Algeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Algeria competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from 8 to 24 August 2008.

Algeria at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeALG
NOCAlgerian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coa.dz
in Beijing
Competitors62 in 13 sports
Flag bearers Salim Iles (opening)
Abdelhafid Benchabla (closing)
Medals
Ranked 64th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 France (1896–1960)

Medalists
Main article: 2008 Summer Olympics medal table

Athletics
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
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
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Issam Nima Long jump DNS Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
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
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Baya Rahouli Triple jump 13.87 22 Did not advance

Badminton
Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Nabil Lasmari Men's singles Bye  Gade (DEN)
L 6–21, 4–21		 Did not advance

Boxing
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]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
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

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Road
Athlete Event Time Rank
Hichem Chaabane Men's road race Did not finish

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Hadia Bentaleb Individual épée —  Szász (HUN)
L 4–15		 Did not advance
Anissa Khelfaoui Individual foil  Thompson (USA)
L 2–11		 Did not advance

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
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		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Hassane Azzoun −100 kg —  Miraliyev (AZE)
L 0001–1000		 Did not advance  Zhorzholiani (GEO)
L 0001–1001		 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
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		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
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

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

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
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

Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Idir Khourta Men's singles  Henzell (AUS)
L 1–4		 Did not advance

Volleyball
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]

Head Coach: Mouloud Ikhedji

№ Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2008 club
1Mélinda Hennaoui18 March 19901.75 m (5 ft 9 in)68 kg (150 lb)288 cm (113 in)270 cm (110 in)France Istres Volleyball
2Sehryne Hanaoui10 January 19881.72 m (5 ft 8 in)69 kg (152 lb)280 cm (110 in)266 cm (105 in)France Istres Volleyball
4Nassima Ben Hamouda20 October 19731.80 m (5 ft 11 in)67 kg (148 lb)299 cm (118 in)287 cm (113 in)Algeria GSP Algiers
7Raouia Rouabhia25 June 19781.78 m (5 ft 10 in)67 kg (148 lb)296 cm (117 in)286 cm (113 in)France Venelle
9Narimène Madani12 March 19841.76 m (5 ft 9 in)62 kg (137 lb)298 cm (117 in)287 cm (113 in)Algeria NC Bejaïa
10Fatima-Zohra Oukazi18 January 19841.75 m (5 ft 9 in)67 kg (148 lb)295 cm (116 in)283 cm (111 in)Algeria GSP Algiers
11Mouni Abderrahim19 November 19851.73 m (5 ft 8 in)60 kg (130 lb)300 cm (120 in)290 cm (110 in)Algeria ASW Bejaïa
12Safia Boukhima10 January 19911.76 m (5 ft 9 in)64 kg (141 lb)294 cm (116 in)284 cm (112 in)Algeria ASW Bejaïa
13Nawal Mansouri1 August 19851.72 m (5 ft 8 in)65 kg (143 lb)291 cm (115 in)281 cm (111 in)Algeria NC Bejaïa
14Faïza Tsabet22 March 19851.83 m (6 ft 0 in)79 kg (174 lb)305 cm (120 in)286 cm (113 in)France Istres Volleyball
17Lydia Oulmou2 February 19861.86 m (6 ft 1 in)70 kg (150 lb)305 cm (120 in)294 cm (116 in)France Istres Volleyball
18Tassadit Aïssou19 June 19891.83 m (6 ft 0 in)70 kg (150 lb)295 cm (116 in)285 cm (112 in)Algeria ASW Bejaïa
Group play
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
Source:
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

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Leila Lassouani Women's −63 kg 85 16 110 DNF 85 DNF

Wrestling
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
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 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

See also

References
  1. 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament Archived August 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation.
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