Algeria competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics. 54 competitors, all men, took part in 28 events in 9 sports.
Athletics
Men
Track & road events
Field events
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) Ahmed Siad First round — Bye Second round — Defeated Lincoln Salcedo (Ecuador) on points (5-0) Quarter Finals — Lost to Ismail Mustafov (Bulgaria) on points (0-5)
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg) Boualem Bel Alouane First round — Defeated Barrington Cambridge (Guyana) on points (5-0) Second round — Lost to Ace Rusevski (Yugoslavia) on points (0-5)
Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg) Mohamed Bouchiche First round — Lost to Pawel Skrzecz (Poland) after walkover
Fencing
One fencer represented Algeria in 1980.
Men's foil
Tahar Hamou
Football
Team Squad
Head coach: Mahieddine Khalef
Group results
Group standings
Group C
Quarter-final
Handball
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group B) Lost to Yugoslavia (18-22) Lost to Romania (18-26) Lost to Soviet Union (10-33) Lost to Switzerland (18-26) Defeated Kuwait (30-17) Classification Match 9th/10th place: Lost to Denmark (20-29) → 10th place
Team Roster
Ahmed Farfar
Abdelkerim Hamiche
Azeddine Bouzerar
Omar Azeb
Ali Akacha
Ahcene Djeffal
Kamel Hebri
Mouloud Meknache
Abdelmadjid Slimani
Abdelkrim Bendjemil
Abdelatif Bergheul
Abdelatif Bakir
Rachid Mokrani
Mohamed Machou
Judo
Men
Swimming
Men
Weightlifting
Bantamweight (56 kg) Ahmed Tarbi → Total: 240.0 kg → 11th place
Featherweight (60 kg) Mohamed Gouni → Total: 247.5 kg → 11th place
Heavyweight I (100 kg) Omar Yousfi → Total: 320.0 kg → 13th place