Algeria at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Algeria competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included eighteen athletes, fourteen men and four women. Algeria won thirteen medals, six gold, two silver and five bronze.

Algeria at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	ALG
NPC	Algerian National Paralympic Committee
in Athens
Competitors	18 in 3 sports
Medals Ranked 25th	Gold 6 Silver 2 Bronze 5 Total 13
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Team

Algeria had an 18-member large delegation in Athens, including 14 men and 4 women.^[1][2][3] Three members of the delegation, including two athletes, participated in a study about dental health during the Games.^[4]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	12	2	14
Judo	2	-	2
Powerlifting	-	2	2
Total	14	4	18

Medallists

Further information: 2004 Summer Paralympics medal table

Algeria won thirteen medals, six gold, two silver and five bronze.^[2][3]

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Karim Betina Athletics Men's Shot put F32 19 September  Gold Nadia Medjemedj Athletics Women's Shot put F56-58 20 September  Gold Samir Nouioua Athletics Men's 1500m T46 20 September  Gold Messaoud Nine Judo Men's Middleweight 90kg 20 September  Bronze Khaled Hanani Athletics Men's 1500m T37 20 September  Bronze Mohamed Aissaoui Athletics Men's 1500m T46 20 September  Bronze Mohamed Allek Athletics Men's 200m T37 21 September  Bronze Karim Betina Athletics Men's Club throw F32/51 21 September  Bronze Omar Benchiheb Athletics Men's 1500m T11 22 September  Silver Samir Nouioua Athletics Men's 800m T46 25 September  Silver Hakim Yahiaoui Athletics Men's Discus throw F13 25 September  Gold Samir Nouioua Athletics Men's 5000m T46 27 September  Gold Sofia Djelal Athletics Women's Javelin throw F56-58 27 September

Medals by sport Sport Total Athletics 5 2 5 12 Judo 1 0 0 1 Total 6 2 5 13 Medals by day Day Date Total 3 19 September 1 0 0 1 4 20 September 3 0 2 5 5 21 September 0 0 2 2 6 22 September 0 0 1 1 9 25 September 0 2 0 2 11 27 September 2 0 0 2 Total 6 2 5 13 Multiple medalists Name Sport Total Samir Nouioua Athletics 2 1 0 3 Karim Betina Athletics 1 0 1 2

Results by event

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Men–track

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Mohamed Aissaoui	800 m T46	1:59.24	4Q	—		1:59.95	7
	1500 m T46	—				4:02.06
	5000 m T46	—				15:33.73	7
Mohamed Allek	200 m T37	25.11	2Q	—		25.10
Omar Benchiheb	1500 m T11	—				4:14.62
	5000 m T11	—				16:19.17	4
Hichem Fellahi	100 m T11	11.80	4Q	11.81	6Q	11.85	6
	200 m T11	24.84	11Q	24.08	8Q	DNS
Khaled Hanani	1500 m T37	—				4:26.05
Redouane Merah	100 m T12	DNF
	200 m T12	DNS
	400 m T12	1:02.71	13	did not advance
Samir Nouioua	800 m T46	1:58.54	2Q	—		1:58.71
	1500 m T46	—				3:58.75
	5000 m T46	—				14:54.49
Rezki Reguig	800 m T37	2:14.64	3Q	—		2:13.87	6
	1500 m T37	—				4:48.03	8
Farid Sehili	800 m T46	2:03.89	6Q	—		1:59.66	5
	1500 m T46	—				4:04.45	4
	5000 m T46	—				17:06.40	17
Mustapha Thabet	800 m T37	2:16.12	7Q	—		2:13.87	6

Men–field

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Karim Betina	Club throw F32/51	29.17
	Discus F32/51	DNS
	Shot put F32	7.64 WR
Hakim Yahiaoui	Discus F13	44.81
	Shot put F13	12.60	9

Women–field

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Sofia Djelal	Discus F56-58	28.21	13
	Shot put F56-58	9.17	7
	Javelin F56-58	30.97 WR
Nadia Medjmedj	Discus F56-58	24.54	5
	Shot put F56-58	9.79 WR

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	First repechage round	Repechage semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Sid Ali Lamri	+66 kg	Kallunki (FIN) L 1000-0000	did not advance
Messaoud Nine	+90 kg	Stoskus (LTU) W 0211S-0011S	Jones (USA) W 1000-0000	Cugnon (FRA) W	Bye		Kretsul (RUS) W 0120S-0001

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Total lifted	Rank
Saleha Annab	+48 kg	67.5	8
Nacera Belarbi	+67,5 kg	NMR

See also

• Algeria at the Paralympics
• Algeria at the 2004 Summer Olympics

References

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2. "Medal Standings Athens 2004 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
3. "Participation Numbers Athens 2004 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
4. Vougiouklakis, G.; Tzoutzas, J.; Farmakis, E.-T.; Farmakis, E.-E.; Antoniadou, M.; Mitsea, A. (2008-11-01). "Dental Data of the Athens 2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games". International Journal of Sports Medicine. 29 (11): 927–933. doi:10.1055/s-2008-1038489. ISSN 0172-4622. Archived from the original on 2018-06-03. Retrieved 2020-06-13.