Algeria at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Algeria competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 47 competitors, 37 men and 10 women, took part in 42 events across 10 sports.[1]

Algeria at the 2000 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ALG
NOC	Algerian Olympic Committee
Website	www.coa.dz
in Sydney
Competitors	47 (37 men and 10 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearer	Djabir Saïd-Guerni
Medals Ranked 42nd	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 3 Total 5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Nouria Merah-Benida Athletics Women's 1500 metres 30 September  Silver Ali Saidi-Sief Athletics Men's 5000 metres 30 September  Bronze Abderrahmane Hammad Athletics Men's high jump 24 September  Bronze Djabir Saïd-Guerni Athletics Men's 800 metres 27 September  Bronze Mohamed Allalou Boxing Men's light-welterweight 29 September

Medals by sport Sport Total Athletics 1 1 2 4 Boxing 0 0 1 1 Total 1 1 3 5

Athletics

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 and road events

Athletes	Events	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Malik Louahla	400 metres	46.06	4	Did not advance
Djabir Saïd-Guerni	800 metres	1:47.95	2 Q	N/A		1:44.19	1 Q	1:45.16
Adem Hecini		1:47.62	2 Q	N/A		1:45.08	3	Did not advance
Noureddine Morceli	1500 metres	3:38.41	2 Q	N/A		4:00.78	12	Did not advance
Kamel Boulahfane		3:39.01	3 Q	N/A		3:43.98	11	Did not advance
Mohamed Khaldi		3:41.16	8	N/A		Did not advance
Ali Saïdi-Sief	5000 metres	13:29.24	1 Q	N/A				13:36.20
Reda Benzine		13:23.10 SB	4 Q	N/A				13:40.95	11
Samir Moussaoui	10,000 metres	28:08.22	6 Q	N/A				28:17.25	16
Malik-Khaled Louahla Kamel Talhaoui Samir-Adel Louahla Adem Hecini	4 × 400 metres relay	DQ		Did not advance
Laid Bessou	3000 metres steeplechase	8:21.14	1 Q	N/A				8:33.07	11
Mourad Benslimani		8:59.07	11	N/A				Did not advance
Moussa Aouanouk	20 kilometres walk	N/A						1:25:04	23
Kamal Kohil	Marathon	N/A						2:17:46	23

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Abderrahmane Hammad	High jump	2.27	4 q	2.32

Women

Track & road events

Athletes	Events	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nouria Merah-Benida	1500 metres	4:10.24	2 Q	N/A		4:05.24	1 Q	4:05.10
Nasria Baghdad	10,000 metres	35:31.53	20	N/A				Did not advance
Bahia Boussad	20 kilometres walk	N/A						1:52.50	45

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Baya Rahouli	Triple jump	13.98	12 q	14.17	5

Combined events – Heptathlon

Athlete	Event	100H	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m	Final	Rank
Yasmina Azzizi	Result	13.64	1.60	14.17	24.59	5.88	46.28	2:21.82	5896 SB	17
	Points	1030	736	805	925	813	788	799

Boxing

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mebarek Soltani	Light flyweight	Romero (MEX) L 15–16	Did not advance
Nacer Keddam	Flyweight	Kooner (CAN) L 11–18	Did not advance
Hichem Blida	Bantamweight	Cruz (PUR) W 11–10	Rahimov (UZB) L 8–17	Did not advance
Nouzeddine Medjehoud	Featherweight	Mathebula (RSA) L 5–10	Did not advance
Mohamed Allalou	Light welterweight	Konečný (CZE) W 17–9	Neequaye (GHA) W 15–6	Paris (ITA) W 22–8	Abdoollayev (UZB) L 7–20	Did not advance
Abdelhani Kinzi	Middleweight	Diaconu (ROU) L 9–19	Did not advance
Mohamed Azzaoui	Heavyweight	Bye	Chanet (FRA) L 21–22	Did not advance

Fencing

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
Wassila Rédouane-Saïd-Guerni	Women's foil	Arai (JPN) L 3–15	Did not advance
Zahra Gamir	Women's épée	Stevens (USA) L 2–5	Did not advance

Judo

Men

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
Omar Rebahi	−60 kg	Jacinto (DOM) W	Mukhtarov (UZB) L	Did not advance		Labrosse (SEY) W	Ismayilov (AZE) L	Did not advance
Amar Meridja	−66 kg	Ottiano (USA) L	Did not advance
Noureddine Yagoubi	−73 kg	Denanyoh (TOG) W	Camilo (BRA) L	Did not advance		Offer (ISR) W	Almeida (POR) L	Did not advance
Khaled Meddah	−90 kg	Hachicha (TUN) L	Did not advance
Sami Belgroun	−100 kg	Jang (KOR) W	Traineau (FRA) L	Did not advance		Stepkine (RUS) L	Did not advance
Mohamed Bouaichaoui	+100 kg	Hernandes (BRA) L	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
Salima Souakri	−52 kg	Clement (BEL) W	Schmutz (SUI) W	Narazaki (JPN) L	Did not advance		Baillargeon (CAN) W	Aluaș (ROU) L	Did not advance

Rowing

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Rafik Amrane	Men's single sculls	7:44.48	5 R	7:42.17	4 SC/D	7:38.51	4 FD	7:35.66	21
Samia Hireche	Women's single sculls	8:28.65	5 R	8:21.67	4 SC/D	8:18.16	4 FC	8:12.89	5

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; R=Repechage

Swimming

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Salim Iles	Men's 50 m freestyle	22.95	22	Did not advance
	Men's 100 m freestyle	49.70 NR	8 Q	49.70 =NR	7	Did not advance
Mehdi Addadi	Men's 100 metre butterfly	56.04	44	Did not advance
	Men's 100 metre backstroke	58.74	46	Did not advance
Kenza Bennaceur	Women's 100 metre butterfly	DNS		Did not advance

Table tennis

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Group stage	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
David Kaci Farid Oulami	Men's doubles	Hoyama / Kawai (BRA) L 0–2	Did not advance

Trampolining

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Ali Bourai	Men's	62.60		Did not advance

Weightlifting

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Leila Lassouani	Women's 58 kg	60.0	16	82.5	14	142.5	14

Wrestling

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	Elimination Pool				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Yassine Djakrir	−63 kg	Manukyan (KAZ) L 0–4 ^ST	Singh (IND) L 0–3 ^PO	Maren (CUB) L 1–3 ^PP	4	Did not advance			18
Kader Slila	−76 kg	Erofaylov (UZB) L 0–3 ^PO	Lindland (USA) L 0–4 ^PA	Melelashvili (GEO) L 0–4 ^PA	4	Did not advance			20

See also

• Algeria at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

Notes

• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
• International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• International Olympic Committee Website

References

1. "Algeria at the 2000 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2012.