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Algeria at the
Olympics
Flag of Algeria.svg
IOC code ALG
NOC Algerian Olympic Committee
Medals
Ranked 67th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
7 4 9 20
Summer appearances
  • 1964
  • 1968
  • 1972
  • 1976
  • 1980
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1996
  • 2000
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2012
  • 2016
  • 2020
Winter appearances
  • 1992
  • 1994–2002
  • 2006
  • 2010
  • 2014–2018
Other related appearances
 France (1896–1960)

Algeria first competed at the Olympic Games in 1964, and has participated in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the boycotted 1976 Summer Olympics. Algeria has also sent athletes to the Winter Olympic Games on three occasions. The National Olympic Committee for Algeria is the Comité Olympique Algérien (Algerian Olympic Committee), founded in 1963.

History

Moussa Mustapha
Mustapha Moussa winning Algeria's 1st Olympic medal in Los Angeles 1984

Before independence during the French Algeria period, the Algerian athletes were participating with France, among the most famous, the gold medalists Boughera El Ouafi in 1928, Alain Mimoun in 1956 and many others.

After independence in 1962, Algeria participated in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1964 Summer Olympics with gymnast Mohamed Lazhari. Algeria withdrew from the 1976 Summer Olympics due to the refusal of the IOC to ban countries who had competed in South Africa amidst its apartheid policies. Almost every nation in Africa participated in the boycott. South Africa itself had been banned from the Olympics since 1964.

In the 1980 Summer Olympics Algeria participated for the first time in a team sport, competing in both football and handball. Their first medal came at the 1984 Summer Olympics, where Mustapha Moussa won bronze in boxing.

Medal tables

Medals by sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 4 3 3 10
Boxing 2 0 5 7
Gymnastics 1 0 0 1
Judo 0 1 1 2
Totals (4 entries) 7 4 9 20

Athletes with most medals

Only two Algerian athletes have won multiple medals in the history of the Olympic Games: middle-distance runner Taoufik Makhloufi, and boxer Hocine Soltani.

Athlete Sport Games Gold medal olympic.svg Silver medal olympic.svg Bronze medal olympic.svg Total
Taoufik Makhloufi Athletics 2012–2016 1 2 0 3
Hocine Soltani Boxing 1992–1996 1 0 1 2

Notes: in Khaki the athletes still in activity.

Gold medalist

In this table (sorted by individual totals gold medals), the athletes who have won gold individual medals at the Olympics (but also at the World Championships).

Athlete Sport Born Period Individual Team Total
Olympics World Ch. Olympics World Ch. Individual Team Individual + Team
Gold medal olympic.svg Silver medal olympic.svg Bronze medal olympic.svg Gold medal world centered-2.svg Silver medal world centered-2.svg Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Gold medal olympic.svg Silver medal olympic.svg Bronze medal olympic.svg Gold medal world centered-2.svg Silver medal world centered-2.svg Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Gouden medaille.svg Zilveren medaille.svg Bronzen medaille.svg Gouden medaille.svg Zilveren medaille.svg Bronzen medaille.svg Gouden medaille.svg Zilveren medaille.svg Bronzen medaille.svg Tot.
1 Noureddine Morceli Athletics 1970 1988–1998 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4
2 Taoufik Makhloufi Athletics 1988 2007–2021 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4
3 Hassiba Boulmerka Athletics 1968 1988–1997 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 4
4 Hocine Soltani Boxing 1972 1991–2000 1 0 1 0 0 1 - - - 1 0 2 - - - 1 0 2 3
5 Kaylia Nemour Gymnastics 2006 2022– 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
6 Imane Khelif Boxing 1999 2018– 1 0 0 0 1 0 - - - 1 1 0 - - - 1 1 0 2

Notes: in Khaki the athletes still in activity.

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event Date
33 Bronze Moussa, MustaphaMustapha Moussa United States 1984 Los Angeles Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's light-heavyweight 9 August 1984
33 Bronze Zaoui, MohamedMohamed Zaoui Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's middleweight 9 August 1984
11 Gold Boulmerka, HassibaHassiba Boulmerka Spain 1992 Barcelona Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Women's 1500 metres 8 August 1992
33 Bronze Soltani, HocineHocine Soltani Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's featherweight 7 August 1992
11 Gold Morceli, NoureddineNoureddine Morceli United States 1996 Atlanta Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's 1500 metres 3 August 1996
11 Gold Soltani, HocineHocine Soltani Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's lightweight 4 August 1996
33 Bronze Bahari, MohamedMohamed Bahari Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's middleweight 1 August 1996
11 Gold Merah-Benida, NouriaNouria Merah-Benida Australia 2000 Sydney Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Women's 1500 metres 30 September 2000
22 Silver Saïdi-Sief, AliAli Saïdi-Sief Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's 5000 metres 30 September 2000
33 Bronze Hammad, AbderrahmaneAbderrahmane Hammad Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's high jump 24 September 2000
33 Bronze Saïd-Guerni, DjabirDjabir Saïd-Guerni Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's 800 metres 27 September 2000
33 Bronze Allalou, MohamedMohamed Allalou Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's light-welterweight 29 September 2000
22 Silver Benikhlef, AmarAmar Benikhlef China 2008 Beijing Judo pictogram.svg Judo Men's -90 kg 13 August 2008
33 Bronze Haddad, SorayaSoraya Haddad Judo pictogram.svg Judo Women's -52 kg 10 August 2008
11 Gold rowspan="3" | Makhloufi, TaoufikTaoufik Makhloufi United Kingdom 2012 London Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's 1500 metres 7 August 2012
22 Silver rowspan="2" | Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's 800 metres 15 August 2016
22 Silver Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's 1500 metres 20 August 2016
11 Gold Nemour, KayliaKaylia Nemour France 2024 Paris Gymnastics pictogram.svg Gymnastics Women's uneven bars 4 August 2024
11 Gold Khelif, ImaneImane Khelif Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Women's 66 kg 9 August 2024
33 Bronze Sedjati, DjamelDjamel Sedjati Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's 800 metres 10 August 2024

Flagbearers

Algeria at the Olympic Games Football Tournament

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Argelia en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

  • Algeria national athletics team
  • List of participating nations at the Summer Olympic Games
  • List of participating nations at the Winter Olympic Games
  • Category:Olympic competitors for Algeria
  • Algeria at the Paralympics
  • Algeria at the African Games
  • Algeria at the Mediterranean Games
  • Algeria at the Arab Games
  • Algeria at the Islamic Solidarity Games
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