Algeria at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Algeria at the Paralympic Games
Flag of Algeria IPC code  ALG NPC Algerian National Paralympic Committee
At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London
Competitors	33 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Nadia Medjemedj
Medals Rank: 26	Gold 4	Silver 6	Bronze 9	Total 19
Paralympic history (summary)
Summer Games
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Algeria competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.^[1][2] 33 competitors participate at the 2012 Paralympics with 26 men and 7 women are accompanied by managers, coaches and other support staff.

Competitors

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	18*	6	24
Goalball	6*	0	6
Judo	2	1	3
Powerlifting	1	0	1
Total	26	7	33

* There is one man competitor who participate in Athletics and Goalball, so number of men competitors is 26 not 27.^[3]

Medallists

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Abdellatif Baka Athletics Men's 800 m T13 8 September  Gold Mohamed Berrahal Athletics Men's discus throw F51–53 6 September  Gold Kamel Kardjena Athletics Men's shot put F32-33 4 September  Gold Nassima Saifi Athletics Women's discus throw F57–58 4 September  Silver Karim Betina Athletics Men's shot put F32-33 4 September  Silver Hocine Gherzouli Athletics Men's discus throw F40 6 September  Silver Samir Nouioua Athletics Men's 800 m T46 8 September  Silver Safia Djelal Athletics Women's javelin throw F58 1 September  Silver Mounia Gasmi Athletics Women's club throw F31/32/51 1 September  Silver Lynda Hamri Athletics Women's long jump F13 7 September  Bronze Lahouari Bahlaz Athletics Men's club throw F31/32/51 3 September  Bronze Lahouari Bahlaz Athletics Men's discus throw F32-34 7 September  Bronze Mounir Bakiri Athletics Men's shot put F32-33 4 September  Bronze Mohamed Berrahal Athletics Men's 100 m T51 31 August  Bronze Kamel Kardjena Athletics Men's discus throw F32-34 1 September  Bronze Samir Nouioua Athletics Men's 1500 m T46 4 September  Bronze Mouloud Noura Judo Men's 60 kg 30 August  Bronze Sid Ali Lamri Judo Men's 66 kg 30 August  Bronze Zoubida Bouazoug Judo Women's +70 kg 1 September

Medals by sport Sport Total Athletics 4 6 6 16 Judo 0 0 3 3 Total 4 6 9 19

Athletics

Key1 WR = World record PR = Paralympic record AF = African record RR = Regional record NR = National record SB = Seasonal best record PB = Personal best record

Key2 Note–Ranks given for preliminary rounds are within the athlete's heat only Q = Qualified for the next round q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or by position without achieving the qualifying target N/A = Round not applicable for the event Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men–track

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Abdellatif Baka	800 m T13	1:54.79 PB	2Q	N/A		1:53.01 PR
	1500 m T13	3:58.72 PB	13	N/A		Did not advance
Mohamed Berrahal	100 m T51	N/A				22.97 RR
Allel Boukhalfa	100 m T35	13.26	5Q	N/A		13.38	5
	200 m T35	27.39	4Q	N/A		26.70 RR	4
Madjid Djemai	800 m T37	N/A				2:04.93	4
	1500 m T37	N/A				4:16.50 PB	4
Sofiane Hamdi	100 m T37	12.01	8q	N/A		11.80	6
	200 m T37	24.39	7q	N/A		23.67	5
Khaled Hanani	800 m T37	N/A				2:14.31	8
	1500 m T37	N/A				4:29.23	10
Nacereddine Karfas	1500 m T13	4:08.35	17	N/A		Did not advance
	5000 m T12	N/A				15:11.41	7
	Marathon T12	N/A				DNF
Djamil Nasser	200 m T13	22.73 PB	9	N/A		Did not advance
	400 m T13	50.45 PB	5Q	N/A		49.88 PB	6
Samir Nouioua	800 m T46	1:55.38	2Q	N/A		1:52.33 RR
	1500 m T46	3:57.27	1Q	N/A		3:51.80 PB
Zine Eddine Sekhri	400 m T13	51.92	8q	N/A		51.16 PB	7
	800 m T13	1:58.14 PB	5Q	N/A		Dq

Men–field

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Lahouari Bahlaz	Club throw F31/32/51	36.31 PR
	Discus throw F32-34	22.30 WR
Mounir Bakiri	Shot put F32-33	9.49
Samir Belhouchat	Javelin throw F12–13	52.62 SB	8
Firas Bentria	Long jump F11	5.83 RR	6
Mohamed Berrahal	Discus throw F51–53	12.37 WR
Karim Betina	Club throw F31/32/51	29.75 SB	8
	Discus throw F32-34	NM
	Shot put F32-33	10.37
Hocine Gherzouli	Discus throw F40	30.89 PB	10
	Shot put F40	12.91 RR
Kamel Kardjena	Discus throw F32-34	25.50	14
	Javelin throw F33-34	26.40 WR
	Shot put F32-33	12.14 PR

Women–track

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Lynda Hamri	100 m T13	13.60 SB	10	N/A		Did not advance

Women–field

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Safia Djelal	Javelin throw F58	28.87 PB
	Shot put F57–58	10.52 PB	4
Mounia Gasmi	Club throw F31/32/51	1052 pts PB
	Shot put F32-34	5.56	7
Lynda Hamri	Long jump F13	5.31 PB
Nadia Medjemedj	Discus throw F57–58	24.80 SB	4
	Shot put F57–58	NM
Fatiha Mehdi	Discus throw F40	13.64	6
	Shot put F40	6.49	6
Nassima Saifi	Discus throw F57–58	40.34 PR
	Shot put F57–58	9.77	7

Goalball

Men's tournament

Roster^[4]

• Firas Bentria
• Abdelhalim Larbi
• Imad Eddine Godmane
• Mohamed Ouali
• Mohamed Mokrane
• Ishak Boutaleb

Group B

	Qualified for the quarterfinals
	Eliminated

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iran	5	4	0	1	32	20	+12	12
China	5	3	1	1	20	14	+6	10
Belgium	5	3	1	1	19	16	+3	10
Algeria	5	2	0	3	18	17	+1	6
South Korea	5	1	0	4	18	28	−10	3
Canada	5	1	0	4	16	28	−12	3

30 August 2012 15:00	South Korea	4 – 3	Algeria	Copper Box, London Referees: Kimberly Anderson (USA), Carla Da Matta (BRA)
	Hong 4	Report	Mokrane 2 Larbi 1

31 August 2012 21:00	Algeria	5 – 2	Belgium	Copper Box, London Referees: Ali Aldarsony (KSA), Juha Vuokila (FIN)
	Mokrane 3 Larbi 2	Report	de Rick 1 Bihi 1

1 September 2012 19:45	Algeria	0 – 1	China	Copper Box, London Referees: Dina Murdie (GBR), Ali Aldarsony (KSA)
		Report	Yao 1

2 September 2012 16:15	Canada	6 – 8	Algeria	Copper Box, London Referees: Vilma Venckutonyte (LTU), Yasser Omar (EGY)
	Caron 4 Gaulin 2	Report	Mokrane 8

3 September 2012 10:15	Iran	4 – 2	Algeria	Copper Box, London Referees: Dina Murdie (GBR), Tony Connolly (USA)
	Sayahi 2 Jafari 1 Shirdel 1	Report	Mokrane 2

Quarter-final

5 September 2012 15:45	Turkey	3 – 1	Algeria	Copper Box, London Referees: Juha Vuokila (FIN), Dawna Christy (CAN)
	Karakaya 3	Report	Mokrane 1

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
Sid Ali Lamri	Men's -66 kg	N/A	Hirose (JPN) L 0001-001	Did not advance	Garcia del Valle (ESP) W 100-000	Mustafayev (AZE) W 1021-0002	Did not advance
Mouloud Noura	Men's -60 kg	Aajim (MGL) W 1001-0001	Quilter (GBR) W 1021-0000	Li (CHN) L 000-100	BYE	Lee (KOR) W 110-001	Did not advance

Women

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
Zoubida Bouazoug	Women's +70 kg	N/A	Yuan (CHN) L 000-020	Did not advance	Davis (USA) W 020-000	Manzuoli (FRA) W 023-0002	Did not advance

Powerlifting

Men

Athlete	Event	Total lifted	Rank
Hamza Bouali	-100 kg	DNS

See also

• Algeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Jeux Paralympiques-2012 : derniers réglages pour les équipes nationales handisports". Algérie Presse Service. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
2. "Jeux Paralympique 2012: 32 athlètes représenteront l’Algérie". Radio Algérienne. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
3. "Firas Bentria profile at the 2012 Summer Paralympics". London 2012 Summer Paralympics official website. Retrieved 2012.
4. "Men's Goalball Tournament for 2012 Paralympic Games - Group B". London 2012 official website. 2012.

External links

• Algeria profile - london2012.com