Algeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics
{{infobox country at games
| NOC = ALG
| NOCname = Algerian Olympic Committee
| games = Summer Olympics
| year = 2008
| flagcaption =
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| website = {{url|www.coa.dz }}
| location = Beijing
| competitors = 62
| sports = 13
| flagbearer = Salim Iles (opening)
Abdelhafid Benchabla (closing)
| rank = 64
| gold = 0
| silver = 1
| bronze = 1
| officials =
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year =
| app_end_year =
| summerappearances =
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}}
Algeria competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from 8 to 24 August 2008.
Medalists
{{main|2008 Summer Olympics medal table}}
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Medal
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{{silver medal}} | {{sortname|Amar|Benikhlef}} | Judo | Men's 90 kg | 13 August |
{{bronze medal}} | {{sortname|Soraya|Haddad}} | Judo | Women's 52 kg | 10 August |
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! colspan=5 | Medals by sport |
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| Sport | style="background:#f7f6a8;" | {{gold01}} | style="background:#dce5e5;" | {{silver02}} | style="background:#ffdab9;" | {{bronze03}} | Total |
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| Judo | style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1 | 2 |
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! Total ! style="background:gold;" |0 ! style="background:silver;" |1 ! style="background:#c96;" |1 ! 2 |
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Athletics
{{main|Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}
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;Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round}}
;Men
;Track & road events
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rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Heat !colspan="2"|Semifinal !colspan="2"|Final |
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!Result !Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank |
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|align=left|Khoudir Aggoune |align=left|10000 m |colspan=4 {{n/a}} |colspan=2|{{abbr|DNS|Did not start}} |
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|align=left|Mohamed Ameur |align=left|20 km walk |colspan=4 {{n/a}} |1:32.21 |48 |
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|align=left|Tarek Boukensa |align=left rowspan=2|1500 m |3:36.11 |4 Q |3:39.73 |8 |colspan=2|Did not advance |
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|align=left|Kamel Boulahfane |3:45.59 |11 |colspan=4|Did not advance |
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|align=left|Nabil Madi |align=left|800 m |1:45.75 |3 q |1:45.63 |1 Q |1:45.96 |7 |
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|align=left|Rabie Makhloufi |align=left|3000 m steeplechase |8:29.74 |8 |colspan=2 {{n/a}} |colspan=2|Did not advance |
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|align=left|Nadjim Manseur |align=left|800 m |1:45.75 |3 q |1:45.54 |4 q |1:47.19 |8 |
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|align=left|Ali Saïdi-Sief |align=left|5000 m |14:15.00 |12 |colspan=2 {{n/a}} |colspan=2|Did not advance |
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|align=left rowspan=2|Antar Zerguelaïne |align=left|800 m |colspan=2|{{abbr|DNS|Did not start}} |colspan=4|Did not advance |
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|align=left|1500 m |3:42.30 |5 Q |3:40.64 |11 |colspan=2|Did not advance |
;Field events
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!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Qualification !colspan="2"|Final |
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!Distance !Position !Distance !Position |
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|align=left|Issam Nima |align=left|Long jump |colspan=2|{{abbr|DNS|Did not start}} |colspan=2|Did not advance |
;Women
;Track & road events
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rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Heat !colspan="2"|Final |
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!Result !Rank !Result !Rank |
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|align=left|Souad Aït Salem |align=left|Marathon |colspan=2 {{n/a}} |2:28.29 |9 |
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|align=left|Widad Mendil |align=left|3000 m steeplechase |9:52.35 |17 |colspan=2|Did not advance |
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|align=left|Nahida Touhami |align=left|1500 m |4:18.99 |11 |colspan=2|Did not advance |
;Field events
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!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Qualification !colspan="2"|Final |
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!Distance !Position !Distance !Position |
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|align=left|Baya Rahouli |align=left|Triple jump |13.87 |22 |colspan=2|Did not advance |
Badminton
{{main|Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}
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rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !Round of 64 !Round of 32 !Round of 16 !Quarterfinal !Semifinal !colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}} |
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!Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Rank |
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|align=left|Nabil Lasmari |align=left|Men's singles |{{n/a|Bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Gade|DEN|2008 Summer}} |colspan=5|Did not advance |
Boxing
{{main|Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}
Algeria qualified eight boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. All eight qualified at the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament.[http://www.aiba.org/default.aspx?pId=876 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801155101/http://www.aiba.org/default.aspx?pId=876 |date=August 1, 2012 }}
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rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !Round of 32 !Round of 16 !Quarterfinals !Semifinals !colspan=2|Final |
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!Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Rank |
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|align=left|Abdelhalim Ouradi |align=left|Bantamweight |{{flagIOCathlete|Nevin|IRL|2008 Summer}} |colspan=5|Did not advance |
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|align=left|Abdelkader Chadi |align=left|Featherweight |{{n/a|Bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Adi|THA|2008 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Kılıç|TUR|2008 Summer}} |colspan=3|Did not advance |
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|align=left|Hamza Kramou |align=left|Lightweight |{{flagIOCathlete|Ugás|CUB|2008 Summer}} |colspan=5|Did not advance |
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|align=left|Nabil Kassel |align=left|Middleweight |{{n/a|Bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Sutherland|IRL|2008 Summer}} |colspan=4|Did not advance |
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|align=left|Abdelhafid Benchebla |align=left|Light heavyweight |{{flagIOCathlete|Kumar|IND|2008 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Yasser|EGY|2008 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Zhang Xp|CHN|2008 Summer}} |colspan=3|Did not advance |
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|align=left|Abdelaziz Touilbini |align=left|Heavyweight |{{n/a}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Wilder|USA|2008 Summer}} |colspan=4|Did not advance |
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|align=left|Newfel Ouatah |align=left|Super heavyweight |{{n/a}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Payares|VEN|2008 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Glazkov|UKR|2008 Summer}} |colspan=3|Did not advance |
Cycling
{{main|Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}
=Road=
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Athlete
!Event !Time !Rank |
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|align=left|Hichem Chaabane |align=left|Men's road race |colspan=2|Did not finish |
Fencing
{{main|Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}
;Women
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rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !Round of 64 !Round of 32 !Round of 16 !Quarterfinal !Semifinal !colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}} |
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!Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Rank |
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|align=left|Hadia Bentaleb |align=left|Individual épée |{{n/a}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Szász|HUN|2008 Summer}} |colspan=5|Did not advance |
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|align=left|Anissa Khelfaoui |align=left|Individual foil |{{flagIOCathlete|Thompson|USA|2008 Summer}} |colspan=6|Did not advance |
Judo
{{main|Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}
;Men
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rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !Preliminary !Round of 32 !Round of 16 !Quarterfinals !Semifinals !Repechage 1 !Repechage 2 !Repechage 3 !colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}} |
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!Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Rank |
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|align=left|Omar Rebahi |align=left|−60 kg |{{n/a|Bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Sobirov|UZB|2008 Summer}} |colspan=8|Did not advance |
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|align=left|Mounir Benamadi |align=left|−66 kg |{{n/a|Bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Brown|AUS|2008 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Sharipov|UZB|2008 Summer}} |colspan=7|Did not advance |
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|align=left|Amar Meridja |align=left|−73 kg |{{n/a}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Siamionau|BLR|2008 Summer}} |colspan=8|Did not advance |
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|align=left|Amar Benikhlef |align=left|−90 kg |{{n/a}} |{{flagIOCathlete|El Assri|MAR|2008 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Alarza|ESP|2008 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Aschwanden|SUI|2008 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Dafreville|FRA|2008 Summer}} |colspan=3 {{n/a|Bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Tsirekidze|GEO|2008 Summer}} |{{silver02}} |
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|align=left|Hassane Azzoun |align=left|−100 kg |{{n/a}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Miraliyev|AZE|2008 Summer}} |colspan=3|Did not advance |{{flagIOCathlete|Zhorzholiani|GEO|2008 Summer}} |colspan=4|Did not advance |
;Women
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rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !Round of 32 !Round of 16 !Quarterfinals !Semifinals !Repechage 1 !Repechage 2 !Repechage 3 !colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}} |
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!Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Rank |
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|align=left|Meriem Moussa |align=left|−48 kg |{{flagIOCathlete|Ilendou|GAB|2008 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Baschin|GER|2008 Summer}} |colspan=8|Did not advance |
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|align=left|Soraya Haddad |align=left|−52 kg |{{flagIOCathlete|Müller|LUX|2008 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Diedhiou|SEN|2008 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Kim K-O|KOR|2008 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Xian Dm|CHN|2008 Summer}} |colspan=3 {{n/a|Bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Kaliyeva|KAZ|2008 Summer}} |{{bronze03}} |
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|align=left|Lila Latrous |align=left|−57 kg |align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|Xu Y|CHN|2008 Summer}} |colspan=3|Did not advance |{{flagIOCathlete|Koivumäki|FIN|2008 Summer}} |colspan=4|Did not advance |
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|align=left|Kahina Saidi |align=left|−63 kg |{{flagIOCathlete|Bezzina|MLT|2008 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Willeboordse|NED|2008 Summer}} |colspan=7|Did not advance |
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|align=left|Rachida Ouerdane |align=left|−70 kg |{{n/a|Bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Bosch|NED|2008 Summer}} |colspan=2|Did not advance |{{flagIOCathlete|Nasiga|FIJ|2008 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Rousey|USA|2008 Summer}} |colspan=3|Did not advance |
Rowing
{{main|Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}
;Men
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rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Heats !colspan="2"|Repechage !colspan="2"|Quarterfinals !colspan="2"|Semifinals !colspan="2"|Final |
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!Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank |
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|align=left|Chaouki Dries |align=left|Single sculls |7:57.65 |5 SE/F |colspan=2 {{n/a}} |colspan=2 {{n/a|Bye}} |7:34.84 |3 FE |7:32.82 |29 |
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|align=left|Kamel Ait-Daoud |align=left|Lightweight double sculls |6:43.94 |5 R |7:05.73 |6 SC/D |colspan=2 {{n/a}} |6:43.80 |4 FD |6:47.44 |19 |
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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Swimming
{{main|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}
;Men
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rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event !colspan=2|Heat !colspan=2|Semifinal !colspan=2|Final |
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!Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank |
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|align=left rowspan=2|Sofiane Daid |align=left|100 m breaststroke |1:02.45 |44 |colspan=4|Did not advance |
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|align=left|200 m breaststroke |2:16.15 |50 |colspan=4|Did not advance |
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|align=left|Mehdi Hamama |align=left|200 m individual medley |2:04.91 |41 |colspan=4|Did not advance |
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|align=left|Salim Iles |align=left|50 m freestyle |22.35 |=23 |colspan=4|Did not advance |
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|align=left|Nabil Kebbab |align=left|100 m freestyle |49.38 |32 |colspan=4|Did not advance |
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|align=left|Mahrez Mebarek |align=left|200 m freestyle |1:52.66 |51 |colspan=4|Did not advance |
Table tennis
{{main|Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}
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!rowspan="2"|Athlete !rowspan="2"|Event !Preliminary round !Round 1 !Round 2 !Round 3 !Round 4 !Quarterfinals !Semifinals !colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}} |
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!Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Rank |
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|align=left|Idir Khourta |align=left|Men's singles |{{flagIOCathlete|Henzell|AUS|2008 Summer}} |colspan=8|Did not advance |
Volleyball
{{main|Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}
=Women's indoor tournament=
Algeria entered a team in the women's tournament. The team lost all five matches in the group play, and finished last in their group. The team's final ranking was tied for 11th place.
;Roster
{{#section:Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters|ALG}}
;Group play
{{#section:Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|B}}
{{#section:Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|B3}}
{{#section:Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|B4}}
{{#section:Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|B7}}
{{#section:Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|B10}}
{{#section:Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|B13}}
Weightlifting
{{main|Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}
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!rowspan=2|Event !colspan=2|Snatch !colspan=2|Clean & jerk !rowspan=2|Total !rowspan=2|Rank |
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!Result !Rank !Result !Rank |
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|align=left|Leila Lassouani |align=left|Women's −63 kg |85 |16 | |{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} |85 |{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} |
Wrestling
{{main|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}
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Key:
- {{abbr|VT|Victory by Fall}} - Victory by Fall.
- {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}} - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- {{abbr|PO|Decision by Points - the loser without technical points}} - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
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;Men's Greco-Roman
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!rowspan="2"|Athlete !rowspan="2"|Event !Qualification !Round of 16 !Quarterfinal !Semifinal !Repechage 1 !Repechage 2 !colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}} |
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!Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Rank |
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|align=left|Mohamed Serir |align=left|−66 kg |{{n/a|Bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Kovalenko|RUS|2008 Summer}} |colspan=5|Did not advance |20 |
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|align=left|Messaoud Zeghdane |align=left|−74 kg |{{n/a|Bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Schneider|GER|2008 Summer}} |colspan=5|Did not advance |20 |
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|align=left|Samir Bouguerra |align=left|−96 kg |{{n/a|Bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Jiang Hc|CHN|2008 Summer}} |colspan=5|Did not advance |19 |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}
{{Country at games navbox|Algeria|Olympics}}