Algeria at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Athletes from the Algeria competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.

Algeria at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	ALG
NPC	Algerian National Paralympic Committee
in Atlanta
Competitors	9 in 2 sports
Medals Ranked 40th	Gold 2 Silver 2 Bronze 3 Total 7
Summer Paralympics appearances
1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Competitors

Algeria had a 9-member large delegation in Atlanta, all of whom were men. They would not send women for the first time until the 2000 Games.[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	7	-	7
Judo	2	-	2
Total	9	-	9

Medallists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Time in the final
Gold	Mohamed Allek	Athletics	Men's 100m (T36)
Gold	Mohamed Allek	Athletics	Men's 200m (T36)
Silver	Faouzi Bellele	Athletics	Men's 5000m (T34-37)
Silver	Youcef Boudjeltia	Athletics	Men's 400m (T12)
Bronze	Faouzi Bellele	Athletics	Men's 800m (T34-36)
Bronze	Faouzi Bellele	Athletics	Men's 1500m (T34-37)
Bronze	Bachir Zergoune	Athletics	Men's 800m (T44-46)

Events

Athletics

Men–track

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Omar Abi	100 m T53	16.54	23	Did not advance
	1500 m T52-53	DNS		Did not advance
	Marathon T52-53	N/A				2:04:13	51
Mohamed Allek	100 m T36	N/A				12.03 WR
	200 m T36	N/A		24.61 WR	1Q	24.32 WR
	400 m T36	N/A				DNS
Faouzi Bellele	800 m T34-36	N/A				2:12.00
	1500 m T34-37	N/A				4:26.78
	5000 m T34-37	N/A				16:49.35
Youcef Boudjeltia	100 m T12	N/A		DNS		Did not advance
	200 m T12	N/A		23.31	4Q	23.70	6
	400 m T12	N/A		51.91	2Q	51.09
Bachir Zergoune	800 m T44-46	N/A		2:01.51	4Q	1:57.05
	1500 m T44-46	N/A				4:15.39	6
	5000 m T44-46	N/A				DNF

Men–field

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Hocine Saadoune	Shot put F12	12.96	4
Hakim Yahiaoui	Discus F12	NMR
	Shot put F12	12.26	6

Judo

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	First repechage round	Repechage semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Abdelkader Belaouni	+78 kg	Hsiao (TPE) L (ippon)	Did not advance
Mohamed Meghnai	+86 kg	BYE	Boedo (ESP) L (ippon)	Did not advance	Uwano (JPN) L (ippon)	Did not advance

See also

• Algeria at the Paralympics
• Algeria at the 1996 Summer Olympics

References

1. 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.