Algeria_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics
Algeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Algeria competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from 8 to 24 August 2008.
Quick Facts Algeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
| Algeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ALG |
| NOC | Algerian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 62 in 13 sports |
| Flag bearers | Salim Iles (opening) Abdelhafid Benchabla (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 64th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
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Main article: 2008 Summer Olympics medal table
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Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Khoudir Aggoune | 10000 m | — | DNS | ||||
| Mohamed Ameur | 20 km walk | — | 1:32.21 | 48 | |||
| Tarek Boukensa | 1500 m | 3:36.11 | 4 Q | 3:39.73 | 8 | Did not advance | |
| Kamel Boulahfane | 3:45.59 | 11 | Did not advance | ||||
| Nabil Madi | 800 m | 1:45.75 | 3 q | 1:45.63 | 1 Q | 1:45.96 | 7 |
| Rabie Makhloufi | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:29.74 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Nadjim Manseur | 800 m | 1:45.75 | 3 q | 1:45.54 | 4 q | 1:47.19 | 8 |
| Ali Saïdi-Sief | 5000 m | 14:15.00 | 12 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Antar Zerguelaïne | 800 m | DNS | Did not advance | ||||
| 1500 m | 3:42.30 | 5 Q | 3:40.64 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
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- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Issam Nima | Long jump | DNS | Did not advance | ||
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- Women
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Souad Aït Salem | Marathon | — | 2:28.29 | 9 | |
| Widad Mendil | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:52.35 | 17 | Did not advance | |
| Nahida Touhami | 1500 m | 4:18.99 | 11 | Did not advance | |
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- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Baya Rahouli | Triple jump | 13.87 | 22 | Did not advance | |
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Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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| Nabil Lasmari | Men's singles | Bye |  Gade (DEN)L 6–21, 4–21 |
Did not advance | ||||
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Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Algeria qualified eight boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. All eight qualified at the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament.[1]
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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| Abdelhalim Ouradi | Bantamweight |  Nevin (IRL)L 4–9 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Abdelkader Chadi | Featherweight | Bye |  Adi (THA)W 7–6 |
 Kılıç (TUR)L 6–13 |
Did not advance | ||
| Hamza Kramou | Lightweight |  Ugás (CUB)L 3–21 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Nabil Kassel | Middleweight | Bye | Sutherland (IRL) L 14–21 |
Did not advance | |||
| Abdelhafid Benchebla | Light heavyweight |  Kumar (IND)W 23–3 |
 Yasser (EGY)W 13–6 |
 Zhang Xp (CHN)L 7–12 |
Did not advance | ||
| Abdelaziz Touilbini | Heavyweight | — |  Wilder (USA)L 4–10 |
Did not advance | |||
| Newfel Ouatah | Super heavyweight | — |  Payares (VEN)W 7–5 |
 Glazkov (UKR)L 4–10 |
Did not advance | ||
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Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Road
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hichem Chaabane | Men's road race | Did not finish | |
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Main article: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Score |
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| Hadia Bentaleb | Individual épée | — |  Szász (HUN)L 4–15 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Anissa Khelfaoui | Individual foil | Thompson (USA) L 2–11 |
Did not advance | |||||
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Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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| Omar Rebahi | −60 kg | Bye |  Sobirov (UZB)L 0000–1001 |
Did not advance | |||||||
| Mounir Benamadi | −66 kg | Bye |  Brown (AUS)W 1010–0000 |
Sharipov (UZB) L 0000–0001 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Amar Meridja | −73 kg | — |  Siamionau (BLR)L 0010–0102 |
Did not advance | |||||||
| Amar Benikhlef | −90 kg | — |  El Assri (MAR)W 0011–0001 |
 Alarza (ESP)W 1020–0001 |
 Aschwanden (SUI)W 0001–0000 |
Dafreville (FRA) W 1000–0000 |
Bye |  Tsirekidze (GEO)L 0000–0001 |
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| Hassane Azzoun | −100 kg | — |  Miraliyev (AZE)L 0001–1000 |
Did not advance | Zhorzholiani (GEO) L 0001–1001 |
Did not advance | |||||
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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| Meriem Moussa | −48 kg |  Ilendou (GAB)W 0011–0000 |
 Baschin (GER)L 0000–0101 |
Did not advance | |||||||
| Soraya Haddad | −52 kg |  Müller (LUX)W 0211–0000 |
 Diedhiou (SEN)W 0010–0001 |
 Kim K-O (KOR)W 0210–0001 |
Xian Dm (CHN) L 0000–1001 |
Bye |  Kaliyeva (KAZ)W 0121–0010 |
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| Lila Latrous | −57 kg | Xu Y (CHN) L 0001–1001 |
Did not advance |  Koivumäki (FIN)L 0000–0001 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Kahina Saidi | −63 kg |  Bezzina (MLT)W 0200–0000 |
 Willeboordse (NED)L 0001–1100 |
Did not advance | |||||||
| Rachida Ouerdane | −70 kg | Bye | Bosch (NED) L 0010–0110 |
Did not advance |  Nasiga (FIJ)W 1001–0000 |
Rousey (USA) L 0000–1001 |
Did not advance | ||||
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Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Chaouki Dries | Single sculls | 7:57.65 | 5 SE/F | — | Bye | 7:34.84 | 3 FE | 7:32.82 | 29 | ||
| Kamel Ait-Daoud Mohamed Garidi |
Lightweight double sculls | 6:43.94 | 5 R | 7:05.73 | 6 SC/D | — | 6:43.80 | 4 FD | 6:47.44 | 19 | |
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Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sofiane Daid | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.45 | 44 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:16.15 | 50 | Did not advance | ||||
| Mehdi Hamama | 200 m individual medley | 2:04.91 | 41 | Did not advance | |||
| Salim Iles | 50 m freestyle | 22.35 | =23 | Did not advance | |||
| Nabil Kebbab | 100 m freestyle | 49.38 | 32 | Did not advance | |||
| Mahrez Mebarek | 200 m freestyle | 1:52.66 | 51 | Did not advance | |||
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Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
| Idir Khourta | Men's singles | Henzell (AUS) L 1–4 |
Did not advance | |||||||
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Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Women's indoor tournament
Algeria entered a team in the women's tournament. The team lost all five matches in the group play, and finished last in their group. The team's final ranking was tied for 11th place.
- Roster
The following is the Algerian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
Head Coach: Mouloud Ikhedji
More information №, Name ...
| № | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2008 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mélinda Hennaoui | 18 March 1990 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 288 cm (113 in) | 270 cm (110 in) |  Istres Volleyball |
| 2 | Sehryne Hanaoui | 10 January 1988 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 280 cm (110 in) | 266 cm (105 in) | Istres Volleyball |
| 4 | Nassima Ben Hamouda | 20 October 1973 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 299 cm (118 in) | 287 cm (113 in) |  GSP Algiers |
| 7 | Raouia Rouabhia | 25 June 1978 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 296 cm (117 in) | 286 cm (113 in) | Venelle |
| 9 | Narimène Madani (c) | 12 March 1984 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 298 cm (117 in) | 287 cm (113 in) | NC Bejaïa |
| 10 | Fatima-Zohra Oukazi | 18 January 1984 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 295 cm (116 in) | 283 cm (111 in) | GSP Algiers |
| 11 | Mouni Abderrahim | 19 November 1985 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | ASW Bejaïa |
| 12 | Safia Boukhima | 10 January 1991 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 294 cm (116 in) | 284 cm (112 in) | ASW Bejaïa |
| 13 | Nawal Mansouri (L) | 1 August 1985 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 291 cm (115 in) | 281 cm (111 in) | NC Bejaïa |
| 14 | Faïza Tsabet | 22 March 1985 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 286 cm (113 in) | Istres Volleyball |
| 17 | Lydia Oulmou | 2 February 1986 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 294 cm (116 in) | Istres Volleyball |
| 18 | Tassadit Aïssou | 19 June 1989 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 295 cm (116 in) | 285 cm (112 in) | ASW Bejaïa |
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- Group play
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil |
5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 377 | 226 | 1.668 | 15 | 0 | MAX | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Italy |
5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 372 | 315 | 1.181 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 | |
| 3 |  Russia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 353 | 312 | 1.131 | 10 | 6 | 1.667 | |
| 4 |  Serbia |
5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 343 | 349 | 0.983 | 6 | 10 | 0.600 | |
| 5 |  Kazakhstan |
5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 323 | 404 | 0.800 | 4 | 13 | 0.308 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Algeria |
5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 230 | 392 | 0.587 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 |
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| 9 August 2008 12:30 |
Algeria |
0–3 | Brazil |
Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Liu Jiang (China), Ibrahim al-Naama (Qatar) |
| (11–25, 11–25, 10–25) result statistics | ||||
| 11 August 2008 10:00 |
Algeria |
0–3 |  Serbia |
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Janpen Jirakakul (Thailand), Liu Jiang (China) |
| (14–25, 13–25, 13–25) result statistics | ||||
| 13 August 2008 10:00 |
Italy |
3–0 | Algeria |
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Attendance: 3,400 Referees: Karin Zahorcova (Czech Republic), Janpen Jirakakul (Thailand) |
| (25–7, 25–20, 25–12) result statistics | ||||
| 15 August 2008 10:00 |
Algeria |
0–3 | Russia |
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Patricia Salvatore (United States), Osamu Sakaide (Japan) |
| (11–25, 19–25, 10–25) result statistics | ||||
| 17 August 2008 10:00 |
Kazakhstan |
3–1 | Algeria |
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Patricia Salvatore (United States), Massimo Menghini (Italy) |
| (25–18, 25–20, 17–25, 25–16) result statistics | ||||
Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Leila Lassouani | Women's −63 kg | 85 | 16 | DNF | 85 | DNF | |
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Main article: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Key:
- VT - Victory by Fall.
- PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
- Men's Greco-Roman
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
| Mohamed Serir | −66 kg | Bye |  Kovalenko (RUS)L 0–3 PO |
Did not advance | 20 | ||||
| Messaoud Zeghdane | −74 kg | Bye | Schneider (GER) L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 20 | ||||
| Samir Bouguerra | −96 kg | Bye | Jiang Hc (CHN) L 0–3 PO |
Did not advance | 19 | ||||
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- 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament Archived August 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- "2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- "Algeria women's volleyball team roster". Beijing 2008. FIVB. Retrieved February 25, 2024.