Algeria at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Information about Algeria at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Algeria at the Olympic Games
border Flag of Algeria
IOC code:	ALG
NOC:	Comit Olympique Algrien
2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
Medals Rank: 41	Gold 1	Silver 1	Bronze 3	Total 5
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004
Winter Olympic Games appearances
1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

Algeria competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Medals

Medal	Competitor	Event
Gold	Nouria Merah-Benida	Athletics, women's 1500 m
Silver	Ali Saidi-Sief	Athletics, men's 5000 m
Bronze	Djabir Saïd-Guerni	Athletics, men's 800 m
Bronze	Abderrahmane Hammad	Athletics, men's high jump
Bronze	Mohamed Allalou	Boxing, men's light welterweight

Results by event

Athletics

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Men's competition

Men’s 400 m

Name	Round 1	Round 2	Semifinal	Final	Final rank
Malik Louahla	46.06	-	-	-	-

Men’s 800 m

Name	Round 1	Semifinal	Final	Final rank
Aissa Djabir Said-Guerni	1:47.95	1:44.19	1:45.16	Bronze medal
Adam Hecini	1:47.62	1:45.08	-	-

Men’s 1500 m

Name	Round 1	Semifinal	Final	Final rank
Noureddine Morceli	3:38.41	4:00.78	-	-
Kamel Boulahfane	3:39.01	3:43.98	-	-
Mohamed Khaldi	3:41.16	-	-	-

Men’s 5000 m

Name	Round 1	Final	Final rank
Ali-Saidi-Sief	13:29.24	13:36.20	Silver medal
Reda Benzine	13:23.10	13:40.95	11th place

Men’s 10000 m

Name	Round 1	Final	Final rank
Samir Moussaoui	28:08.22	28:17.25	16th place

Men’s 4x400 m

Name	Round 1	Semifinal	Final	Final rank
Adam Hecini, Samir Louahala, Malik Louahla, Kamel Talhaoui	Disqualified	-	-	-

Men’s 3000 m steeplechase

Name	Round 1	Final	Final rank
Laid Bessou	8:21.14	8:33.07	11th place
Mourad Benslimani	8:59.07	-	-

Men’s 20 km walk

Name	Final	Final rank
Moussa Aouanouk	1:25:04	23rd place

Men’s marathon

Name	Final	Final rank
Kamal Kohil	2:17:46	23rd place

Men’s high jump

Name	Qualifying	Final	Final rank
Abderrahmane Hammad	2.27	2.32	Bronze medal

Women's competition

Women’s 1500 m

Name	Round 1	Semifinal	Final	Final rank
Nouria Merah-Benida	4:10.24	4:05.24	4:05.10	Gold medal

Women’s 10000 m

Name	Round 1	Final	Final rank
Baya Rahouli	35:31.53	-	-

Women’s 20 km walk

Name	Final	Final rank
Bahia Boussad	1:52.50	45th place

Women’s triple jump

Name	Qualifying	Final	Final rank
Baya Rahouli	13.98	14.17	5th place

Women’s heptathlon

Event	Time / score
	Yasmina Azzizi
100 m hurdles	13.64
High jump	1.60
Shot put	14.17
200 m	24.59
Long jump	5.88
Javelin throw	46.28
800 m	2:21.82
Points	5896
Final rank	17th place

Boxing

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Men’s light flyweight (48 kg)
Mebarek Soltani
Round of 32	Lost to	Liborio Romero Romero Mexico	16-15

Men’s flyweight (51 kg)
Nacer Keddam
Round of 32	Lost to	Andrew Kooner Canada	18-11

Men’s bantamweight (54 kg)
Hichem Blida
Round of 32	Defeated	Orlando Ivan Cruz Torres Puerto Rico	11-10
Round of 16	Lost to	Alisher Rahimov Uzbekistan	17-8

Men’s featherweight (57 kg)
Nouzeddine Medjehoud
Round of 32	Lost to	Jeffrey Mathebula South Africa	10-5

Men’s light welterweight (63.5 kg)
Mohamed Allalou
Round of 32	Defeated	Lukáš Konečnı Czech Republic	17-9
Round of 16	Defeated	Ben Neequaye Ghana	15-6
Quarterfinal	Defeated	Sven Paris Italy	22-8
Semifinal	Lost to	Mahammatkodir Abdoollayev Uzbekistan	20-7
Bronze medal

Men’s middleweight (75 kg)
Abdelhani Kinzi
Round of 32	Lost to	Adrian Diaconu Romania	19-9

Men’s heavyweight (91 kg)
Mohamed Azzaoui
Round of 32	Bye
Round of 16	Lost to	Jakson Chanet France	22-21

Fencing

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Women’s individual foil
Wassila Redouane
Round of 64	Lost to	Yuko Arai Japan	15-3

Women’s individual epee
Zahra Gamir
Round of 64	Lost to	Arlene Stevens United States	5-2

Gymnastics

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Trampoline

Men's trampoline

Name	Qualification	Final	Final rank
Ali Bourai	62.60	-	-

Judo

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Men’s 60 kg
Omar Rebahi
Preliminary round 1	Defeated	Juan Carl Jacinto Jimenez Dominican Republic
Preliminary round 2	Lost to	A Mukhtarov Uzbekistan
Repechage	Defeated	Francis Labrosse Seychelles
Repechage	Lost to	Elchin Ismayilov Azerbaijan

Men’s 66 kg
Amar Meridja
Preliminary round 1	Lost to	Alexander Ottiano United States

Men’s 73 kg
Noureddine Yagoubi
Preliminary round 1	Defeated	Kouami Sacha Denanyoh Togo
Preliminary round 2	Lost to	Tiago Camilo Brazil
Repechage	Defeated	Gil Offer Israel
Repechage	Lost to	Michel Almeida Portugal

Men’s 90 kg
Khaled Meddah
Preliminary round 1	Lost to	Skander Hachicha Tunisia

Men’s 100 kg
Sami Belgroun
Preliminary round 1	Defeated	Sung-Ho Jang Korea
Preliminary round 2	Lost to	Stephane Traineau France
Repechage	Lost to	Iouri Stepkine Russia

Men’s 100+ kg
Mohamed Bouaichaoui
Preliminary round 1	Lost to	Daniel Hernandes Brazil

Women’s 52 kg
Salima Souakri
Preliminary round 1	Defeated	Inge Clement Belize
Preliminary round 2	Defeated	Isabelle Schmutz Switzerland
Quarterfinal	Lost to	Noriko Narazaki Japan
Repechage	Defeated	Luce Baillargeon Canada
Repechage	Lost to	Ioana Maria Dinea Romania
7th place

Rowing

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Men’s single sculls

	Heat			Repechage
Name	Heat	Time	Rank	Heat	Time	Rank
Rafik Amrane	3	7:44.48	5	4	7:42.17	4
	Semifinal			Final
	Heat	Time	Rank	Heat	Time	Rank	Final rank
	Semifinal D	7:38.51	4	Final D	7:35.66	3	21st place

Women’s single sculls

	Heat			Repechage
Name	Heat	Time	Rank	Heat	Time	Rank
Samia Hireche	2	8:28.65	5	4	8:21.67	4
	Semifinal			Final
	Heat	Time	Rank	Heat	Time	Rank	Final rank
	Semifinal D	8:18.16	4	Final C	8:12.89	5	17th place

Swimming

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Men's 50 m freestyle

Name	Preliminary heat	Semifinal	Final	Final Rank
Salim Iles	22.95	-	-	-

Men's 100 m freestyle

Name	Preliminary heat	Semifinal	Final	Final Rank
Salim Iles	49.70	49.70	-	-

Men's 100 m butterfly

Name	Preliminary heat	Semifinal	Final	Final Rank
Mehdi Addadi	56.04	-	-	-

Men's 100 m backstroke

Name	Preliminary heat	Semifinal	Final	Final Rank
Mehdi Addadi	58.74	-	-	-

Women's 100 m butterfly

Name	Preliminary heat	Semifinal	Final	Final Rank
Kenza Bennaceur	DNS	-	-	-

Table tennis

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Men's doubles
David Kaci, Farid Oulami
Qualification	Lost to	Hugo Hoyama, Carlos Kawai Brazil	21-11, 21-16

Weightlifting

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Women's 58 kg

	Snatch				Clean and jerk
Name	Lift 1	Lift 2	Lift 3	Result	Lift 1	Lift 2	Lift 3	Result	Total	Final rank
Leila Francoise Lassouani	60.0	~~68.0~~	~~67.5~~	60.0	82.5	~~87.5~~	~~87.5~~	82.5	142.5	14th place

Wrestling

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Men’s greco-roman 63 kg
Yassine Djakrir
Elimination round	Lost to	Mkkhitar Manukyan Kazakhstan	11-0, 4-0 Grand superiority
Elimination round	Lost to	Gurbinder Singh India	3-0, 3-0 Decision by points
Elimination round	Lost to	Juan Luis Maren Cuba	4-1, 3-1 Decision by points

Men’s greco-roman 76 kg
Kader Slila
Elimination round	Lost to	Evgeniy Erofaylov Uzbekistan	6-0, 3-0 Decision by points
Elimination round	Lost to	Matt James Lindland United States	6-0, 4-0 Decision by points
Elimination round	Lost to	Tarieli Melelashvili Georgia	0-0, 4-0 Decision by points

References

Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 11/12/05.
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 11/20/05.
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 11/20/05.
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 11/20/05.
International Olympic Committee Web Site

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Nations at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia

Albania • Algeria • American Samoa • Andorra • Angola • Antigua‑Barbuda • Argentina • Armenia • Aruba • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan • Bahamas • Bahrain • Bangladesh • Barbados • Belarus • Belgium • Belize • Benin • Bermuda • Bhutan • Bolivia • Bosnia‑Herzegovina • Botswana • Brazil • British Virgin Islands • Brunei • Bulgaria • Burkina Faso • Burundi • Cambodia • Cameroon • Canada • Cape Verde • Cayman Islands • Central African Republic • Chad • Chile • China • Chinese Taipei • Colombia • Comoros • Congo • DR Congo • Cook Islands • Costa Rica • Cte d'Ivoire • Croatia • Cuba • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Djibouti • Dominica • Dominican Republic • Ecuador • Egypt • El Salvador • Equatorial Guinea • Eritrea • Estonia • Ethiopia • Fiji • Finland • France • Gabon • Gambia • Georgia • Germany • Ghana • Great Britain • Greece • Grenada • Guam • Guatemala • Guinea • Guinea‑Bissau • Guyana • Haiti • Honduras • Hong Kong • Hungary • Iceland • India • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Japan • Jordan • Kazakhstan • Kenya • North Korea • South Korea • Kuwait • Kyrgyzstan • Laos • Latvia • Lebanon • Lesotho • Liberia • Libya • Liechtenstein • Lithuania • Luxembourg • FYR Macedonia • Madagascar • Malawi • Malaysia • Maldives • Mali • Malta • Mauritania • Mauritius • Mexico • Micronesia • Moldova • Monaco • Mongolia • Morocco • Mozambique • Myanmar • Namibia • Nauru • Nepal • Netherlands • Netherlands Antilles • New Zealand • Nicaragua • Niger • Nigeria • Norway • Oman • Pakistan • Palau • Palestine • Panama • Papua New Guinea • Paraguay • Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Puerto Rico • Qatar • Romania • Russia • Rwanda • Saint Kitts‑Nevis • Saint Lucia • Saint Vincent‑Grenadines • Samoa • San Marino • So Tom‑Prncipe • Saudi Arabia • Senegal • Seychelles • Sierra Leone • Singapore • Slovakia • Slovenia • Solomon Islands • Somalia • South Africa • Spain • Sri Lanka • Sudan • Suriname • Swaziland • Sweden • Switzerland • Syria • Tajikistan • Tanzania • Thailand • Togo • Tonga • Trinidad‑Tobago • Tunisia • Turkey • Turkmenistan • Uganda • Ukraine • United Arab Emirates • United States • Uruguay • Uzbekistan • Vanuatu • Venezuela • Vietnam • Virgin Islands • Yemen • Yugoslavia • Zambia • Zimbabwe • Individual Olympic Athletes

Algeria at the Olympic Games

Flag of Algeria
IOC code: ALG
NOC: Comit Olympique Algrien
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976
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flag of Algeria (Arabic: علم الجزائر) consists of two equal vertical stripes, green and white, and in the centre bears a red star and crescent.
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National Olympic Committees (or NOCs) are the national constituents of the worldwide olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their country's participation in the Olympic Games.
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The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Sydney
New South Wales

Location of Sydney within Australia

Population:
• Density: 4,280,190 (2006 Census) (1st)
345.
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This is the full table of the medal count of the 2000 Summer Olympics. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze.
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Algeria at the Olympic Games

Flag of Algeria
IOC code: ALG
NOC: Comit Olympique Algrien
1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
Medals Gold
0 Silver
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Algeria at the Olympic Games

Flag of Algeria
IOC code: ALG
NOC: Comit Olympique Algrien
1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
Competitors 3 in 2 sports
Medals Gold
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Algeria at the Olympic Games

Flag of Algeria
IOC code: ALG
NOC: Comit Olympique Algrien
1972 Summer Olympics in Munich
Medals Gold
0 Silver
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Algeria at the Olympic Games

Flag of Algeria
IOC code: ALG
NOC: Comit Olympique Algrien
1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
Competitors 60 (59 men, 1 women)
Medals Gold
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Algeria at the Olympic Games

Flag of Algeria
IOC code: ALG
NOC: Comit Olympique Algrien
1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Competitors 32
Medals
Rank: 42 Gold
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Algeria at the Olympic Games

Flag of Algeria
IOC code: ALG
NOC: Comit Olympique Algrien
1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul
Medals Gold
0 Silver
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Algeria at the Olympic Games

Flag of Algeria
IOC code: ALG
NOC: Comit Olympique Algrien
1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
Medals
Rank: 34 Gold

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Algeria at the Olympic Games

Flag of Algeria
IOC code: ALG
NOC: Comit Olympique Algrien
1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Medals
Rank: 34 Gold
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Algeria at the Olympic Games

Flag of Algeria
IOC code: ALG
NOC: Comit Olympique Algrien
2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Competitors 76 in 10 sports
Flag bearer
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Algeria at the Olympic Games

Flag of Algeria
IOC code: ALG
NOC: Comit Olympique Algrien
1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville
Medals Gold
0 Silver
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Algeria at the Olympic Games

Flag of Algeria
IOC code: ALG
NOC: Comit Olympique Algrien
2006 Winter Olympics in Turin
Competitors 2 in 2 sports
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Motto
من الشعب و للشعب (Arabic)
"From the people and for the people"
Anthem
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Sydney
New South Wales

Location of Sydney within Australia

Population:
• Density: 4,280,190 (2006 Census) (1st)
345.
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Anthem
Advance Australia Fair ^[1]

Capital Canberra

Largest city Sydney
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Olympic medal record
Women's athletics
Gold 2000 Sydney 1500 m Nouria Mérah-Benida (Arabic: نورية مراح بنيدة
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Silver 2000 Sydney 5000 m
World Championships
Disqualified 2001 Edmonton 5000 m

Ali Saidi-Sief (Arabic: علي سيدي سيف
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Bronze 2000 Sydney 800 m
World Championships
Gold 2003 Paris 800 m
Bronze 1999 Seville 800 m

Djabir Saïd-Guerni (Arabic:
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Olympic medal record
Men's Athletics
Bronze 2000 Sydney High Jump

Abderrahmane Hammad (Arabic: عبدالرحمن حمد
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Competitor for Algeria
Olympic Games
Bronze 2000 Sydney Light Welter
All-Africa Games
Silver 1999 Johannesburg Light Welter

Mohamed Allalou
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At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women.
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Malik Louahla (born 19 December 1977) is an Algerian sprinter who specializes in the 200 and 400 metres.

In the 400 m heats at of the 2001 World Championships he ran in a career best of 45.13 seconds. The next day he ran in 45.
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Competitor for Algeria
Olympic Games
Gold 1996 Atlanta 1500 m
World Championships
Gold 1991 Tokyo 1500 m
Gold 1993 Stuttgart 1500 m
Gold 1995 Gothenburg 1500 m

Noureddine Morceli
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