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Algeria At The Olympics
Algeria first competed at the Olympic Games in 1964, and has participated in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the boycotted 1976 Summer Olympics. Algeria has also sent athletes to the Winter Olympic Games on three occasions. The National Olympic Committee for Algeria is the ''Comité Olympique Algérien'' (Algerian Olympic Committee), founded in 1963. History Before independence during the French Algeria period, the Algerian athletes were participating with France, among the most famous, the gold medalists Boughera El Ouafi in 1928, Alain Mimoun in 1956 and many others. After independence in 1962, Algeria participated in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1964 Summer Olympics with gymnast Mohamed Lazhari. Algeria withdrew from the 1976 Summer Olympics due to the refusal of the IOC to ban countries who had competed in South Africa amidst its apartheid policies. Almost every nation in Africa participated in the boycott. South Africa itself had been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algerian Olympic Committee
Algerian Olympic and Sport Committee ( ar, اللجنة الأولمبية و الرياضية الجزائرية, french: Comité Olympique et Sportif Algérien) (IOC code: ALG) is the National Olympic Committee representing Algeria. It was created on October 18, 1963, and recognized by the International Olympic Committee on January 27, 1964. History On October 23, 1963, Mohand-Amokrane Maouche, president of the Algerian Football Federation is elected president of the Algerian Olympic Committee by members of the Executive Board. The International Olympic Committee recognizes the Algerian Olympic Committee on January 27, 1964, on the occasion of the 62nd session held during the 1964 Winter Olympic Games, IXth Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck (Austria). Logo Image:Algerian OC.png, Former logo Image:Algerian OC (logo).png, Present logo See also External linksOfficial website National Olympic Committees, Algeria Algeria at the Olympics 1963 establishments in Algeria Spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the second time that Los Angeles had hosted the Games, the first being in 1932. California was the home state of the incumbent U.S. President Ronald Reagan, who officially opened the Games. These were the first Summer Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Juan Antonio Samaranch. The 1984 Games were boycotted by a total of fourteen Eastern Bloc countries, including the Soviet Union and East Germany, in response to the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan; Romania and Yugoslavia were the only Socialist European states that opted to attend the Games. Albania, Iran and Libya also chose to boycott the Games for unrelated reasons. Despite the field being depleted in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Summer Olympics Medal Table
This is the full table of the medal table of the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul. 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. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC. Athletes from 52 countries won medals, leaving 108 countries without a medal. The Soviet Union utterly dominated the medal count, winning 55 gold and 132 total medals. The results that got closest to that medal haul afterwards are China's 48 gold medals in 2008 and the USA's 121 total medals in 2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri .... Change By Doping Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algeria At The 1988 Summer Olympics
Algeria competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 44 competitors, 40 men and 4 women, took part in 29 events in 7 sports. Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Athletics ;Men ;Track and road events ;Field events ;Women ;Track and road events Boxing Cycling Two male cyclists represented Algeria in 1988. Road ;Men Handball The Algerians elected to send only a men's team to the 1988 Olympics, with 15 members. One man, Mohamed Machou, did not start. They finished the event with a final record of 1 win, 0 ties, and 5 losses, scoring 104 goals while letting in 130 for a point differential of -26. They made 198 attempts on goal, netting them a 52.5% success rate. They were given 12 yellow cards and 21 2-minute suspensions. They played a notably clean series of games, garnering not a single red card or disqualification. They were coached by Mohamed Lamine Aziz Derouaz. ;Summary ;Team roster * Brahim Bou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States, from July 28 to August 12. A total of 6,829 athletes from 140 nations participated in 221 events in 21 sports. Overall, 47 nations received at least one medal, and 25 of them won at least one gold medal. Athletes from host nation United States won the most medals overall, with 174, and the most gold medals, with 83. The former record was the largest overall medal haul for the nation since the 1904 edition; the latter record was the highest gold medal tally at a single Games and the most for a host nation. It marked the first time the United States led the medal count in both gold and overall medals since 1968. Sports commentators noted that the absence of the Soviet Union and various other Eastern Bloc nations stemming from a boycott contributed to the highly skewed medal results benefitting the United States and other cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algeria At The 1984 Summer Olympics
Algeria competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, United States. That nation won íts first ever Olympic medals at these Games. Medalists Results by event Athletics Men's 200 metres * Ali Bakhta Men's 800 metres * Ahmed Belkessam Men's 1,500 metres * Mehdi Aidet * Abderrahmane Morceli Men's 5,000 metres *Abdelrazzak Bounour ** Heat — 13:51.52 ** Semifinals — 13:57.43 (→ did not advance) Men's 110 metres Hurdles *Mohamed Ryad Benhaddad Men's 20 km Walk * Abdelouahab Ferguene ** Final — 1:31:24 (→ 26th place) * Benamar Kechkouche ** Final — 1:34:12 (→ 30th place) Men's Hammer Throw * Hakim Toumi ** Qualification — 67.68m (→ did not advance) Boxing Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) *Mustapha Kouchene *# First Round — Bye *# Second Round — Lost to Dale Walters (Canada), 0-5 Men's Bantamweight (– 57 kg) *Azzedine Said *# First Round — Bye *# Second Round &md ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union from 19 July to 3 August. A total of 5,179 athletes representing 80 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in 203 events in 22 sports. They were the first Games to be staged in a communist nation. 66 countries participated in a boycott against these Games as a protest against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.Bilderberg meeting report Aachen 1980. Accessed 20 August 2010. Archived 19 June 2009. Fifteen countries marched in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algeria At The 1980 Summer Olympics
Algeria competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, 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. Athletics ;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events Boxing Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) * Ahmed Siad ** First round — Bye ** Second round — Defeated Lincoln Salcedo (Ecuador) on points (5-0) ** Quarter Finals — Lost to Ismail Mustafov (Bulgaria) on points (0-5) Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg) * Boualem Bel Alouane ** First round — Defeated Barrington Cambridge (Guyana) on points (5-0) ** Second round — Lost to Ace Rusevski (Yugoslavia) on points (0-5) Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg) * Mohamed Bouchiche ** First round — Lost to Pawel Skrzecz (Poland) after walkover Fencing One fencer represented Algeria in 1980. ; Men's foil * Tahar Hamou Football Team Squad Head coach: Mahieddine Khalef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, took place in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August through 11 September 1972. A total of 7,134 athletes from 121 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 195 events from 23 sports. Men's indoor handball, slalom canoeing and kayaking all made their Olympic debuts, while archery returned to the Olympic program after a 52-year hiatus. Rhodesia, like South Africa, was still segregated in 1972 and yet the International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted to invite Rhodesia to the 1972 Games. Eventually, African nations protested this invitation and threatened to boycott the Games. Three days before the opening ceremonies the IOC voted to rescind their invitation and exclude the Rhodesian athletes. The Games were largely overshadowed by what has come to be known as the Munich massacre. On September 5 a group of eight Palestinian terrorists belonging to the Black September Organization broke into the Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algeria At The 1972 Summer Olympics
Algeria competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 300px, Athletics ;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 *NP = Not placed ;Men ;Track & road events Boxing ReferencesOfficial Olympic Reports Nations at the 1972 Summer Olympics 1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ... Olympics {{1972-Olympic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Summer Olympics Medal Table ...
This is the full table of the medal table of the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. 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. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC. Athletes from 44 countries have won at least one medal. Change By Doping References External links * * * {{Top Summer Olympics medal-winning nations Medal count 1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algeria At The 1968 Summer Olympics
Algeria competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Boxing Gymnastics ;Men's ReferencesOfficial Olympic ReportsPart Three: Results Nations at the 1968 Summer Olympics 1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Janu ... Olympics {{1968-Olympic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
