Algeria at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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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.
Men's 1,500 metres
Men's 5,000 metres
Men's 10,000 metres
Men's Marathon
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
Men's High Jump
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
Men's foil
Team Roster
Men's 200m Freestyle
Men's 4x200m Freestyle
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, USSR
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
. 54 competitors, all men, took part in 28 events in 9 sports.
Athletics
Men's 800 metres- Mehdi Aidet
- Heat — 1:50.4
- Semifinals — 1:48.2 (→ did not advance)
- Derradji Harrek
- Heat — 1:49.9
- Semifinals — 1:51.9 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1,500 metres
- Mehdi Aidet
- Heat — 3:43.9
- Semifinals — 3:44.9 (→ did not advance)
- Abderrahmane MorceliAbderrahmane MorceliAbderrahmane Morceli is a retired Algerian middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres.He is a brother of Noureddine Morceli. At the 1979 Mediterranean Games he won a bronze medal in the 1500 metres and a silver medal in the 800 metres. He also won the bronze medal at the 1977 Summer...
- Heat — 3:46.0 (→ did not advance)
- Derradji Harek
- Heat — 3:45.3 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5,000 metres
- Rachid HabchaouiRachid HabchaouiRachid Habchaoui is a retired Algerian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres.He competed in both the 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres at the 1980 Olympic Games, but failed to reach the final in either event...
- Heat — 13:59.9 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres
- Rachid HabchaouiRachid HabchaouiRachid Habchaoui is a retired Algerian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres.He competed in both the 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres at the 1980 Olympic Games, but failed to reach the final in either event...
- Heat — 29:12.9 (→ did not advance)
- Abdelmadjid MadaAbdelmadjid MadaAbdelmadjid Mada is a retired Algerian long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres.He competed in both the 10,000 metres and the marathon at the 1980 Olympic Games, but was knocked out in the heat of the 10,000 metres and failed to finish the marathon...
- Heat — 30:23.5 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Abdelmadjid MadaAbdelmadjid MadaAbdelmadjid Mada is a retired Algerian long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres.He competed in both the 10,000 metres and the marathon at the 1980 Olympic Games, but was knocked out in the heat of the 10,000 metres and failed to finish the marathon...
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
- Lahcene Babaci
- Heat — 8:38.7
- Semifinals — 8:25.5
- Final — 8:31.8 (→ 11th place)
Men's High Jump
- Abdelhamid Sahil
- Qualification — 2.18 m (→ did not advance)
- Othmane BelfaaOthmane BelfaaOthmane Belfaa is a retired Algerian athlete who competed in the high jump. His personal best is 2.28m achieved in Amman in 1983. He finished 3rd at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics in Paris with a jump of 2.27m...
- Qualification — 2.10 m (→ did not advance)
Boxing
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 Belaouane
- First Round — Defeated Barrington Cambridge (Guyana) on points (5-0)
- Second Round — Lost to Ace RusevskiAce RusevskiAce Rusevski is a retired Macedonian boxer, who represented Yugoslavia at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the lightweight division after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual gold medalist Howard Davis Jr...
(Yugoslavia) on points (0-5)
Fencing
One fencer represented Algeria in 1980.Men's foil
Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's foil
The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 22 to 23 1980. 37 fencers from 16 nations competed.-Results:...
- Tahar HamouTahar HamouTahar Hamou is an Algerian fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Football
Men's Team Competition- Preliminary Round (Group C)
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- Defeated Syria
- Quarter Finals
- Lost to YugoslaviaYugoslavia at the 1980 Summer OlympicsAthletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.-Medalists:-Archery:In the second time the nation competed in Olympic archery, Yugoslavia again entered only one man...
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- Lost to Yugoslavia
- Team Roster
- Mourad AmaraMourad AmaraMourad Sadegh Amara is a retired Algerian international football goalkeeper. He represented Algeria in several tournaments those being the 1980 Summer Olympics,...
- Mahmoud GuendouzMahmoud GuendouzMahmoud Guendouz is an Algerian former footballer and coach. He currently manages Nejmeh SC in the Lebanese Premier League....
- Bouzid Mahiouz
- Chaabane MerzekaneChaabane MerzekaneChaabane Merzekane is a former Algerian footballer, who played as a defender. He was a key member of the Algerian National Team that took part in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, playing the full 90 minutes in all three of the teams games.Merzekane's first club was his neighborhood team, Onalait...
- Mohamed Kheddis
- Rabah MadjerRabah MadjerMustapha Rabah Madjer is a retired Algerian footballer.A skilled striker, he reached stardom as an F.C. Porto player during the 1980s, and is widely regarded as one of the best Algerian football players of all time. He is widely remembered for scoring on 77 minutes, an audacious back-heeled...
- Ali FerganiAli FerganiAli Fergani is an Algerian association football manager and former footballer. He is currently managing the Algeria A' national football team. He played at the midfield position as a playmaker.-Career:...
- Tedj BensaoulaTedj BensaoulaTedj Bensaoula is an Algerian football manager and former player. He currently manages CR Témouchent in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2.-Club career:...
- Lakhdar BelloumiLakhdar BelloumiLakhdar Belloumi is a former Algerian football player and manager. He is widely considered as the best Algerian player of all time and one of the best players in Africa and the world. He is said to have invented the Blind Pass...
- Salah AssadSalah AssadSalah Assad is a former Algerian football striker and manager.He played for RC Kouba, where he won an Algerian tournament in 1981 and one African Cup Winner's Cup, and in France for FC Mulhouse and Paris Saint-Germain FC...
- Mohamed Rahmani
- Salah LarbesSalah LarbèsSalah Larbès is a former Algerian international footballer. He played as a midfielder. He represented Algeria at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1982 FIFA World Cup.-References:...
- Mohamed Ouamar GhribMohamed Ouamar GhribMohamed Ghrib is a retired Algerian international footballer. He represented Algeria in the 1980 Summer Olympics.-External links:* at...
- Abderrahmane DerouazAbderrahmane DerouazAbderrahmane Derouaz is a retired Algerian international footballer. He represented Algeria in the 1980 Summer Olympics.-External links:* at...
- Hocine Yahi
- Djamel Menad
- Mourad Amara
- Head Coach: Mahieddine KhalefMahieddine KhalefMahieddine Khalef is an Algerian football manager. Most notably he was the co-manager of the Algeria national football team in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, together with Rachid Mekloufi.-References:...
Handball
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 BendjemilAbdelkrim BendjemilAbdelkrim Bendjemil is a former Algerian handball player.He played for MC Oran and win many national and international titles. And for the Algerian national team, and participated at the 1980 Summer Olympics, 1984 Summer Olympics and 1988 Summer Olympics, and 2 world championship and win many...
- Abdelatif Bergheul
- Abdelatif Bakir
- Rachid Mokrani
- Mohamed Machou
Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle- Mohamed Halimi
- Heats — 55,16 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Reda Yadi
- Heats — 2.06,26 (→ did not advance)
- Mohamed Bendahmane
- Heats — DNS
Men's 4x200m Freestyle
- Abdelhakim Bitat, Reda Yadi, Mohamed Bendahmane, and Mohamed Halimi
- Heats — 8.23,22 (→ did not advance)