Algeria at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Algeria competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 44 competitors, 40 men and 4 women, took part in 29 events in 7 sports.^[1]

Algeria at the 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ALG
NOC	Algerian Olympic Committee
Website	www.coa.dz
in Seoul
Competitors	44 in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Noureddine Tadjine
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
France (1896–1960)

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[2]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	11	2	13
Boxing	6	–	6
Cycling	2	0	2
Handball	14	0	14
Judo	5	1	6
Tennis	0	1	1
Weightlifting	2	–	0
Total	40	4	44

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Moustafa Kamel Salmi	100 metres	11.08	86	Did not advance
	200 metres	21.24	28 q	21.26	30	Did not advance
Réda Abdenouz	800 metres	1:47.67	16 q	1:46.97	16 Q	1:45.95	13	Did not advance
Ahmed Bel Kessam		1:47.96	21 q	1:46.93	21	Did not advance
Rachid Kram	1500 metres	3:39.90	6 q	—	3:41.39	18	Did not advance
Allaoua Khellil	Marathon	—	2:21:12	35
Noureddine Tadjine	110 metres hurdles	14.36	28 Q	14.35	28	Did not advance
Azzedine Brahmi	3000 metres steeplechase	8:35.59	10 Q	—	8:16.54	4 Q	8:26.68	13
Mohamed Bouhalla	20 kilometres walk	—	1:27:10	34
Abdel Wahab Ferguene		—	1:26:33	32

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Lotfi Khaïda	Long jump	7.10	29	Did not advance
	Triple jump	15.68	30	Did not advance
Hakim Toumi	Hammer throw	65.78	26	Did not advance

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Hassiba Boulmerka	800 metres	2:03.33	18	—	Did not advance
	1500 metres	4:08.33	14	—	Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Yacine Sheikh	Light flyweight	Martínez (ESA) L 0–5	Did not advance
Benaissa Abed	Flyweight	Bye	Moukrim (MAR) W 3–2	Nsubuga (UGA) W 3–2	Tews (GDR) L 0–5	Did not advance
Slimane Zengli	Bantamweight	Gomes (ANG) W 5–0	Santana (BRA) W 5–0	Artemyev (URS) L 0–5	Did not advance
Azzedine Saïd	Lightweight	Mbao (ZAM) W' KO	Kubuitsile (BOT) W RSC R1	Hegazi (EGY) L 0–5	Did not advance
Noureddine Meziane	Light middleweight	Hussain (PAK) L KO	Did not advance
Ahmed Dine	Middleweight	Bye	Füzesy (HUN) L 0–5	Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Two male cyclists represented Algeria in 1988.

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Sebti Benzine	Road race	4:43:15	96
Mohamed Mir		4:32:56	39

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics

The Algerians elected to send only a men's team to the 1988 Olympics, with 15 members. One man, Mohamed Machou, did not start.

They finished the event with a final record of 1 win, 0 ties, and 5 losses, scoring 104 goals while letting in 130 for a point differential of -26. They made 198 attempts on goal, netting them a 52.5% success rate. They were given 12 yellow cards and 21 2-minute suspensions. They played a notably clean series of games, garnering not a single red card or disqualification. They were coached by Mohamed Lamine Aziz Derouaz.

Summary

Key:

• FT – After full time.
• P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Team	Event	Group stage						Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Rank
Algeria men's	Men's tournament	Sweden L 18–21	Iceland L 16–22	Yugoslavia L 22–23	Soviet Union L 13–26	United States W 20–17	5	Spain L 15–21	10

Team roster

• Brahim Bourdrali - Played 6 games, scored 12 times.
• Abdelhak Bouhalissa - Played 3 games, scored 4 times.
• Omar Azzeb - Played 3 games, scored 1 time.
• Ben Ali Beghouach - Played 6 games, scored 7 times.
• Makhlouf Ait Hocine - Played 5 games, scored 15 times.
• Salah Bouchekriou - Plated 6 games, scored 7 times.
• Ahcen Djeffal - Played 5 games, scored 8 times.
• Mahmoud Bouanik - Played 6 games, scored 13 times.
• Fethnour Lacheheb - Played 6 games, scored 4 times.
• Kamel Ouchia - Played 6 games, never scored.
• Abdel Salem Ben Magh Soula - Played 6 games, scored 11 times
• Zineddine Mohamed Seghir - Played 6 games, scored 21 times.
• Abu Sofiane Draouci - Played 2 games, never scored.
• Mourad Boussebt - Played 6 games, scored 1 time.
• Mohamed Machou - Did not start.

Group play

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Soviet Union	5	5	0	0	130	82	+48	10	Gold medal game
2	Yugoslavia	5	3	1	1	116	109	+7	7	Bronze medal game
3	Sweden	5	3	0	2	106	91	+15	6	Fifth place game
4	Iceland	5	2	1	2	96	102	−6	5	Seventh place game
5	Algeria	5	1	0	4	89	109	−20	2	Ninth place game
6	United States	5	0	0	5	81	125	−44	0	Eleventh place game

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

20 September 1988 14:00	Sweden	21–18	Algeria	Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lelong, Tancrez (FRA)
	Hajas, Järphag 4	(14–9)	Seghir 5
	2× 4×		3× 6×

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22 September 1988 18:00	Iceland	22–16	Algeria	Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Zaworotny, Brosio (ARG)
	Arason 8	(11–8)	Seghir 4
	2× 6×		2× 6×

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24 September 1988 10:00	Yugoslavia	23–22	Algeria	Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Rauchfuß, Buchda (GDR)
	Smajlagić 7	(10–11)	three players 4
	3× 7×		3× 3×

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26 September 1988 18:00	Soviet Union	26–13	Algeria	Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Park (KOR)
	Gopin, Nesterov 4	(13–5)	Bouanik 5
	2× 2×		1× 4×

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28 September 1988 10:00	United States	17–20	Algeria	Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lelong, Tancrez (FRA)
	Hillery, Lash 5	(8–10)	three players 3
	3× 4×		3× 2×

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9th place match

30 September 1988 11:30	Algeria	15–21	Spain	Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Ludvigsen, Sjong (NOR)
	Seghir 5	(6–11)	Marín 4
			2× 3×

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage			Final
							Round 1	Round 2	Round 3
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ali Idir	60 kg	Bye	Takahashi (CAN) W Ippon	Csák (HUN) L Koka	Did not advance
Meziane Dahmani	65 kg	Bećanović (YUG) L Yusei-gachi	Did not advance
Mohamed Meridja	71 kg	Bye	Ruiz (ESP) L Yuko	Did not advance
Riad Chibani	86 kg	Bye	Medina (COL) W Waza-ari	Canu (FRA) L Koka	Did not advance
Boualem Miloudi	+95 kg	—	Venturelli (ITA) L Ippon	Did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Warda Bouchabou	Singles	Scheuer-Larsen (DEN) L (0–6, 1–6)	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Azzedine Basbas	56 kg	107.5	9	137.5	8	245.0	10
Omar Yousfi	110 kg	140.0	16	170.0	14	310.0	14