Algeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Algeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Algeria competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twelfth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics, except for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott.
The Algerian Olympic Committee sent a total of 39 athletes to the Games, 21 men and 18 women, to compete in 12 sports. Women's volleyball was the only team event in which Algeria had its representation in these Olympic Games. There was only a single competitor in road cycling, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, and weightlifting. Boxing was the largest team by an individual-based sport, with a total of eight competitors.
The Algerian team included judoka Soraya Haddad, who previously won the bronze medal in Beijing, and sabre fencer Lea Moutoussamy, who set the nation's record as the youngest athlete, at age 14, in its Olympic history. Light heavyweight boxer and 2011 World Series champion Abdelhafid Benchabla was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Algeria left London with its first Olympic gold medal since 2000 from middle-distance runner Taoufik Makhloufi.
Medalists
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Competitors
Athletics
Algerian athletes have achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):
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
Men
Track & road events
Field events
Women
Track & road events
Boxing
Algeria has qualified 2 boxers. Abdelhafid Benchabla has qualified for the Games by winning the light heavyweight 80–85 kg division at the World Series of Boxing finals. Mohamed Amine Ouadahi qualified from the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships. Algeria also qualified boxers from the African Continental Tournament.
Men
Cycling
Road
Algeria has qualified one rider.
Fencing
Algeria has qualified 2 fencers.
Women
Judo
Rowing
Algeria has qualified the following boat.
Women
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
Shooting
Men
Swimming
Algerian swimmers have achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):
Men
Taekwondo
Algeria has qualified 1 athlete.
Volleyball
Algeria's women's team qualified for the indoor tournament.
Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players
Women's indoor tournament
Team roster
Group play
Weightlifting
Algeria has qualified the following quota places.
Wrestling
Algeria has qualified three quota places.
Key:
– Victory by Fall.
– Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
– Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
See also
Algeria at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
References
External links
Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012
Olympics