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Munich 1972

Do you know- By the early 1970s, the National Olympic Committee sent five champs --four athletes and one boxer-- to the Summer Games in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Prague 1978

Do you know- By 1978, the ladies's handball squad of Algeria won the suitable to compete within the World Championships in Prague (Czechoslovakia).

Algiers 1978

Do you know- At the African Video games in Algiers, between July thirteen and July 28, 1978,the host nation's team completed third in the medal rely (unofficial level scoring of countries), profitable a total of 16 gold, 19 silver, and 23 bronze medals. Seven years in the past, Algeria reached seventh place in Lagos (Nigeria).

Madrid 1982

Do you know- On the 1978 African Games, Algeria gained gold, adopted by Nigeria (silver), and Ghana (bronze). In a while, by 1982, the crew from Algeria fulfilled a dream nurtured for decades after they qualified for the FIFA World Championships in Madrid (Spain). In a memorable match, Algeria routed West Germany 2-1 in the international event. In Spain, the African country completed 13th. Throughout the years that followed, by 1990, the nation gained the Males's African Cup, after finishing second within the regional event in 1980. The nationwide sport in Algeria is soccer.

Barcelona 1992

Do you know- The most internationally recognized athlete is Hassiba Boulmerka. By the early 1990s, she turned the first Algerian woman to win an Olympic gold medal. This award was a boost for ladies in Algeria, an Arab nation in North Africa. Then, she headed the African delegation on the 1996 Summer season Olympic Games in Atlanta (Georgia, US). She was born on July 10, 1968, in Constantine, Algeria.

Atlanta 1996

Do you know- On the 1996 Atlanta Olympics,the North African staff placed 34th in the tally of gold medals, with two gold medals ( one in men's 1,500m and one in boxing). This accomplishment is greater than any previously achieved by the national groups from Algeria.

Indianapolis 2002

Do you know- By 2002, the boys's basketball staff of Algeria got here in fifteenth place within the World Cup in Indianapolis, Indiana (United States).

Athens 2004

Did you know- Surprisingly, the nation's swimmer Salim Iles finished seventh within the males's one hundred m freestyle remaining on the 2004 Summer time Olympics in Athens (Greece). In addition, he got here 8th within the 50m freestyle. He turned one of the first North African swimmers to qualify for the finals in the Summer Games.

Beijing 2008

Did you know- The women's volleyball crew of Algeria qualified for the primary time to the Summer season Olympics after they competed in the Video games of the twenty ninth Olympiad within the Folks's Republic of China. They qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics by means of the African qualifiers in Algiers.