Algeria at the 2024 Summer Olympics
| Algeria at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ALG |
| NOC | Algerian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
| Competitors | 31 in 11 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 France (1896–1960) | |
Algeria is scheduled to compete 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]
Competitors[edit]
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Boxing | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Canoeing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cycling | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Fencing | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rowing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Total | 18 | 13 | 31 |
Athletics[edit]
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):[2][3]
- 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
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Djamel Sedjati | Men's 800 m | ||||||||
| Slimane Moula | |||||||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Yasser Triki | Men's triple jump | ||||
Boxing[edit]
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.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Jugurtha Ait Bekka | Men's lightweight | ||||||
| Mourad Kadi | Men's super heavyweight | — | |||||
| Roumaysa Boualam | Women's flyweight | ||||||
| Hadjila Khelif | Women's lightweight | ||||||
| Imane Khelif | Women's welterweight | ||||||
Canoeing[edit]
Slalom[edit]
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 | ||||||||||
Cycling[edit]
Road[edit]
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.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yacine Hamza | Men's road race | ||
| Nesrine Houili | Women's road race |
Fencing[edit]
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 | |||||||
| Women's sabre | ||||||||
| * |
Women's team sabre | — | ||||||
Gymnastics[edit]
Artistic[edit]
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.[6]
- Women
- Individual
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
| Kaylia Nemour | All-around | ||||||||||||||||
Rowing[edit]
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.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sid Ali Boudina | Men's single sculls | ||||||||
| Nihed Benchadli | Women's 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[edit]
Algerian sailors qualified one boats in the following classes through the 2023 African Regatta in Soma Bay, Egypt.[8]
- Elimination events
| Athlete | Event | Race | Final rank | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | QF | SF1 | SF2 | SF3 | SF4 | SF5 | SF6 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | F6 | |||
| Men's IQFoil | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting[edit]
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.[9]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Men's 10 m air rifle | |||||||
| Men's 10 m air pistol | |||||||
| Women's 10 m air rifle | |||||||
| |
Mixed 10 m air rifle team | ||||||
Weightlifting[edit]
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 | ||||||
Wrestling[edit]
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.[10][11][12]
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 | ||||||
| Ibtissem Doudou | Women's −50 kg | ||||||
| Chaimaa Fouzia Aouissi | Women's −57 kg | ||||||
- 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 | ||||||
| Ishak Ghaiou | Men's −67 kg | ||||||
| Abdelkrim Ouakali | Men's −77 kg | ||||||
| Bachir Sid Azara | Men's −87 kg | ||||||
| Fadi Rouabah | Men's −97 kg | ||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "1976: African countries boycott Olympics". London: BBC. 17 July 1976. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
- ^ "Road to Paris 24". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Athlétisme/JO-2024 : Djamel Sedjati réalise les minimas mais…" [Athletics/Olympics-2024: Djamel Sedjati achieves the minimum but...] (in French). La Gazette Di Fennec. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Nigeria's Joshua Omole: From dodging hunger pains to securing Paris 2024 Olympic quota at the Africa Boxing Qualifier". International Olympic Committee. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Road cycling at París 2024: Quota distribution for next Olympic Games decided following publication of UCI World Ranking by Nations". International Olympic Committee. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "What we learned from the 2023 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships and Paris 2024 Olympic qualifier in Antwerp". International Olympic Committee. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "African rowers secure their spots for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games". World Rowing. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "FIVE AFRICAN NATIONS EARN PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION IN EGYPT". World Sailing. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Algeria wins 5 Paris quotas at African & Oceania qualifiers; Elsayed falls". United World Wrestling. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Sghaier beats Hamza; New Zealand, Algeria earn historic Paris Olympic spots". United World Wrestling. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Samoa, Australia, South Africa end Olympic drought with Paris spots in Alexandria". United World Wrestling. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.