Algeria at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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bronze=1
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Algeria competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

Medals

Gold

* Noureddine Morceli — Athletics, Men's 1.500 metres
* Hocine Soltani — Boxing, Men's Lightweight (60 kg)

Bronze

* Mohamed Bahari — Boxing, Men's Middleweight (75 kg)

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 1,500 metres
* Ahmed Krama:* Qualification — 3:42.09 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5.000 metres
* Reda Benzine:* Qualification — 14:03.06:* Semifinal — 13:37.52:* Final — 13:42.34 (→ 13th place)

* Aissa Belaout:* Qualification — 13:51.96:* Semifinal — 14:04.56:* Final — 14:06.52 (→ 15th place)

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (51 kg)
*Mehdi Assous
*# First Round — Defeated Howard Gereo (Papua New Guinea), 11-4
*# Second Round — Defeated Omar Narvaez (Argentina), 20-4
*# Quarter Finals — Lost to Zoltan Lunka (Germany), 6-19

Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)
*Abdelaziz Boulehia
*# First Round — Defeated Agathagelos Tsiripidis (Greece), 10-6
*# Second Round — Lost to Raimkul Malakhbekov (Russia), referee stopped contest in third round

Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
*Noureddine Magjhound
*# First Round — Lost to Lorenzo Aragon (Cuba), 6-9

Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
*Hocine Soltani → Gold Medal
*# First Round — Defeated Vahdettin İşsever (Turkey), 14-2
*# Second Round — Defeated Agnaldo Nuñez (Brazil), 11-1
*# Quarter Finals — Defeated Soo-Yung Shin (South Korea), 16-10
*# Semi Finals — Defeated Leonard Doroftei (Romania), 9-6
*# Final — Defeated Tontcho Tontchev (Bulgaria), 3-3 (referee decision)

Men's Light Welterweight (63,5 kg)
*Mohamed Alalou
*# First Round — Defeated Peter Bulinga (Kenya), 17-3
*# Second Round — Defeated Jacek Bielski (Poland), 19-8
*# Quarter Finals — Lost to Fethi Missaoui (Tunisia), 15-16

Men's Middleweight (75 kg)
*Mohamed Bahari → Bronze Medal
*# First Round — Defeated Thomas Marcus (Barbados), referee stopped contest in second round
*# Second Round — Defeated Akaki Kakauridze (Georgia), 8-5
*# Quarter Finals — Defeated Brian Magee (Ireland), 15-9
*# Semi Finals — Lost to Malik Beyleroglu (Turkey), 11-11 (referee decision)

wimming

Men's 50m Freestyle
* Salim Iles
*# Heat – 23.61 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

Men's 100m Freestyle
* Salim Iles
*# Heat – 50.87 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

References

* [http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]