Algeria at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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competitors=60 (59 men, 1 women)
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Algeria competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Results by event

Athletics

Men's Marathon
* Abdelmadjid Mada:* Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

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 Belaouane
*# First Round — Defeated Barrington Cambridge (Guyana) on points (5-0)
*# Second Round — Lost to Ace Rusevski (Yugoslavia) on points (0-5)

Football (soccer)

Men's Team Competition

* Preliminary Round (Group C):* Defeated Syria (3-0):* Lost to East Germany (0-1):* Drew with Spain (1-1)
* Quarter Finals:* Lost to Yugoslavia (0-3)
Team Roster:* Mourad Amara:* Mahmoud Guendouz:* Bouzid Mahiouz:* Chaabane Merzekane:* Mohamed Kheddis:* Rabah Madjer:* Ali Fergani:* Tedj Bensaoula:* Lakhdar Belloumi:* Salah Assad:* Mohamed Rahmani:* Salah Larbes:* Mohamed Ouamar Ghrib :* Abderrahmane Derouaz:* Hocine Yahi:* Djamel MenadHead Coach: Mahieddine Khalef

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

wimming

Men's 100m Freestyle
* Mohamed Halimi:* Heats — 55,16 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Freestyle
* Reda Yadi:* Heats — 2.06,26 (→ did not advance)

* Mohamed Bendahmane:* Heats — DNS

Men's 4x200m Freestyle
* Abdelhakim Bitat, Reda Yadi, Mohamed Bendahmane, and Mohamed Halimi:* Heats — 8.23,22 (→ did not advance)

References

* [http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]