Algeria at the 1984 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ALG
NOC	Algerian Olympic Committee
Website	www.coa.dz
in Los Angeles
Competitors	32
Flag bearer	Abdelkrim Bendjemil [1]
Medals Ranked 42nd	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 2
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Algeria competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. That nation won its first ever Olympic medals at these Games.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Mustapha Moussa	Boxing	Men's Light Heavyweight	9 August
Bronze	Mohamed Zaoui	Boxing	Men's Middleweight	9 August

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
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Lost to Dale Walters (Canada), 0-5

Men's Bantamweight (– 57 kg)

• Azzedine Said
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Lost to Omar Catari (Venezuela), after referee stopped contest in second round

Men's Bantamweight (– 63,5 kg)

• Ahmed Hadjala
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Defeated Umesh Maskey (Nepal), after referee stopped contest in second round
  3. Third Round – Lost to Jean Mbereke (Cameroon), on points (1:4)

Men's Bantamweight (– 67,5 kg)

• Kamel Abboud
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Defeated Henry Kalunga (Zambia), on points (5:0)
  3. Third Round – Lost to Alexander Küzler (West Germany), on points (1:4)

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

• Mohamed Zaoui → Bronze Medal
  1. First Round – Bye
  2. Second Round – Defeated Tsiu Monne (Lesotho), after referee stopped contest in second round
  3. Quarterfinals – Defeated Moses Mwaba (Zambia), on points (4:1)
  4. Semifinals – Lost to Virgil Hill (United States), on points (0:5)

Men's Middleweight (– 81 kg)

• Mustapha Moussa → Bronze Medal
  1. First Round – Bye
  2. Second Round – Defeated Drake Thadzi (Malawi), on points (5:0)
  3. Quarterfinals – Defeated Anthony Wilson (Great Britain), on points (5:0)
  4. Semifinals – Lost to Anton Josipović (Yugoslavia), on points (0:5)

Men's Bantamweight (– 91 kg)

• Mohamed Bouchiche
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Lost to Willie DeWit (Canada), on points (0:5)

Handball

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (10:25)
  • Lost to Romania (16:25)
  • Lost to Iceland (15:19)
  • Lost to Switzerland (18:19)
  • Lost to Japan (16:17)
• Classification Match
  • 11th/12th place: Lost to South Korea (21:25) → 12th place
• Team Roster
  • Omar Azeb
  • Djaffar Belhocine
  • Abdelkrim Bendjemil
  • Abdesselam Benmaghsoula
  • Brahim Boudrali
  • Mourad Boussebt
  • Mustapha Doballah
  • Alousofiane Draouci
  • Hocine Ledra
  • Kamel Maoudj
  • Mouloud Meknache
  • Zine Mohamed Seghir
  • Rachid Mokrani
  • Kamel Ouchia
  • Azzedine Ouhib

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database