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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] |
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 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 Algeria Algeria at the Olympics 1963 establishments in Algeria Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Marathon
The men's marathon at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR had an entry list of 76 competitors, with 74 athletes from 40 nations starting and 53 runners finishing the race held on Friday 1 August 1980. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Waldemar Cierpinski of East Germany, the second man to successfully defend Olympic gold in the marathon (after Abebe Bikila in 1960 and 1964). Both the Netherlands ( Gerard Nijboer's silver) and the Soviet Union ( Satymkul Dzhumanazarov's bronze) won their first men's Olympic marathon medals. Background This was the 19th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning runners from the 1976 marathon included defending champion Waldemar Cierpinski of East Germany, bronze medalist (and 1972 silver medalist) Karel Lismont of Belgium, fifth-place finisher (and two-time doubler in the 5000 metres and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
