Algeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Algeria at the
2012 Summer Olympics

IOC code| ALG
NOC| Algerian Olympic Committee
Website| www.coa.dz
in London
Competitors| 39 in 12 sports
Flag bearers | Abdelhafid Benchabla (opening)[1]
Taoufik Makhloufi (closing)
Medals
Ranked 50th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Other related appearances
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Algeria competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twelfth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics, except for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott.

The Algerian Olympic Committee sent a total of 39 athletes to the Games, 21 men and 18 women, to compete in 12 sports. Women's volleyball was the only team event in which Algeria had its representation in these Olympic Games. There was only a single competitor in road cycling, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, and weightlifting. Boxing was the largest team by an individual-based sport, with a total of eight competitors.

The Algerian team included judoka Soraya Haddad, who previously won the bronze medal in Beijing, and sabre fencer Lea Moutoussamy, who set the nation's record as the youngest athlete, at age 14, in its Olympic history. Light heavyweight boxer and 2011 World Series champion Abdelhafid Benchabla was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

Algeria left London with its first Olympic gold medal since 2000 from middle-distance runner Taoufik Makhloufi.

## Medalists

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Main article: 2012 Summer Olympics medal table

| Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Taoufik Makhloufi | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | 7 August
| Medals by sport

Sport |  |  |  | Total
Athletics | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
Total  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1

## Competitors

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Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Athletics | 5 | 1 | 6
Boxing | 8 | 0 | 8
Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1
Fencing | 0 | 2 | 2
Judo | 0 | 2 | 2
Rowing | 0 | 1 | 1
Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1
Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1
Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1
Volleyball | 0 | 12 | 12
Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1
Wrestling | 3 | 0 | 3
Total | 21 | 18 | 39

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Algerian athletes have achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):[2][3]

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

Tayeb Filali failed to finish the men's marathon.

Men
Track & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Rabah Aboud | 5000 m | 13:28.38  | 14  | —  | did not advance
Mohamed Belabbas | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:22.32  | 6  | —  | did not advance
Tayeb Filali | Marathon | —  | DNF
Taoufik Makhloufi | 800 m | DNF | did not advance
1500 m | 3:35.15  | 1 Q | 3:42.25  | 1 Q | 3:34.08  |

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Issam Nima | Triple jump | 16.50  | 15  | did not advance

Women
Track & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Result  | Rank
Souad Ait Salem | Marathon | 2:31:15  | 37

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Algeria has qualified 2 boxers. Abdelhafid Benchabla has qualified for the Games by winning the light heavyweight 80–85 kg division at the World Series of Boxing finals.[4][5] Mohamed Amine Ouadahi qualified from the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships. Algeria also qualified boxers from the African Continental Tournament.

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Mohamed Flissi | Light flyweight |  Pongprayoon (THA)
L 11–19  | did not advance
Samir Brahimi | Flyweight |  Woods (AUS)
W 14–12  |  Aloyan (RUS)
L 9–14  | did not advance
Mohamed Amine Ouadahi | Bantamweight |  Turkadze (GEO)
W WO |  Encarnación (DOM)
W 16–10  |  Shimizu (JPN)
L 15–17  | did not advance
Abdelkader Chadi | Lightweight |  Keleş (TUR)
L 8–15  | did not advance
Ilyas Abbadi | Welterweight |  Evans (GBR)
L 10–18  | did not advance
Abdelmalek Rahou | Middleweight |  Ross (AUS)
W 13–11  |  Murata (JPN)
L 12–21  | did not advance
Abdelhafid Benchabla | Light heavyweight | Bye  |  Kölling (GER)
W 12–9  |  Hvozdyk (UKR)
L 17–19  | did not advance
Chouaib Bouloudinats | Heavyweight | —  |  Peralta (ARG)
L 5–13  | did not advance

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

### Road

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Algeria has qualified one rider.

Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Azzedine Lagab | Men's road race | did not finish

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Algeria has qualified 2 fencers.

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Anissa Khelfaoui | Individual foil |  Leleyko (UKR)
L 4–15  | did not advance
Lea Moutoussamy | Individual sabre | —  |  Velikaya (RUS)
L 6–15  | did not advance

## Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Soraya Haddad | Women's −52 kg |  Chițu (ROU)
L 0000–0100  | did not advance
Sonia Asselah | Women's +78 kg |  Bryant (GBR)
L 0001–0100  | did not advance

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Algeria has qualified the following boat.

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Repechage  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Amina Rouba | Single sculls | 8:15.94  | 5 R | 8:12.83  | 4 FE | Bye  | 8:42.23  | 26

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

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Fateh Ziadi | 10 m air pistol | 562  | 43  | did not advance

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Algerian swimmers have achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[6][7]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Nabil Kebbab | 100 m freestyle | 50.37  | 33  | did not advance

## Taekwondo

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Main article: Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Algeria has qualified 1 athlete.[8]

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage  | Bronze Medal  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Mokdad El-Yamine | Men's −58 kg |  Muñoz (COL)
L 1–8  | did not advance

## Volleyball

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Algeria women's national volleyball team at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Main article: Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Algeria's women's team qualified for the indoor tournament.

* Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players

### Women's indoor tournament

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Main article: Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Algerian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[9]

Head coach:  George Strumilo

№  | Name  | Date of birth  | Height  | Weight  | Spike  | Block  | 2012 club

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1 | Sehryne Hennaoui | 1 October 1988 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 285 cm (112 in) | 273 cm (107 in) |  Le Hainaut VB Women
2 | Dallal Merwa Achour | 3 November 1994 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 279 cm (110 in) | 273 cm (107 in) |  ESF Mouzaia
3 | Salima Hammouche (L) | 17 January 1984 | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | 54 kg (119 lb) | 270 cm (110 in) | 265 cm (104 in) |  GS Pétroliers
5 | Amel Khamtache | 4 May 1981 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 240 cm (94 in) | 235 cm (93 in) |  GS Pétroliers
8 | Zohra Bensalem | 5 April 1990 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 310 cm (120 in) | 299 cm (118 in) |  GS Pétroliers
9 | Sarra Belhocine | 18 September 1994 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 272 cm (107 in) | 266 cm (105 in) |  GS Pétroliers
11 | Mouni Abderrahim | 19 November 1985 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 293 cm (115 in) |  ASW Bejaïa
12 | Safia Boukhima | 10 January 1991 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 294 cm (116 in) | 284 cm (112 in) |  GS Pétroliers
13 | Nawal Mansouri (L) | 1 August 1985 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 291 cm (115 in) | 281 cm (111 in) |  GS Pétroliers
17 | Lydia Oulmou (C) | 2 February 1986 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 310 cm (120 in) | 305 cm (120 in) |  Istres Volleyball
18 | Tassadit Aïssou | 19 June 1989 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 295 cm (116 in) | 285 cm (112 in) |  Nedjmet Chlef
19 | Celia Bourihane | 22 January 1995 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 295 cm (116 in) | 289 cm (114 in) |  NC Bejaïa

Group play
Pos | Team

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1  |  Russia | 5  | 5  | 0  | 14  | 15  | 4  | 3.750  | 459  | 352  | 1.304  | Quarter-finals
2  |  Italy | 5  | 4  | 1  | 13  | 14  | 5  | 2.800  | 442  | 368  | 1.201
3  |  Japan | 5  | 3  | 2  | 9  | 11  | 6  | 1.833  | 401  | 335  | 1.197
4  |  Dominican Republic | 5  | 2  | 3  | 6  | 8  | 9  | 0.889  | 374  | 362  | 1.033
5  |  Great Britain | 5  | 1  | 4  | 2  | 3  | 14  | 0.214  | 295  | 396  | 0.745  |
6  |  Algeria | 5  | 0  | 5  | 1  | 2  | 15  | 0.133  | 252  | 410  | 0.615

Source: [citation needed]

28 July 2012
09:30  | Algeria | 0–3  |  Japan | Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 13,000
Referees: Karin Zahorcova (CZE), José Vélez (PUR)

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(15–25, 14–25, 7–25)
result statistics

* * *

30 July 2012
22:00  | Great Britain | 3–2  |  Algeria | Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 14,000
Referees: Mitchell Davidson (CAN), Janpen Jirakakul (THA)

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(22–25, 25–19, 23–25, 25–19, 15–8)
result statistics

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1 August 2012
11:30  | Algeria | 0–3  |  Russia | Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Janpen Jirakakul (THA), Brian McDougall (GBR)

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(7–25, 14–25, 15–25)
result statistics

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3 August 2012
22:00  | Algeria | 0–3  |  Italy | Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 11,000
Referees: Patricia Salvatore (USA), Wang Ning (CHN)

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(11–25, 12–25, 17–25)
result statistics

* * *

5 August 2012
09:30  | Algeria | 0–3  |  Dominican Republic | Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Attendance: 11,000
Referees: Patricia Salvatore (USA), Brian McDougall (GBR)

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(15–25, 16–25, 13–25)
result statistics

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Algeria has qualified the following quota places.

Athlete  | Event  | Snatch  | Clean & Jerk  | Total  | Rank

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Walid Bidani | Men's −105 kg | 160  | 14  | 180  | 14  | 340  | 14

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Algeria has qualified three quota places.

Key:

* VT – Victory by Fall.
* PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
* PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.

Men's freestyle
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Repechage 1  | Repechage 2  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Mohamed Louafi | −84 kg | Bye  |  Gattsiev (BLR)
L 1–3 PP | did not advance  | 16

Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Repechage 1  | Repechage 2  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Tarek Benaissa | −60 kg | Bye  |  Kuramagomedov (RUS)
L 0–3 PO | did not advance  | 15
Mohamed Serir | −66 kg |  Venckaitis (LTU)
L 1–3 PP | did not advance  | 13

## See also

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* Algeria at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

## References

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1. ^ Staff (19 June 2012). "JO 2012: Benchebla porte-drapeau algérien" [2012 Olympics: Benchebla is the Algerian flag bearer] (in French). djazairSport.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
2. ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
3. ^ IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – London 2012 ENTRY STANDARDS (PDF), IAAF, archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2012, retrieved 4 June 2011
4. ^ "World Series of Boxing – Results". AIBA. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.[permanent dead link]
5. ^ "Derevyanchenko, Benchabla pick up last two boxing places for London 2012 Olympic Games". thesportscampus.com. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.[permanent dead link]
6. ^ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
7. ^ FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE NATATION – Swimming (PDF), FINA, archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011, retrieved 8 June 2011
8. ^ "African Qualification Tournament for 2012 London Olympics". WTF. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
9. ^ "TEAM COMPOSITION – ALG / Algeria (women)". FIVB. Retrieved 18 July 2012.

## External links

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Media related to Algeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics at Wikimedia Commons

* Algeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics. London2012.com. at the UK Government Web Archive (archived 28 February 2013)
* Algeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)

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National Olympic Committees at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Republic of the Congo
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* Djibouti
* Egypt
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* Gabon
* The Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
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* Ivory Coast
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* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* Sudan
* Swaziland
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Aruba
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bermuda
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
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* Costa Rica
* Cuba
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* Dominican Republic
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* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela
* Virgin Islands

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Bahrain
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* Bhutan
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* China
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* India
* Indonesia
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* Syria
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* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
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Europe|

* Albania
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* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine

Oceania|

* American Samoa
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* Fiji
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* Kiribati
* Marshall Islands
* Federated States of Micronesia
* Nauru
* New Zealand
* Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu

Others|

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*[DNF]: Did not finish
*[BM]: Bronze medal match
*[Pos]: Position
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*[W]: Won
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*[SW]: Sets won
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*[SR]: Set ratio
*[SPW]: Setpoints won
*[SPL]: Setpoints lost
*[SPR]: Setpoint ratio
*[VT]: Victory by Fall
*[PP]: Decision by Points – the loser with technical points
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