Algeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Algeria
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 in the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

, held in Beijing

Beijing

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, People's Republic of China

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from August 8 to August 24, 2008.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Judo Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 15 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium....	Men's 90 kg
		Judo Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 15 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium....	Women's 52 kg

Athletics

Competitors in athletics events qualified for the next round of competition in one oftwo ways. Qualifying by right involved ranking high enough in their heat, and qualifying as a "fastest loser" meant ranking high enough in overall standings amongst athletes not qualified by right. Ranks shown are therefore those within each heat, not in overall standings.

Men

Track and road events

Athletes	Events	Heat Round 1		Semifinal		Final
Athletes	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Khoudir Aggoune Khoudir Aggoune Khoudir Aggoune is an Algerian long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:1500 metres - 3:38.58 min 3000 metres - 7:43.63 min...	10000 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 10000 metres The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:OR - Olympic Record, NR - National Record, PB - Personal Best, SB - Season Best-Splits:...	N/A				Did not start
Mohamed Ameur Mohamed Ameur Mohamed Ameur is an Algerian race walker. Ameur competed in the 20 km Walk at the 2008 Olympic Games, he finished at a time of 1:32:21 and finished in 48th place.-Achievements:-External links:*...	20 km walk Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 20 kilometre walk The Men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 16 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 1:23:00 and 1:24:30 .-Medalists:- Records :...	N/A				1:32.21	48
Tarek Boukensa Tarek Boukensa Tarek Boukensa is an Algerian runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He was born in Annaba.-Achievements:-Personal bests:800 metres - 1:46.10 min 1500 metres - 3:30.92 min *3000 metres - 7:43.23 min...	1500 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metres -Round 1:-Semifinal 1:17 August 2008 - 21:55-Semifinal 2:17 August 2008 - 22:04-Final:19 August 2008 - 22:50-Splits:-References:...	3:36.11	4 Q	3:39.73	8	Did not advance
Kamel Boulahfane	1500 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metres -Round 1:-Semifinal 1:17 August 2008 - 21:55-Semifinal 2:17 August 2008 - 22:04-Final:19 August 2008 - 22:50-Splits:-References:...	3:45.59	11	Did not advance
Nabil Madi Nabil Madi Nabil Madi is an Algerian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He finished fourth at the 2006 African Championships. He also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2007 World Championships without reaching the final....	800 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres -Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time* DNS denotes did not start* DNF denotes did not finish* DQ denotes disqualification...	1:45.75	3 q	1:45.63	1 Q	1:45.96	7
Rabia Makhloufi	3000 m steeplechase Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 3000 metre steeplechase -Round 1:Legend: Q=Qualified top 4 in heat; q=Qualified by time; DNF=Did Not Finish; DNS=Did Not Start; DQ=Disqualified; NR=National Record; PB=Personal Best; SB=Season Best- Final :-Splits:...	8:29.74	8	N/A		Did not advance
Nadjim Manseur	800 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres -Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time* DNS denotes did not start* DNF denotes did not finish* DQ denotes disqualification...	1:45.75	3 q	1:45.54	4 q	1:47.19	8
Ali Saïdi-Sief Ali Saidi-Sief Ali Saidi-Sief is an Algerian Olympic runner. His speciality is the 1500 m race, but he took a silver medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics for the 5000 m, losing the gold to Ethiopian athlete Million Wolde....	5000 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 metres The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:- Heat 1 :Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next 3 fastest advance to the Final....	14:15.00	12	N/A		Did not advance
Antar Zerguelaïne Antar Zerguelaine Antar Zerguelaïne is an Algerian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He was born in Jijel.-Achievements:-External links:...	800 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres -Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time* DNS denotes did not start* DNF denotes did not finish* DQ denotes disqualification...	Did not start		Did not advance
	1500 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metres -Round 1:-Semifinal 1:17 August 2008 - 21:55-Semifinal 2:17 August 2008 - 22:04-Final:19 August 2008 - 22:50-Splits:-References:...	3:42.30	5 Q	3:40.64	11	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Issam Nima Issam Nima Issam Nima is an Algerian long jumper.His personal best jump is 8.26 metres, achieved in July 2007 in Zaragoza.-Achievements:-References:...	Long jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's long jump -Qualifying round:Qualifying Performance 8.15 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:DNS — Did Not StartNM — No Mark...	Did not start		Did not advance

Women

Track and road events

Athletes	Events	Heat Round 1		Semifinal		Final
Athletes	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Souad Aït Salem Souad Aït Salem Souad Aït Salem is an Algerian long-distance runner who specializes mainly in the half marathon and marathon. She was born in Mecheria. She won gold in the 10,000 metres at the 2000 African Championships in Athletics and the 2005 Mediterranean Games. Salem also won the gold in the half marathon at...	Marathon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's marathon The Women's Marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 17 around an urban circuit specifically designed for the competition at Beijing, and finished in the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 2:37.00 and 2:42.00...	N/A				2:28.29	9
Widad Mendil	3000 m steeplechase Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 3000 metre steeplechase The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Round 1:Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next 3 fastest advance to the Final....	9:52.35	17	N/A		Did not advance
Nahida Touhami Nahida Touhami Nahida Touhami is an Algerian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 and 1500 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:200 metres - 24.85 s 400 metres - 53.08 s *800 metres - 1:59.65 min...	1500 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 1500 metres -Round 1:Qualification: First 3 in each heat and the next 3 fastest advance to the Final.-Final:-Splits:...	4:18.99	11	N/A		Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Baya Rahouli Baya Rahouli Baya Rahouli is an Algerian athlete who competes in the triple jump. She is a former African record holder in this event, and has two African championship titles, beating Françoise Mbango Etone and Kéné Ndoye on both occasions...	Triple jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's triple jump The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Qualifying round:Qualifying Performance 14.45 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:The final was held on August 17....	13.87	22	Did not advance

Legend: Q - Qualified by right q - Qualified as a "fastest loser"

Badminton

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Nabil Lasmari Nabil Lasmari Nabil Lasmari is a male badminton player from Algeria, with the French nationality.-Career:Lasmari played the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's singles and was defeated in the second round by Dicky Palyama of the Netherlands, 21–18, 14–21, 21–11.The same year he won the gold medal in badminton...	Singles Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's singles These are the results of the men's singles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21 points, using rally scoring...	Bye	L 21-6, 21-4	Did not advance

Boxing

Algeria qualified eight boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. All eight qualified at the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Abdelhalim Ouradi Abdelhalim Ouradi Abdelhalim Ourradi is an Algerian boxer. He won the 2007 All-African title in the bantamweight division and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics for his native North African country.-Career:...	Bantamweight	L 9-4	Did not advance
Abdelkader Chadi Abdelkader Chadi Abdelkader Chadi is an Algerian boxer who won the All-African title 2007 at featherweight. He also qualified for the Olympics.-Career:...	Featherweight	Bye	W 7-6	L 13-6	Did not advance
Hamza Kramou Hamza Kramou Hamza Kramou is an Algerian amateur boxer. He won bronze at the 2006 Junior World Championships and fought in the 2008 Olympics.-Career:...	Lightweight	L 21-3	Did not advance
Nabil Kassel Nabil Kassel Nabil Kassel is an Algerian boxer best known to win the middleweight gold at the 2007 All-Africa Games. The family name is Kassel, Algerians generally write this first .-Career:...	Middleweight	Bye	L 21-14 (RSCH)	Did not advance
Abdelhafid Benchebla Abdelhafid Benchebla Abdelhafid Benchabla is an Algerian boxer. He represented Algeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, and is the current World Series of Boxing Light heavyweight champion.-Career:...	Light heavyweight	W 23-3 (RSCOS)	W 13-6	L 12-7	Did not advance
Abdelaziz Touilbini	Heavyweight		L 10-4	Did not advance
Newfel Ouatah Newfel Ouatah Newfel Ouatah, born November 8, 1985 at Lyon) is a French–[Kabyle.[Algeria]]n pro boxer best known to for his amateur success.He won a Gold medal of 2007 African Championship in Tananarive at super heavyweight, a silver medal at the All African Games in Algiers and fought at the 2008 Olympics...	Super heavyweight Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Super heavyweight The super heavyweight class in the boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics competition is the heaviest class. Super heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing over 91 kilograms ....		W 7-5	L 10-4	Did not advance

Legend: RSCH = Referee stop contest - head blow RSCOS = Referee stop contest outscored

Cycling

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Hichem Chaabane	Road race	Did not finish

Fencing

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Nadia Bentaleb	Individual épée		L 15-4	Did not advance
Anissa Khelfaoui	Individual foil	L 11-2	Did not advance

Judo

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	First repechage Round	Repechage quarterfinals	Repechage semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Omar Rebahi Omar Rebahi -Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	−60 kg	Bye	L 1001/0000	Did not advance
Mounir Benamadi	−66 kg	Bye	W 1010/0000₂	L 0001/0000₁	Did not advance
Amar Meridja Amar Meridja -Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	−73 kg		L 0102₂/0010₁	Did not advance
Amar Benikhlef Amar Benikhlef -Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	−90 kg		W 0011₁/0001₁	W 1020₁/0001₂	W 0001/0000₁	W 1000/0000				L 0001/0000₁
Hassane Azzoun	−100 kg		L 1000₁/0001	Did not advance			L 1001/0001₁	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	First repechage Round	Repechage quarterfinals	Repechage semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Meriem Moussa	−48 kg	W 0011/0000₁	L 0101/0000₁	Did not advance
Soraya Haddad Soraya Haddad Soraya Haddad is an Algerian judoka. She won the bronze medal in the -52 kg weight class at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She was African champion three times: 2004, 2005 and 2008, and also a bronze medalist in the -48 kg category in the 2005 World Championships in Egypt. She was born in El-Kseur,...	−52 kg	W 0211/0000₁	W 0010₁/0001	W 0210₁/0001₂	L 1001/0000₁				W 0121/0010₂ Bronze medal contest
Leila Atrous	−57 kg	L 1001₁/0001₁	Did not advance			L 0001/0000₁	Did not advance
Kahina Saidi	−63 kg	W 0200/0000	L 1100₁/0001₃	Did not advance
Rachida Ouerdane	−70 kg	Bye	L 0110₂/0010₂	Did not advance		W 1001/0000	L 1001/0000	Did not advance

Rowing

Men

Athletes	Events	Heat		Repechage		Semifinal		Final
Athletes	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Chaouki Dries	Single sculls	7:57.65	5			7:34.84	3	7:32.82	6
Kamel Ait-Daoud Mohamed Garidi	Lightweight double sculls	6:43.94	5	7:05.73	6	6:43.80	4	6:47.44	2

Swimming

Men

Athletes	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athletes	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sofiane Daid Sofiane Daid Sofiane Daid is a two-time Olympic breaststroke swimmer from Algeria. He swam for Algeria at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.He has swum for Algeria at the:Olympics: 2004, 2008All-Africa Games: 2003, 2007*Mediterranean Games: 2005...	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 Salim Iles Salim Iles is an Algerian swimmer who competes in the freestyle events.He was named Algerian Sportsman of the Year in 1998. He is a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program.-Olympic achievements:...	50 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle The following Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Heat 7:-Heat 8:-Heat 9:-Heat 10:-Heat 11:-Heat 12:-Heat 13:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:...	22.35	=23	Did not advance
Nabil Kebbab Nabil Kebbab Nabil Kebbab is an Algerian swimmer who competes in the freestyle events. He won the bronze medal in the men's 100 m freestyle event at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, and represented his native African country at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:* *...	100 m freestyle	49.38	32	Did not advance
Mahrez Mebarek	200 m freestyle	1:52.66	51	Did not advance

Table tennis

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Kourta Idir Abdallah	Singles Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's singles The Men's singles table tennis event was a part of the Table Tennis program and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 19 and the finals took place on August 23....	L 4-1	Did not advance

Volleyball

Indoor

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.

Women's tournament

Roster
Group play

Weightlifting

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Leila Lassouani Leila Lassouani Leila Françoise Lassouani is a female weightlifter from Algeria. In 2006 she was named the best Algerian Sportsperson along with swimmer Salim Iles by the Algerian Press....	-63 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 63 kg The women's 63 kg weightlifting event was the fourth women's event at the weightlifting competition, with competitors limited to a maximum of 63 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 12, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...	85	16	~~110~~	–	Did not finish

Wrestling

Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Qualification	1/8 Final	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Repechage Round 1	Repechage Round 2	Bronze Medal Bout
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Mohamed Serir	−66 kg	Bye	L 6-0, 6-0	Did not advance
Messaoud Zeghdane	−74 kg	Bye	L 4-1, 4-0	Did not advance
Samir Bouguerra	−96 kg	Bye	L 5-0, 3-0	Did not advance

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