Algeria_at_the_1980_Summer_Olympics
Algeria at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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]
Quick Facts Algeria at the 1980 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
| Algeria at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | ALG |
| NOC | Algerian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Moscow | |
| Competitors | 54 (54 men) in 9 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 France (1896–1960) | |
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Main article: Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Men
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||||
| Rachid Habchaoui | 5000 m | 13:59.85 | 9 | Did not advance | |||
| 10000 m | 29:12.9 | 6 | — | Did not advance | |||
| 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 | |||
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- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | ||
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Main article: 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
Main article: Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics
One fencer represented Algeria in 1980.
Main article: Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Team Squad
Head coach: Mahieddine Khalef
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games |
Tournament goals |
Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | Cards yellow/red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mourad Amara | Feb 19, 1959 | 21 | 0 |  JE Tizi-Ouzou | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Mahmoud Guendouz | Feb 24, 1953 | 27 | ? | MA Hussein Dey | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 1Y |
| 4 | DF | Bouzid Mahyouz | Jan 13, 1952 | 28 | ? | MP Alger | 4 | 0 | 314 | 2 | 0 | 2Y |
| 5 | DF | Chaabane Merzekane | March 8, 1959 | 21 | ? | MA Hussein Dey | 4 | 1 | 349 | 1 | 0 | 1Y |
| 6 | DF | Mohamed Khedis | Feb 29, 1952 | 28 | ? | MA Hussein Dey | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Rabah Madjer | Dec 15, 1958 | 21 | ? | MA Hussein Dey | 4 | 1 | 348 | 1 | 0 | 1Y |
| 8 | MD | Ali Fergani | Sep 19, 1952 | 27 | ? | JE Tizi-Ouzou | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 1Y |
| 9 | FW | Tedj Bensaoula | Dec 25, 1954 | 25 | ? | MP Oran | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MD | Lakhdar Belloumi | Dec 29, 1958 | 21 | ? | MP Alger | 4 | 2 | 310 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Salah Assad | March 13, 1958 | 22 | ? | RS Kouba | 4 | 0 | 343 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Mohamed Rahmani | Dec 10, 1958 | 21 | ? | EP Setif | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Salah Larbès | Sep 16, 1952 | 27 | ? | JE Tizi-Ouzou | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Djamel Menad | Jul 19, 1960 | 20 | ? | CM Belcourt | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | M'hamed Bouhalla | Sep 29, 1954 | 25 | ? | ASO Chlef | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Abderrahmane Derouaz | Dec 12, 1955 | 24 | ? | USK Alger | 3 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MD | Hocine Yahi | Apr 25, 1960 | 20 | ? | CM Belcourt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MD | Mohamed Ouamar Ghrib | Jan 24, 1960 | 20 | 0 | DNC Alger | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Group results
More information 3 – 0, Syria ...
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Referee: Vojtech Christov 
Referee: Eldar Azimzade 
Group standings
Group C
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 East Germany |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 5 |
| Algeria |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
 Spain |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Syria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 1 |
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Quarter-final
More information Yugoslavia, 3 – 0 ...
Yugoslavia  | 3 – 0 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
Miročević  5' Šestić 19' Zoran Vujović 70' |
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Referee: Klaus Scheurell 
Main article: 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
Main article: Judo at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Repechage semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Ahmed Moussa | −60 kg | Bye |  Sissoko (MLI)W 1:08 |
 Emizh (URS)L 5:00 |
Did not advance | 11 | |||
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Main article: Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | DNS | — | Did not advance | |||
| Abdelhakim Bitat Reda Yadi Mohamed Bendahmane Mohamed Halimi |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 8:23.22 | 12 | — | Did not advance | ||
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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Ahmed Tarbi → Total: 240.0 kg → 11th place
- Mohamed Gouni → Total: 247.5 kg → 11th place
- Omar Yousfi → Total: 320.0 kg → 13th place
Main article: Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Men's freestyle
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Final round | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 Result |
Round 2 Result |
Round 3 Result |
Round 4 Result |
Round 5 Result |
Round 6 Result |
Final round Result |
Rank | ||
| Mohamed Hachaichi | −52 kg |  Thieng (VIE)W 15-8 |
 Efremov (YUG)L T 4:30 |
Beloglazov (URS) L T 1:22 |
— | Did not advance | 10 | ||
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- Men's Greco-Roman
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Final round | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 Result |
Round 2 Result |
Round 3 Result |
Round 4 Result |
Round 5 Result |
Round 6 Result |
Final round Result |
Rank | ||
| Mohamed Moualek | −68 kg |  Gaál (HUN)L T 0:58 |
Nalbandyan (URS) L DQ 4:56 |
— | Did not advance | 13 | |||
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- "Algeria at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-17.