# Algeria at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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.
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. 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. 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." IOC President Thomas Bach defended the participation of Khelif, saying, "There was no doubt she is a woman."
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. 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.
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.
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.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Kaylia Nemour | Gymnastics | Women's uneven bars | 4 August |
| Gold | Imane Khelif | Boxing | Women's 66 kg | 9 August |
| Bronze | Djamel Sedjati | Athletics | Men's 800 m | 10 August |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Boxing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total |
| Female | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Male | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mixed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Medals by date :
| Date | | | | Total |
| 4 August | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 August | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 August | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |

## Competitors

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

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):

### 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 | Preliminary | Heat | Heat | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Djamel Sedjati | Men's 800 m | — | — | 1:45.84 | 1 Q | Bye | Bye | 1:45.08 | 1 Q | 1:41:50 | |
| Slimane Moula | Men's 800 m | — | — | 1:46.71 | 8 | 1:45.67 | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mohamed Ali Gouaned | Men's 800 m | — | — | 1.47:34 | 7 | 1:44.37 =PB | 3 q | 1:46.52 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Amine Bouanani | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | — | 13.58 | 5 | 13.54 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bilal Tabti | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | — | — | 9:04.81 | 12 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Yasser Triki | Men's triple jump | 16.85 | 4 q | 17.22 | 9 |
| Oussama Khennoussi | Men's discus throw | NM | NM | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zahra Tatar | Women's hammer throw | 66.99 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Badminton

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 | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Round of 16 | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

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.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mourad Kadi | Men's +92 kg | Bye | Aboudou Moindze (FRA) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Roumaysa Boualam | Women's 50 kg | Bye | Villegas (PHI) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hadjila Khelif | Women's 60 kg | Bye | Šadrina (SRB) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 | |

## Canoeing
### Slalom

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 | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance |
Kayak cross
| Athlete | Event | Time trial | Time trial | Round 1 | Repechage | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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
### Road

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

## Fencing

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 | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Saoussen Boudiaf | Women's sabre | Kravatska (UKR) L 8–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zohra Nora Kehli | Women's sabre | Daghfous (TUN) L 12–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chaima Benadouda | Women's sabre | Sarybay (KAZ) L 9–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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
### Artistic

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.

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank |
| 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 |
| Kaylia Nemour | Uneven bars | — | 15.600 | — | 15.600 | 1 Q | — | 15.700 | — | 15.700 | |

## Judo

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 | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mohamed Lili | Men's +100 kg | — | Magomedomarov (UAE) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Amina Belkadi | Women's −63 kg | — | Barrios (VEN) W 01–00 | Leški (SLO) L 01–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Rowing

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.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | 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

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

### Elimination events

| Athlete | Event | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | 234 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 24 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

## Shooting

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

## Swimming

Algeria sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance |
| Nesrine Medjahed | Women's 100 m freestyle | 57.34 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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

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 | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lynda Loghraibi | Women's singles | Bye | Chen (CHN) L 0–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting

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

## Wrestling

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.
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 | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 14 |
| Ibtissem Doudou | Women's −50 kg | Hildebrandt (USA) L 0–10 $^{ST}$ | Did not advance | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 13 |

### Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 16 |
| Ishak Ghaiou | Men's −67 kg | Esmaeili (IRI) L 0–10 $^{ST}$ | Did not advance | 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 | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 12 |
| Fadi Rouabah | Men's −97 kg | Savolainen (FIN) L 0–4 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 16 |