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Algeria at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Algeria at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeALG
NOCAlgerian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coa.dz
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors45 (27 men and 18 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Yasser Triki & Amina Belkadi
Flag bearer (closing)Djamel Sedjati & Kaylia Nemour
OfficialsKheireddine Barbari, chef de mission
Medals
Ranked 39th
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 France (1896–1960)

Algeria competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation's official debut in 1964, Algerian athletes have competed in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except Montreal 1976, as part of the Congolese-led boycott.[1]

Algeria garnered some controversy due to boxer Imane Khelif having previously barred from 2022 and 2023 sporting events due to not meeting the International Boxing Association determination of sex to compete as a woman. Khelif later became the first boxer in the women's category from Algeria to win an Olympic medal, winning a gold medal in the woman's 66kg division.[2] The Algerian Olympic Committee (COA) defended Khelif, describing the reaction towards Khelif as "unethical targeting" and "baseless propaganda". The COA stated that they have taken all necessary measures to protect Khelif and her right to compete in the Olympics.[3] Khelif's father, in a statement to Sky Sports, stated, "My child is a girl. She was raised as a girl. She's a strong girl. I raised her to be hard-working and brave. She has a strong will to work and to train."[4] IOC President Thomas Bach defended the participation of Khelif, saying, "There was no doubt she is a woman."[5]

Kaylia Nemour, an artistic gymnast, qualified for the uneven bars final in first place as well as to the all-around final. During the all-around final, Nemour scored a 55.899 and finished fifth in the competition, the highest placement for an African gymnast in an Olympic all-around final.[6] During the uneven bars final, Nemour earned a score of 15.700 to win the gold medal. In doing so, Nemour became the first gymnast from the African continent to win an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics as well as an Olympic medal in gymnastics of any color. It was also the first gold medal for Algeria since 2012.[7][8]

Algerian wrestling, one of the most representative sports for Algeria at the 2024 Summer Olympics, ended its participation in a very disappointing manner. In freestyle and Greco-Roman, Algerian wrestling did not carry the weight during these Olympic Games, dropped by competition of another level. The Algerian wrestlers finished their participation as they began it. Despite a line-up of favorable circumstances to win more than two bronze medals (remember that the rule allows the wrestler to stand on the 3rd step of the podium if the winner qualifies for the final), the chances were clumsily squandered. Moreover, one of the most worrying statistics regarding the participation of Algerian wrestlers is that relating to the number of points recorded.[9]

In Muay Thai, which was a guest at the Olympics and its medals are not counted in the overall rankings, Abdelmouneme Basta won the gold medal in the under 60 kg category, defeating the Australian Ibrahim Abou Salah in the final.[10]

Medalists

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Further information: 2024 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2024 Summer Olympics medal winners

Competitors

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Kheireddine Barbari will be Algeria's chef de mission at the Games.[11]

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 7 1 8
Badminton 1 1 2
Boxing 2 3 5
Canoeing 0 1 1
Cycling 1 1 2
Fencing 1 3 4
Gymnastics 0 1 1
Judo 2 1 3
Rowing 1 1 2
Sailing 1 0 1
Shooting 2 1 3
Swimming 1 1 2
Table tennis 1 1 2
Weightlifting 1 0 1
Wrestling 6 2 8
Total 27 18 45

Athletics

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Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Algerian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[12][13]

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
  • R = Qualified for the repechage round
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Athlete Event Preliminary Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Djamel Sedjati Men's 800 m — 1:45.84 1 Q Bye 1:45.08 1 Q 1:41:50 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Slimane Moula — 1:46.71 8 1:45.67 2 Did not advance
Mohamed Ali Gouaned — 1.47:34 7 1:44.37 =PB 3 q 1:46.52 8 Did not advance
Amine Bouanani Men's 110 m hurdles — 13.58 5 13.54 3 Did not advance
Bilal Tabti Men's 3000 m steeplechase — 9:04.81 12 — Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Yasser Triki Men's triple jump 16.85 4 q 17.22 9
Oussama Khennoussi Men's discus throw NM Did not advance
Zahra Tatar Women's hammer throw 66.99 25 Did not advance

Badminton

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Main articles: Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Algeria entered two badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings; marking the nation returning to the sports since the last participation in 2008.

Athlete Event Group stage Round of 16 Quarter-final Semi-final Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Koceila Mammeri
Tanina Mammeri 		Mixed doubles  Seo S-j /
Chae Y-j (KOR)
L (10–21, 7–21) 		 Puavaranukroh /
Taerattanachai (THA)
L (14–21, 9–21) 		 Tabeling /
Piek (NED)
L (18–21, 9–21) 		4 — Did not advance

Boxing

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Main articles: Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Algeria entered five boxers into the Olympic tournament. Roumaysa Boualam (women's flyweight), Hadjila Khelif (women's lightweight) and Imane Khelif (women's welterweight) secured a spots in their respective division by advancing to the final match, while Jugurtha Ait Bekka (men's lightweight) and Mourad Kadi (men's super heavyweight) secured a sports in the respective division by winning the 2023 African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal.[14]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Jugurtha Ait Bekka Men's 63.5 kg Bye   Álvarez (CUB)
L 0–5 		Did not advance
Mourad Kadi Men's +92 kg Bye  Aboudou Moindze (FRA)
L 1–4 		Did not advance
Roumaysa Boualam Women's 50 kg Bye  Villegas (PHI)
L 0–5 		Did not advance
Hadjila Khelif Women's 60 kg Bye  Šadrina (SRB)
L 0–5 		Did not advance
Imane Khelif Women's 66 kg Bye  Carini (ITA)
W ABD 		 Hámori (HUN)
W 5–0 		 Suwannapheng (THA)
W 5–0 		 Liu (CHN)
W 5–0 		1st place, gold medalist(s)

Canoeing

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Main articles: Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Slalom

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Algerian canoeists confirmed a boat in the women's K-1 for the Games, by virtue of the re-allocation of unused Oceanian continental spots.

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Carole Bouzidi Women's K-1 99.41 14 99.50 17 99.41 19 Q 106.75 14 Did not advance

Kayak cross

Athlete Event Time trial Round 1 Repechage Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Position Position Position Position Position Position Rank
Carole Bouzidi Women's KX-1 76.68 24 2 Q Bye 2 Q 2 Q 3 FB 3 7

Cycling

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Main articles: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Road

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Algeria entered one male and one female rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympic. Algeria secured those quota through the UCI Nation Ranking.[15]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Yacine Hamza Men's road race DNF
Nesrine Houili Women's road race DNF

Fencing

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Main articles: Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Algeria entered four fencers into the Olympic competition. Salim Heroui qualified as the highest ranked individual fencer, eligible from the African zone; and the women's sabre team qualified by becoming the highest ranked African team through the release of the FIE Official rankings.

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
Salim Heroui Men's foil  Jurkiewicz (POL)
L 8–15 		Did not advance
Saoussen Boudiaf Women's sabre  Kravatska (UKR)
L 8–15 		Did not advance
Zohra Nora Kehli  Daghfous (TUN)
L 12–15 		Did not advance
Chaima Benadouda  Sarybay (KAZ)
L 9–15 		Did not advance
Saoussen Boudiaf
Zohra Nora Kehli
Chaima Benadouda
Abik Boungab* 		Women's team sabre —  France
L 32–45 		 United States
L 28–45 		 Italy
L 27–45 		8

Gymnastics

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Main articles: Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Artistic

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For the first time since 2016, Algeria qualified one female gymnast. Kaylia Nemour secured her spots directly for the games, by being among the highest-ranked eligible athlete in the all-around event, at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.[16]

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Kaylia Nemour All-around 14.000 15.600 13.200 13.166 55.966 5 Q 14.033 15.533 13.233 13.100 55.899 5
Uneven bars — 15.600 — 15.600 1 Q — 15.700 — 15.700 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Judo

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Main articles: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Algeria qualified three judokas via the IJF World Ranking List and continental quotas in Africa.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Messaoud Dris Men's −73 kg —  Butbul (ISR)
L DSQ 		Did not advance
Mohamed Lili Men's +100 kg —  Magomedomarov (UAE)
L 00–10 		Did not advance
Amina Belkadi Women's −63 kg —  Barrios (VEN)
W 01–00 		 Leški (SLO)
L 01–10 		Did not advance

Rowing

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Main articles: Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Algerian rowers qualified two boats, each in the men's and women's single sculls for the Games through the 2023 African Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia.[17]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sid Ali Boudina Men's single sculls 7:02.94 4 R 7:10.23 1 QF 7:06.31 5 SC/D 6:57.06 3 FC 6:51.99 18
Nihed Benchadli Women's single sculls 8:06.62 5 R 8:10.34 3 SE/F Did not advance 8:34.67 1 FE 7:54.25 25

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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

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Main articles: Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Algerian sailors qualified one boats in the following classes through the 2023 African Regatta in Soma Bay, Egypt.[18]

Elimination events
Athlete Event Opening series Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Net points Rank Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Rank
Rami Boudrouma Men's IQFoil 22 21 19 20 24 22 17 22 20 24 23 DNF 24 Cancelled 234 24 Did not advance 24

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

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Main articles: Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Algerian shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2023 African Championships, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.[19]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Kocelia Adoul Men's 10 m air rifle 613.4 49 Did not advance
Samir Bouchireb Men's 10 m air pistol 563 29 Did not advance
Houda Chaabi Women's 10 m air rifle DNS Did not advance

Swimming

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Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Algeria sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jaouad Syoud Men's 200 m medley 1:59.41 15 Q 2:00.13 15 Did not advance
Nesrine Medjahed Women's 100 m freestyle 57.34 24 Did not advance

Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

Table tennis

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Main articles: Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Algeria entered two table tennis players into Paris 2024. Mehdi Bouloussa qualified for the games following the triumph of winning one of the four available quota places at the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Kigali, Rwanda; meanwhile, Lynda Loghraibi qualified for the games through the African continental ranking.

Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Mehdi Bouloussa Men's singles Bye  Pucar (CRO)
L 0–4 		Did not advance
Lynda Loghraibi Women's singles Bye  Chen (CHN)
L 0–4 		Did not advance

Weightlifting

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Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Algeria entered one weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Walid Bidani (men's +102 kg) secured one of the top ten slots in his weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Walid Bidani Men's +102 kg DNF

Wrestling

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Main articles: Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Algeria qualified eight wrestlers for Paris 2024. All of them qualified for the games following the triumph of advancing to the final round at 2024 African & Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament in Alexandria, Egypt.[20][21][22]

Key:

  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Freestyle
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Fateh Benferdjallah Men's −86 kg  Ishiguro (JPN)
L 0–11 ST 		Did not advance
Ibtissem Doudou Women's −50 kg  Hildebrandt (USA)
L 0–10 ST 		Did not advance  Ziqi (CHN)
L 0–10 ST 		Did not advance 14
Chaimaa Fouzia Aouissi Women's −57 kg  Adekuoroye (NGR)
L 0–0 VF 		Did not advance
Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Abdelkarim Fergat Men's −60 kg  Mohsennejad (IRI)
L 0–9 ST 		Did not advance
Ishak Ghaiou Men's −67 kg  Esmaeili (IRI)
L 0–10 ST 		Did not advance  Orta (CUB)
L 0–9 ST 		Did not advance 16
Abdelkrim Ouakali Men's −77 kg  Kusaka (JPN)
L 0–9 ST 		Did not advance  Vardanyan (UZB)
L 0–11 ST 		Did not advance 16
Bachir Sid Azara Men's −87 kg  Gobadze (GEO)
L 1–2 PP 		Did not advance 12
Fadi Rouabah Men's −97 kg  Savolainen (FIN)
L 0–4 PO 		Did not advance 16

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