Algeria competed at the 1980 Summer OlympicsinMoscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics. 54 competitors, all men, took part in 28 events in 9 sports.[1]
| Algeria at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ALG |
| NOC | Algerian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inMoscow | |
| Competitors | 54 (54 men) in 9 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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| Other related appearances | |
 France (1896–1960) | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| El-Hachemi Abdenouz | 5000 m | 13:42.07 | 1Q | 14:15.85 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| Mehdi Aidet | 800 m | 1:50.4 | 3Q | 1:48.11 | 8 | Did not advance | |
| 1500 m | 3:43.86 | 2Q | 3:44.85 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Lahcen Babaci | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:38.68 | 7Q | 8:25.47 | 6Q | 8:31.80 | 11 |
| Derradji Harek | 800 m | 1:49.9 | 5Q | 1:51.81 | 8 | Did not advance | |
| 1500 m | 3:45.29 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
| Rachid Habchaoui | 5000 m | 13:59.85 | 9 | Did not advance | |||
| 10000 m | 29:12.9 | 6 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Abdel Madjid Mada | 10000 m | 30:23.4 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Men's marathon | — | DNF | |||||
| Abderrahmane Morceli | 1500 m | 3:45.96 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Abdel Hamid Sahil | High jump | 2.18 | 21 | Did not advance | |
| Othmane Belfaa | 2.05 | 28 | Did not advance | ||
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
One fencer represented Algeria in 1980.
Head coach: Mahieddine Khalef
| No. | Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games |
Tournament goals |
Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | Cards yellow/red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mourad Amara | Feb 19, 1959 | 21 | 0 |  JE Tizi-Ouzou |
4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Mahmoud Guendouz | Feb 24, 1953 | 27 | ? | MA Hussein Dey |
4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 1Y |
| 4 | DF | Bouzid Mahyouz | Jan 13, 1952 | 28 | ? | MP Alger |
4 | 0 | 314 | 2 | 0 | 2Y |
| 5 | DF | Chaabane Merzekane | March 8, 1959 | 21 | ? | MA Hussein Dey |
4 | 1 | 349 | 1 | 0 | 1Y |
| 6 | DF | Mohamed Khedis | Feb 29, 1952 | 28 | ? | MA Hussein Dey |
3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Rabah Madjer | Dec 15, 1958 | 21 | ? | MA Hussein Dey |
4 | 1 | 348 | 1 | 0 | 1Y |
| 8 | MD | Ali Fergani | Sep 19, 1952 | 27 | ? | JE Tizi-Ouzou |
4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 1Y |
| 9 | FW | Tedj Bensaoula | Dec 25, 1954 | 25 | ? | MP Oran |
4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MD | Lakhdar Belloumi | Dec 29, 1958 | 21 | ? | MP Alger |
4 | 2 | 310 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Salah Assad | March 13, 1958 | 22 | ? | RS Kouba |
4 | 0 | 343 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Mohamed Rahmani | Dec 10, 1958 | 21 | ? | EP Setif |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Salah Larbès | Sep 16, 1952 | 27 | ? | JE Tizi-Ouzou |
4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Djamel Menad | Jul 19, 1960 | 20 | ? | CM Belcourt |
3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | M'hamed Bouhalla | Sep 29, 1954 | 25 | ? | ASO Chlef |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Abderrahmane Derouaz | Dec 12, 1955 | 24 | ? | USK Alger |
3 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MD | Hocine Yahi | Apr 25, 1960 | 20 | ? | CM Belcourt |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MD | Mohamed Ouamar Ghrib | Jan 24, 1960 | 20 | 0 | DNC Alger |
1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Algeria | 3 – 0 |  Syria |
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Belloumi  36' Madjer 48' Merzekane 73' (p.k.) |
Report |
Referee: Vojtech Christov 
East Germany  | 1 – 0 | Algeria |
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| Terletzki 61' |
Report |
Attendance: 70.000
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho 
Spain  | 1 – 1 | Algeria |
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| Rincón 38' |
Report | Belloumi 63' |
Referee: Eldar Azimzade 
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| East Germany
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 5 |
| Algeria
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
| Spain
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Syria
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 1 |
Yugoslavia  | 3 – 0 | Algeria |
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| Miročević 5' Šestić 19' Zoran Vujović 70' |
Report |
Referee: Klaus Scheurell
Team Roster
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Repechage semifinal | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Ahmed Moussa | −60 kg | Bye |  Sissoko (MLI)W 1:08 |
 Emizh (URS)L 5:00 |
Did not advance | 11 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mohamed Halimi | 100 m freestyle | 55:16 | 31 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Reda Yadi | 200 m freestyle | 2:06.26 | 37 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Mohamed Bendahmane | 400 m freestyle | DNS | — | Did not advance | |||
| Abdelhakim Bitat Reda Yadi Mohamed Bendahmane Mohamed Halimi |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 8:23.22 | 12 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Final round | ||||||
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| Round 1 Result |
Round 2 Result |
Round 3 Result |
Round 4 Result |
Round 5 Result |
Round 6 Result |
Final round Result |
Rank | ||
| Mohamed Hachaichi | −52 kg |  Thieng (VIE)W 15-8 |
 Efremov (YUG)L T 4:30 |
Beloglazov (URS) L T 1:22 |
— | Did not advance | 10 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Final round | ||||||
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| Round 1 Result |
Round 2 Result |
Round 3 Result |
Round 4 Result |
Round 5 Result |
Round 6 Result |
Final round Result |
Rank | ||
| Mohamed Moualek | −68 kg |  Gaál (HUN)L T 0:58 |
Nalbandyan (URS) L DQ 4:56 |
— | Did not advance | 13 | |||