Algeria competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece from 13 to 29 August 2004. It first competed in the Olympics in 1964, and entered the 2004 Athens Games having won a total of twelve medals — including one gold, one silver, and three bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics. These medals were in athletics (three gold, one silver, two bronze) and boxing (one gold, five bronze). 61 competitors, 46 men and 15 women, took part in 57 events in 10 sports.
Athletics
Algerian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).
;Men
;Track & road events
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Quarterfinal
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align="left"|Khoudir Aggoune
|align="left"|5000 m
|13:29.37
|10
|colspan=4
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align="left"|Moussa Aouanouk
|align="left"|20 km walk
|colspan=6
|1:28:38
|31
|-align=center
|align="left"|Saïd Belhout
|align="left" rowspan=2|Marathon
|colspan=6
|2:22:32
|49
|-align=center
|align="left"|Mustapha Bennacer
|colspan=6
|colspan=2|
|-align=center
|align="left"|Tarek Boukensa
|align="left" rowspan=2|1500 m
|3:37.94
|5 Q
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align="left"|Kamal Boulahfane
|3:38.59
|4 Q
|colspan=2
|3:41.27
|5 Q
|3:39.02
|11
|-align=center
|align="left"|Adem Hecini
|align="left"|400 m
|46.50
|5
|colspan=2
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align="left"|Mohamed Khaldi
|align="left"|1500 m
|3:42.47
|12
|colspan=2
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align="left"|Malik Louahla
|align="left"|200 m
|20.67
|2 Q
|20.93
|7
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align="left"|Abdelhakim Maazouz
|align="left"|3000 m steeplechase
|8:36.12
|11
|colspan=4
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align="left"|Nabil Madi
|align="left"|800 m
|1:47.50
|5
|colspan=2
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align="left"|Samir Moussaoui
|align="left"|5000 m
|13:24.98
|8 q
|colspan=4
|14:02.01
|14
|-align=center
|align="left"|Djabir Saïd-Guerni
|align="left"|800 m
|1:45.90
|3 q
|colspan=2
|1:45.80
|1 Q
|1:45.61
|7
|-align=center
|align="left"|Ali Saidi Sief
|align="left"|5000 m
|13:18.94
|1 Q
|colspan=4
|13:32.57
|10
|-align=center
|align="left"|Rachid Ziar
|align="left"|Marathon
|colspan=6
|colspan=2|
|}
;Field events
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Qualification
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Distance
!Position
!Distance
!Position
|-align=center
|align=left|Abderrahmane Hammad
|align=left|High jump
|2.25
|=15
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
;Women
;Track & road events
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align="left" rowspan=2|Souad Ait Salem
|align="left"|5000 m
|16:02.10
|16
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align="left"|10000 m
|colspan=4
|colspan=2|
|-align=center
|align="left"|Nasria Azaidj
|align="left"|Marathon
|colspan=4
|colspan=2|
|-align=center
|align="left"|Nouria Merah Benida
|align="left"|1500 m
|colspan=2|
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align="left"|Nahida Touhami
|align="left"|1500 m
|4:06.41
|8 q
|4:07.21
|8
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
;Field events
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Qualification
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Distance
!Position
!Distance
!Position
|-align=center
|align="left"|Baya Rahouli
|align="left"|Triple jump
|14.89
|2 Q
|14.86
|6
|}
Boxing
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Mebarek Soltani
|align=left|Flyweight
|<br />L 15–26
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Malik Bouziane
|align=left|Bantamweight
|<br />W 19–16
|<br />L 20–23
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Hadj Belkheir
|align=left|Featherweight
|<br />L 17–37
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Nasserredine Fillali
|align=left|Light welterweight
|<br />L
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Benamar Meskine
|align=left|Welterweight
|<br />L 20–45
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Kassel Nabil
|align=left|Middleweight
|<br />W 41–36
|<br />L
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Abdelhani Kensi
|align=left|Light heavyweight
|<br />W 25–19
|<br />L 19–31
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|}
Fencing
Algeria fielded 8 fencers. All three of the male sabre fencers were defeated in the round of 64, as was the female épéeist. Sofiane el Azizi won his first match in foil, advancing to the round of 32.
;Men
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round of 64
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition <br /> Score
!Opposition <br /> Score
!Opposition <br /> Score
!Opposition <br /> Score
!Opposition <br /> Score
!Opposition <br /> Score
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Abderrahmane Daidj
|align=left|Individual épée
|<br />L 6–15
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Sofiane El Azizi
|align=left|Individual foil
|<br />W 16–15
|<br />L 3–15
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Nassim Islam Bernaoui
|align=left rowspan=3|Individual sabre
|<br />L 6–15
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Raouf Salim Bernaoui
|<br />L 10–15
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Reda Benchehima
|<br />L 3–15
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Raouf Salim Bernaoui<br />Nassim Islam Bernaoui<br />Reda Benchehima
|align=left|Team sabre
|colspan=2
|<br />L 25–45
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}
;Women
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round of 64
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition <br /> Score
!Opposition <br /> Score
!Opposition <br /> Score
!Opposition <br /> Score
!Opposition <br /> Score
!Opposition <br /> Score
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Zahra Gamir
|align=left|Individual épée
|<br />L 14–15
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Wassila Saïd-Guerni
|align=left|Individual foil
|
|<br />L 12–15
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|}
Judo
;Men
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!Repechage 1
!Repechage 2
!Repechage 3
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Omar Rebahi
|align=left|−60 kg
|<br />L 0000–0001
|colspan=8|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Amar Meridja
|align=left|−66 kg
|<br />W 1000–0001
|<br />W 0010–0000
|<br />L 0000–1001
|align="center"|Did not advance
|
|<br />L 0001–0020
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Noureddine Yagoubi
|align=left|−73 kg
|<br />W 1111–0000
|<br />L 0000–1000
|colspan=7|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Amar Benikhlef
|align=left|−81 kg
|<br />W 1020–0000
|<br />L 0000–1002
|colspan=7|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Khaled Meddah
|align=left|−90 kg
|<br />L 0000–1000
|colspan=8|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Sami Belgroun
|align=left|−100 kg
|<br />W 1010–0000
|<br />L 0001–1010
|colspan=7|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Mohamed Bouaichaoui
|align=left|+100 kg
|<br />L 0010–1010
|colspan=8|Did not advance
|}
;Women
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!Repechage 1
!Repechage 2
!Repechage 3
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Soraya Haddad
|align=left|−48 kg
|<br />W 1110–0000
|<br />W 1000–0000
|<br />L 0001–1101
|Did not advance
|
|<br />L 0100-0101
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Salima Souakri
|align=left|−52 kg
|<br />W 0010–0001
|<br />L 0000–0001
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|
|<br />W 0110–0001
|<br />W 0120–0100
|<br />L 0000–1000
|5
|-align=center
|align=left|Lila Latrous
|align=left|−57 kg
|<br />L 0011–1100
|colspan=8|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Rachida Ouerdane
|align=left|−70 kg
|<br />L 0010–0110
|colspan=8|Did not advance
|}
Rowing
;Men
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heats
!colspan="2"|Repechage
!colspan="2"|Semifinals
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Mohammed Aich
|align=left|Single sculls
|7:41.85
|4 R
|7:46.98
|4 SD/E
|7:22.05
|5 FE
|7:25.49
|28
|}
<small>Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage</small>
Swimming
;Men
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Raouf Benabid
|align=left|200 m individual medley
|2:06.34
|35
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|Sofiane Daid
|align=left|100 m breaststroke
|1:03.63
|32
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|200 m breaststroke
|2:17.78
|31
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|Salim Iles
|align=left|50 m freestyle
|22.26
|4 Q
|22.16 NR
|4 Q
|22.37
|8
|-align=center
|align=left|100 m freestyle
|49.72
|16 Q
|49.13
|5 Q
|49.30
|7
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|Mahrez Mebarek
|align=left|200 m freestyle
|1:53.00
|36
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|400 m freestyle
|3:59.10
|30
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|Aghiles Slimani
|align=left|100 m butterfly
|56.22
|48
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|200 m butterfly
|2:04.93
|32
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}
;Women
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Sabria Dahane
|align=left|400 m individual medley
|5:10.20
|24
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
Table tennis
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round 1
!Round 2
!Round 3
!Round 4
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Mohamed Boudjadja
|align=left|Men's singles
|<br />L 1–4
|colspan=7|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Mohamed Boudjadja<br />Abdel Hakim Djaziri
|align=left|Men's doubles
|
|<br />L 0–4
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Leila Boucetta
|align=left|Women's singles
|<br />L 0–4
|colspan=7|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Asma Menaifi<br />Souad Nechab
|align=left|Women's doubles
|<br />L 2–4
|colspan=7|Did not advance
|}
Tennis
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round of 64
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Lamine Ouahab
|align=left|Men's singles
|<br />L 3–6, 4–6
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|}
Weightlifting
Algeria was represented by two weightlifters in Athens. Nafaa Benami, competing in the men's 56 kg class, did not complete the clean and jerk portion of the event.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Snatch
!colspan="2"|Clean & jerk
!rowspan="2"|Total
!rowspan="2"|Rank
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Nafaa Benami
|align=left|Men's −56 kg
|105
|12
|<s>130</s>
|
|105
|
|-align=center
|align=left|Leila Lassouani
|align=left|Women's −63 kg
|85
|8
|115
|6
|200
|7
|}
Wrestling
Algeria has qualified a single wrestler.
;Men's Greco-Roman
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan=3|Elimination Pool
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style="font-size: 95%"
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Samir Benchenaf
|align=left|−55 kg
|<br />L 0–4 <sup></sup>
|<br />L 0–4 <sup></sup>
|3
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|20
|}
See also
- Algeria at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
References
External links
- Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad
- Algerian Olympic Committee