Algeria at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

Athletes from the Algeria competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain. It's the first participation of Algeria in the games.[1]

Algeria at the
1992 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeALG
NPCAlgerian National Paralympic Committee
in Barcelona
Competitors8 in 2 sports
Medals
Ranked 56th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances

Competitors

Algeria had an 8-member large delegation in Barcelona, all of whom were men. They would not send women for the first time until the 2000 Games.[2] The team included Abdelkrim Yousei.[3]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 2-2
Goalball 6-6
Total8-8

Results by event

Athletics

Abdelkrim participated in heat 4 of the Men's 5000 m TW3-4, finishing last with a time of 14:02.06. He had a DNF in the Men's Marathon TW3-4.[3]

Men
Athlete Event Semifinal Final Rank
Heat Time Rank Time Rank
Abdelkrim Yousei Men's 100 m TW4 3 19.39 10 Did not advance 38
Men's 5000 m TW3-4 4 14:02.06 12 Did not advance 42
Men's marathon TW3-4 Did not start, Q DNF -
Bachir Zergoune Men's 800 m TS4 1 2:03.29 3Q 2:04.61 7 7
Men's 1500 m TS4 Did not start, Q 4:13.56 7 7
Men's 5000 m TS4 Did not start, Q 16:01.82 6 6

Goalball

Men
Squad list Preliminary round 2nd round Semifinal Final Rank
Group A Rank
Said Benfissa
Houari Fassi
Nacereddine Matelou
Toufik Meheloul
Mustapha Mehenni
Kheir Souig
12 Did not advance

See also

References

  1. "L'extraordinaire épopée des paralympiques algériens". La Tribune Online. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  2. LAUFF, JACKIE (2007). "DEVELOPING COUNTRY PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY SPORT COMPETITION: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE" (PDF). Masters Thesis. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-26.
  3. "Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.


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