Algeria at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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]

Algeria at the
1980 Summer Olympics
IOC codeALG
NOCAlgerian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coa.dz
in Moscow
Competitors54 (54 men) in 9 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Men
Track & road events
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 N/A Did not advance
Abdel Madjid Mada 10000 m 30:23.4 6 N/A Did not advance
Men's marathon N/A DNF
Abderrahmane Morceli 1500 m 3:45.96 7 Did not advance
Field events
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

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)

Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

One fencer represented Algeria in 1980.

Men's foil

Football
Main article: Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Team Squad

Head coach: Mahieddine Khalef

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games		 Tournament
goals		 Minutes
played		 Sub off Sub on Cards
yellow/red
1GKMourad AmaraFeb 19, 1959210 JE Tizi-Ouzou40360000
2DFMahmoud GuendouzFeb 24, 195327? MA Hussein Dey40360001Y
4DFBouzid MahyouzJan 13, 195228? MP Alger40314202Y
5DFChaabane MerzekaneMarch 8, 195921? MA Hussein Dey41349101Y
6DFMohamed KhedisFeb 29, 195228? MA Hussein Dey30270000
7FWRabah MadjerDec 15, 195821? MA Hussein Dey41348101Y
8MDAli FerganiSep 19, 195227? JE Tizi-Ouzou40360001Y
9FWTedj BensaoulaDec 25, 195425? MP Oran40360000
10MDLakhdar BelloumiDec 29, 195821? MP Alger42310110
11FWSalah AssadMarch 13, 195822? RS Kouba40343100
12GKMohamed RahmaniDec 10, 195821? EP Setif000000
13DFSalah LarbèsSep 16, 195227? JE Tizi-Ouzou40360000
14FWDjamel MenadJul 19, 196020? CM Belcourt3040030
15FWM'hamed BouhallaSep 29, 195425? ASO Chlef000000
16DFAbderrahmane DerouazDec 12, 195524? USK Alger30108020
17MDHocine YahiApr 25, 196020? CM Belcourt000000
15MDMohamed Ouamar GhribJan 24, 1960200 DNC Alger1090000

Group results
Algeria 3 – 0 Syria
Belloumi  36'
Madjer  48'
Merzekane  73' (p.k.)		 Report
East Germany 1 – 0 Algeria
Terletzki  61' Report
Attendance: 70.000
Spain 1 – 1 Algeria
Rincón  38' Report Belloumi  63'
Referee: Eldar Azimzade

Group standings

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 East Germany 321071+65
 Algeria 311142+23
 Spain 30302203
 Syria 301208−81

Quarter-final
Yugoslavia 3 – 0 Algeria
Miročević  5'
Šestić  19'
Zoran Vujović  70'		 Report
Referee: Klaus Scheurell

Handball
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

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Men
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

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mohamed Halimi 100 m freestyle 55:16 31 N/A Did not advance
Reda Yadi 200 m freestyle 2:06.26 37 N/A Did not advance
Mohamed Bendahmane 400 m freestyle DNS N/A Did not advance
Abdelhakim Bitat
Reda Yadi
Mohamed Bendahmane
Mohamed Halimi		 4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:23.22 12 N/A Did not advance

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Bantamweight (56 kg)

Featherweight (60 kg)

Heavyweight I (100 kg)

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Men's freestyle
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  Nguyen Kim Thieng (VIE)
W 15-8		  Koce Efremov (YUG)
L T 4:30		  Anatoli Beloglazov (URS)
L T 1:22		 N/A Did not advance 10
Men's Greco-Roman
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  Károly Gaál (HUN)
L T 0:58		  Suren Nalbandyan (URS)
L DQ 4:56		 N/A Did not advance 13

References
  1. "Algeria at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
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