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competed at the
1980 Summer Olympics in
Moscow
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USSR
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. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the
1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 P ...
. 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
Ace Rusevski (born November 30, 1956 in Kumanovo) is a retired Macedonian boxer, who represented Yugoslavia at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the lightweight division (– 60 kg) ...
(Yugoslavia) on points (0-5)
Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
*
Mohamed Bouchiche
Mohamed Bouchiche ( ar, محمد بوشيش; born February 24, 1962 in Oran) is an Algerian former boxer who fought in the heavyweight division. He participated for two times at the olympic games 1980 and 1984. He won many national and internati ...
** First round — Lost to
Pawel Skrzecz (Poland) after walkover
Fencing
One fencer represented Algeria in 1980.
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Men's foil
*
Tahar Hamou
Tahar Hamou (born 6 October 1959) is an Algerian fencer. He competed in the individual foil
Foil may refer to:
Materials
* Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine
* Metal leaf, a very thin ...
Football
Team Squad
Head coach:
Mahieddine Khalef
Mahieddine Khalef ( ar, محيي الدين خالف; born January 17, 1944, in Mechra Bel Ksiri, Morocco) is an Algerian football (soccer) manager. Most notably he was the co-manager of the Algeria national football team in the 1982 FIFA World Cu ...
Group results
Group standings
Group C
Quarter-final
Handball
;Men's Team Competition
* Preliminary Round (Group B)
** Lost to Yugoslavia (18-22)
** Lost to Romania (18-26)
** Lost to Soviet Union (10-33)
** Lost to Switzerland (18-26)
** Defeated Kuwait (30-17)
* Classification Match
** 9th/10th place: Lost to Denmark (20-29) → 10th place
Team Roster
*
Ahmed Farfar
*
Abdelkerim Hamiche
*
Azeddine Bouzerar
*
Omar Azeb
*
Ali Akacha
*
Ahcene Djeffal
*
Kamel Hebri
*
Mouloud Meknache
*
Abdelmadjid Slimani
*
Abdelkrim Bendjemil
*
Abdelatif Bergheul
*
Abdelatif Bakir
*
Rachid Mokrani
*
Mohamed Machou
Judo
;Men
Swimming
;Men
Weightlifting
Bantamweight (56 kg)
*
Ahmed Tarbi → Total: 240.0 kg → 11th place
Featherweight (60 kg)
*
Mohamed Gouni → Total: 247.5 kg → 11th place
Heavyweight I (100 kg)
*
Omar Yousfi → Total: 320.0 kg → 13th place
Wrestling
;Men's freestyle
;Men's Greco-Roman
References
External links
Official Olympic Reports
{{Country at games navbox, Algeria, Olympics
Nations at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980
Olympics