Algeria at the 1980 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	ALG
Nocname:	Algerian Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1980
Location:	Moscow
Competitors:	54 (54 men)
Sports:	9
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto

Algeria competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics. 54 competitors, all men, took part in 28 events in 9 sports.^[1]

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
El-Hachemi Abdenouz	5000 m	13:42.07	1 Q	14:15.85	12	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2	Mehdi Aidet	800 m	1:50.4	3 Q	1:48.11	8	Did not advance
1500 m	3:43.86	2 Q	3:44.85	9	Did not advance
Lahcen Babaci	3000 m steeplechase	8:38.68	7 Q	8:25.47	6 Q	8:31.80	11
align=left rowspan=2	Derradji Harek	800 m	1:49.9	5 Q	1:51.81	8	Did not advance
1500 m	3:45.29	8	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2	Rachid Habchaoui	5000 m	13:59.85	9	Did not advance
10000 m	29:12.9	6	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2	Abdel Madjid Mada	10000 m	30:23.4	6	Did not advance
Men's marathon	DNF
Abderrahmane Morceli	1500 m	3:45.96	7	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Abdel Hamid Sahil	High jump	2.18	21	Did not advance
Othmane Belfaa		2.05	28	Did not advance

Boxing

See main article: article and Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Men's Light Flyweight ( - 48 kg)

• Ahmed Siad
  • First round - Bye
  • Second round - Defeated Lincoln Salcedo (Ecuador) on points (5-0)
  • Quarter Finals - Lost to Ismail Mustafov (Bulgaria) on points (0-5)

Men's Light-Welterweight ( - 63,5 kg)

• Boualem Bel Alouane
  • First round - Defeated Barrington Cambridge (Guyana) on points (5-0)
  • Second round - Lost to Ace Rusevski (Yugoslavia) on points (0-5)

Light Heavyweight ( - 81 kg)

• Mohamed Bouchiche
  • First round - Lost to Pawel Skrzecz (Poland) after walkover

Fencing

See main article: article and Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics. One fencer represented Algeria in 1980.

Men's foil

• Tahar Hamou

Football

See main article: article and Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Team Squad

Head coach: Mahieddine Khalef

width=4%	No.	width=4%	Pos.	width=23%	Player	width=12%	DoB	width=4%	Age	width=4%	Caps	width=21%	Club	width=6%	Tournament games	width=6%	Tournament goals	width=4%	Minutes played	width=4%	Sub off	width=4%	Sub on	width=4%	Cards yellow/red
1			Feb 19, 1959	21	0		4	0	360	0	0	0
2			Feb 24, 1953	27	?		4	0	360	0	0	1Y
4			Jan 13, 1952	28	?		4	0	314	2	0	2Y
5			March 8, 1959	21	?		4	1	349	1	0	1Y
6			Feb 29, 1952	28	?		3	0	270	0	0	0
7			Dec 15, 1958	21	?		4	1	348	1	0	1Y
8			Sep 19, 1952	27	?		4	0	360	0	0	1Y
9			Dec 25, 1954	25	?		4	0	360	0	0	0
10			Dec 29, 1958	21	?		4	2	310	1	1	0
11			March 13, 1958	22	?		4	0	343	1	0	0
12			Dec 10, 1958	21	?		0	0	0	0	0	0
13			Sep 16, 1952	27	?		4	0	360	0	0	0
14			Jul 19, 1960	20	?		3	0	40	0	3	0
15			Sep 29, 1954	25	?		0	0	0	0	0	0
16			Dec 12, 1955	24	?		3	0	108	0	2	0
17			Apr 25, 1960	20	?		0	0	0	0	0	0
15			Jan 24, 1960	20	0		1	0	90	0	0	0

Group standings

Group C

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	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	5
	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	3
	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
	3	0	1	2	0	8	-8	1

Quarter-final

Handball

See main article: article and Handball at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (18-22)
  • Lost to Romania (18-26)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (10-33)
  • Lost to Switzerland (18-26)
  • Defeated Kuwait (30-17)
• Classification Match
  • 9th/10th place: Lost to Denmark (20-29) → 10th place

Team Roster

• Ahmed Farfar
• Abdelkerim Hamiche
• Azeddine Bouzerar
• Omar Azeb
• Ali Akacha
• Ahcene Djeffal
• Kamel Hebri
• Mouloud Meknache
• Abdelmadjid Slimani
• Abdelkrim Bendjemil
• Abdelatif Bergheul
• Abdelatif Bakir
• Rachid Mokrani
• Mohamed Machou

Judo

See main article: article and Judo at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Men

Swimming

See main article: article and Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mohamed Halimi	100 m freestyle	55:16	31	Did not advance
Reda Yadi	200 m freestyle	2:06.26	37	Did not advance
Mohamed Bendahmane	400 m freestyle			Did not advance
Abdelhakim Bitat Reda Yadi Mohamed Bendahmane Mohamed Halimi	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	8:23.22	12	Did not advance

Weightlifting

See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Bantamweight (56 kg)

• Ahmed Tarbi → Total: 240.0 kg → 11th place

Featherweight (60 kg)

• Mohamed Gouni → Total: 247.5 kg → 11th place

Heavyweight I (100 kg)

• Omar Yousfi → Total: 320.0 kg → 13th place

Wrestling

See main article: article and Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Men's freestyle

Men's Greco-Roman

External links

• Official Olympic Reports

Notes and References

1. Web site: Algeria at the 1980 Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417092924/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ALG/summer/1980/ . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2011-04-17 . sports-reference.com.