Algeria at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Algeria at the Olympic Games

Flag of Algeria
IOC code  ALG
NOC Algerian Olympic Committee
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 62 in 11 sports
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
0
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games

Algeria is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016.

Athletics

Algerian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[1][2]

Boxing

Algeria has entered seven boxers to compete in the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. 2012 Olympians Abdelkader Chadi and Ilyas Abbadi were the only Algerians to be selected to the Olympic team with a top two finish of their respective division in the World Series of Boxing, while five further boxers (Flissi, Benbaziz, Kedache, Benchabla, and Bouloudinat) had claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament in Yaoundé, Cameroon.[3][4]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Mohamed Flissi Flyweight
Reda Benbaziz Lightweight
Abdelkader Chadi Light welterweight
Zohir Kedache Welterweight
Ilyas Abbadi Middleweight
Abdelhafid Benchabla Light heavyweight
Chouaib Bouloudinat Heavyweight

Cycling

Road

Algerian riders qualified for a maximum of two quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 4 national ranking in the 2015 UCI Africa Tour.[5]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Men's road race
Men's time trial
Men's road race

Fencing

Algeria has entered two fencers into the Olympic competition. Two-time Olympian Anissa Khelfaoui had claimed the Olympic spot as one of the two highest-ranked fencers from Africa outside the world's top 14 in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.[6] Meanwhile, former French foil fencer Victor Sintès rounded out the roster by virtue of a top finish at the African Zonal Qualifier in Algiers.

Men
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
Victor Sintès Individual foil
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Anissa Khelfaoui Individual foil

Football

Men's tournament

Algeria men's football team qualified for the Olympics by attaining a top two finish at the 2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal.[7][8]

Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Honduras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 4 August 2016. Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal differential; 3) Goals scored; 4) Repeat 1–3 for matches between teams still tied; 5) Lots drawn by FIFA

4 August 2016 (2016-08-04)
15:00

Honduras  Match 2  Algeria

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
18:00

Argentina  Match 13  Algeria

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
13:00

Algeria  Match 17  Portugal

Gymnastics

Artistic

Algeria has entered two artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition for the first time since 1968. Mohamed Bourguieg and Farah Boufadene had claimed their Olympic spots as the only highest-ranked gymnast from Africa each in the men's and women's apparatus and all-around events, respectively, at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[9][10]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Mohamed Bourguieg
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Farah Boufadene

Rowing

Algeria has qualified one boat each in both the men's and women's single sculls for the Games at the 2015 African Continental Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia.

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sid Ali Boudina Single sculls
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Amina Rouba Single sculls

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

Algerian sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the individual fleet World Championships, and African qualifying regattas.[11]

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
RS:X
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
RS:X
Laser Radial N/A

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

Shooting

Algeria has qualified one shooter to compete in the men's 10 m air rifle by virtue of his best finish at the African Continental Championships, as long as he obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[12][13]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
10 m air rifle

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Wrestling

Algeria has qualified three wrestlers for each the following weight classes into the Olympic wrestling tournament by virtue of the following results: a top six placement at the 2015 UWW World Championships and a top two at the 2016 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament.[14]

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 Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Tarek Benaissa −66 kg
Adem Boudjemline −85 kg
Hamza Haloui −98 kg

See also

References

  1. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "First 60 boxers from 24 countries confirmed for Rio 2016 as early Olympic quota places taken up". AIBA. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Weekend’s finalists confirmed as first boxers from African Olympic qualification event secure quota places for Rio". AIBA. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "UCI announces men's road Olympic quotas". Cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Russia top as Olympic qualification by ranking ends". FIE. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "U23 Cup of Nations: Nigeria and Algeria clinch final and Rio place". BBC Sport. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Nigeria, Algeria to represent Africa at Rio 2016". FIFA. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Men's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". FIG. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Women's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". FIG. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "Voile – Championnats d'Afrique 2015 : trois Algériens qualifiés aux JO 2016" [Sailing: 2015 African Championships: Three Algerians qualified for the 2016 Olympics] (in French). Radio Algérienne. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  12. ↑ "Quota places by Nation and Name". ISSF. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  13. ↑ "Championnats d'Afrique de Tir Sportif 2015 : Bouaoud seul Algérien qualifié aux JO 2016" [Shooting: 2015 African Championships: Algerian Bouaoud qualifies for the 2016 Olympics] (in French). Algeria: L'Expression. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  14. ↑ "Lutte/Championnats du monde (senior) : l'Algérien Tarek Aziz Benaissa 5e, qualifié aux JO-2016" [World Wrestling Champs: Algeria's Tarek Aziz Benaissa finishes fifth, qualifies for 2016 Olympics] (in French). Algeria Press Service. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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