| Noc: | ALG |
| Nocname: | Algerian Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Location: | London |
| Competitors: | 39 |
| Sports: | 12 |
| Flagbearer: | Abdelhafid Benchabla (opening)[1] Taoufik Makhloufi (closing) |
| Rank: | 50 |
| Gold: | 1 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
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.
See main article: 2012 Summer Olympics medal table.
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| Medals by sport | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Total | ||||
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Athletics | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
| align=left | Boxing | 8 | 0 | 8 | |||
| align=left | Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| align=left | Fencing | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| align=left | Judo | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| align=left | Rowing | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| align=left | Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| align=left | Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| align=left | Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| align=left | Volleyball | 0 | 12 | 12 | |||
| align=left | Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| align=left | Wrestling | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Total | 21 | 18 | 39 |
See main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| align=left | Rabah Aboud | align=left | 5000 m | 13:28.38 | 14 | did not advance | |||
| align=left | Mohamed Belabbas | align=left | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:22.32 | 6 | did not advance | |||
| align=left | Tayeb Filali | align=left | Marathon | ||||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Taoufik Makhloufi | align=left | 800 m | did not advance | |||||
| align=left | 1500 m | 3:35.15 | 1 Q | 3:42.25 | 1 Q | 3:34.08 | |||
See main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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.[3] [4] 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||||
| align=left | Mohamed Flissi | align=left | Light flyweight | L 11–19 | did not advance | |||||
| align=left | Samir Brahimi | align=left | Flyweight | W 14–12 | L 9–14 | did not advance | ||||
| align=left | Mohamed Amine Ouadahi | align=left | Bantamweight | W | W 16–10 | L 15–17 | did not advance | |||
| align=left | Abdelkader Chadi | align=left | Lightweight | L 8–15 | did not advance | |||||
| align=left | Ilyas Abbadi | align=left | Welterweight | L 10–18 | did not advance | |||||
| align=left | Abdelmalek Rahou | align=left | Middleweight | W 13–11 | L 12–21 | did not advance | ||||
| align=left | Abdelhafid Benchabla | align=left | Light heavyweight | W 12–9 | L 17–19 | did not advance | ||||
| align=left | Chouaib Bouloudinats | align=left | Heavyweight | L 5–13 | did not advance | |||||
See main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Algeria has qualified one rider.
See main article: Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Algeria has qualified 2 fencers.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |||||
| align=left | Anissa Khelfaoui | align=left | Individual foil | L 4–15 | did not advance | ||||||
| align=left | Lea Moutoussamy | align=left | Individual sabre | L 6–15 | did not advance | ||||||
See main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||||
| align=left | Soraya Haddad | align=left | Women's −52 kg | L 0000–0100 | did not advance | ||||||
| align=left | Sonia Asselah | align=left | Women's +78 kg | L 0001–0100 | did not advance | ||||||
See main article: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Algeria has qualified the following boat.
See main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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)):[5]
See main article: Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Algeria has qualified 1 athlete.[6]
See main article: Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Algeria's women's team qualified for the indoor tournament.
See main article: Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament.
See main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Algeria has qualified the following quota places.
See main article: Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Algeria has qualified three quota places.
Key:
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||||
| align=left | Tarek Benaissa | align=left | −60 kg | L 0–3 | did not advance | 15 | ||||||
| align=left | Mohamed Serir | align=left | −66 kg | L 1–3 | did not advance | 13 | ||||||