Algeria competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.

Disability classifications

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of ten disability categories: impaired muscle power, impaired passive range of movement, limb deficiency, leg length difference, short stature, hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis, vision impairment and intellectual impairment. Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.

Competitors SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 13 6 19Goalball 6 6 12Judo 2 1 3Powerlifting 1 1 2Wheelchair basketball 12 12 24 Total 34 26 60

Medallists Algeria finished the Games ranked fourth among African nations for total gold medals won in Rio with 4. They were behind Nigeria, South Africa and Tunisia. Algeria finished with 16 medals total. | width=75% align=left valign=top |

Medal Name Sport Event Date Abdellatif Baka Athletics Men's 1500 metres T13 11 September Nassima Saifi Athletics Women's discus throw F56/57 15 September Samir Nouioua Athletics Men's 1500 metres T46 16 September Asmahan Boudjadar Athletics Women's shot put F33 16 September Lahouari Bahlaz Athletics Men's shot put F32 8 September Nassima Saifi Athletics Women's shot put F56/57 8 September Mounia Gasmi Athletics Women's club throw F31/32 9 September Kamel Kardjena Athletics Men's shot put F33 10 September Mohamed Berrahal Athletics Men's 100 metres T51 13 September Cherine Abdellaoui Judo Women's 52 kg 8 September Nadia Medjemedj Athletics Women's shot put F56/57 8 September Nadia Medjemedj Athletics Women's javelin throw F56 10 September Madjid Djemai Athletics Men's 1500 metres T37 11 September Lynda Hamri Athletics Women's long jump T12 13 September Mohamed Fouad Hamoumou Athletics Men's 400 metres T13 15 September Sofiane Hamdi Athletics Men's 400 metres T37 16 September

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Medals by sportSportTotalAthletics45615Judo0011Total45716

Medals by dayDayDate Total 1 8 September 0 2 2 4 2 9 September 0 1 0 1 3 10 September 0 1 1 2 4 11 September 1 0 1 2 6 13 September 0 1 1 2 8 15 September 1 0 1 2 9 16 September 2 0 1 3Total457 16

Multiple medalistsNameSport Total Nassima Saifi Athletics 1 1 0 2 Nadia Medjemedj Athletics 0 0 2 2

Athletics

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Men's Track AthleteEventsHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankAbdellatif Baka1500 metres T13colspan="2" 3:48.29 Fouad Bakacolspan="2" 3:49.84 4Madjid Djemai1500 metres T37colspan="2" 4:17.28Sofiane Hamdi100 metres T3712.085colspan=2Sofiane Hamdi400 metres T3754.283 Q53.01 Mohamed Berrahal100 metres T51colspan="2" 21.70Mohamed Berrahal400 metres T51colspan="2" 1:24.064Sid Ali Bouzourine400 metres T36colspan="2" 1:00.227Sid Ali Bouzourine800 metres T36colspan="2" 2:15.034Abdellatif Baka400 metres T1350.152 QFouad Baka49.04 3 Q49.094Mohamed Fouad Hamoumou49.081 Q48.04 Samir Nouioua1500 metres T46colspan="2" 3:59.46

Men's Field AthleteEventsMark()RankLahouari BahlazShot Put F329.40Abderrahim Missouni8.176Karim Betina7.279Lahouari Bahlazclub throw F32Abderrahim MissouniMounir BakiriKamel KardjenaShot Put F3310.94Firas Bentrialong jump F115.599

Women's Track AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankLynda Hamri100 metres T1213.52 q213.804colspan=2

Women's Field AthleteEventsMark()RankLouadjeda Benoumessadjavelin throw F3416.965Nadia Medjemedjjavelin throw F5620.24Nassima Saifishot put F56/5710.77Nadia Medjemedj9.92Safia DjelalMounia Gasmiclub throw F3225.41 Lynda Hamrilong jump T125.53 Nassima Saifidiscus throw F5733.33Safia Djelal27.344Mounia Gasmishot put F323.994Asmahan Boudjadarshot put F335.72

Goalball

Men's tournament

Algeria's men enter the tournament ranked 12th in the world.

Women's tournament

The Algeria women's national goalball team qualified for the Rio Games after winning the African championship by defeating Egypt 11–1 in the final. Other teams participating in the qualifier included Tunisia and Morocco. Ghana was scheduled to compete, but pulled out of the event. The team played in a Rio warmup tournament in Malmo, Sweden where they finished tenth. The national team is coached by Mohamed Bettahrat. Algeria's women enter the tournament ranked 23rd in the world.

Judo

With one pathway for qualification being having a top finish at the 2014 IBSA Judo World Championships, Algeria earned a qualifying spot in Rio base on the performance of Noura Mouloud in the men's -60 kg event. The B3 Judoka finished first in his class.

Men AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFirst repechage roundRepechage semifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMouloud NouraMen's -60 kgL 000-000 Did not advanceL 000-010Did not advanceMehdi MeskineMen's -73 kgW 000-000 L 000-111Did not advanceL 000-100Did not advance

Women AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFirst repechage roundRepechage semifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankCherine AbdellaouiWomen's -52 kgW 000-000 L 000-100Did not advanceW 001-000

Powerlifting

Samira Guerioua qualified to represent Algeria at the 2016 Games in powerlifting. The 32-year-old is a member of the Bir Mourad Rais club. Nationally, she is coached by Mohamed-Salah Ben Atta.

Women AthleteEventResultRankSamira Guerioua-45 kg85.06Hocine Bettir-65 kg

Wheelchair basketball

Men's tournament

The Algeria men's national wheelchair basketball team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics. The team participated in the Arab Championship "Open" in July 2016 as part of their Rio preparation efforts. At the event, Algeria defeated Iraq by a score of 48–24, Morocco by a score of 77–72, South Africa by a score of 79–53, Kuwait by a score of 87-25 and Saudi Arabia by a score of 63–33. Nabil Gueddoun led his team in scoring going into elimination play.

11th/12th place playoff

Women's tournament

The Algeria women's national wheelchair basketball team qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics. As hosts, Brazil got to choose which group they were put into. They were partnered with Algeria, who would be put in the group they did not choose. Brazil chose Group A, which included Canada, Germany, Great Britain and Argentina. Algeria ended up in Group B with the United States, the Netherlands, France and China.

9th/10th place match

See also Algeria at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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