuba
|
3–0 | Algeria
|
|
| (15–4, 15–3, 15–2, –––, –––) | ||||
| August 30, 1992 15:00 |
Algeria
|
0–3 | South Korea
|
|
| (8–15, 11–15, 12–15, –––, –––) | ||||
| August 1, 1992 15:00 |
Netherlands
|
3–0 | Algeria
|
|
| (15–2, 15–5, 15–4, –––, –––) | ||||
| August 3, 1992 17:30 |
Algeria
|
0–3 | Brazil
|
|
| (8–15, 13–15, 9–15, –––, –––) | ||||
Weightlifting
edit| Athletes | Events | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Azzedine Basbas | -60 kg | 115 | =19 | 150 | =11 | 265 | 16 |
| Abdelmaanane Yahiaoui | -67.5 kg | 140 | =4 | 175 | =3 | 315 | 4 |
Wrestling
edit- Greco-Roman
| Athletes | Events | Eliminatory round | Final round | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | ||||
| Mazouz Ben Djedaa | Lightweight |  Chamangoli (IRI)L 6-0 |
 Kim (KOR)L 15-0 |
Eliminated | |||||
| Youssef Bouguerra | Welterweight |  Marchl (AUT)L 11-3 |
 Kornbakk (SWE)L 17-1 |
Eliminated | |||||