Algeria at the Olympics

Algeria at the
Olympics
IOC codeALG
NOCAlgerian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coa.dz
Medals
Ranked 67th
Gold
7
Silver
4
Bronze
9
Total
20
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
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

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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.[1]

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.[2][3] 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.[4][5]

Medal tables

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See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

Medals by sport

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SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Athletics43310
 Boxing2057
 Gymnastics1001
 Judo0112
Totals (4 entries)74920

Athletes with most medals

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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 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 medalists

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In this table (sorted by individual totals gold medals), athletes who have won a gold medal at the Olympics.

Athlete Sport Born Period Individual Team Total
Olympics World Ch. Olympics World Ch. Individual Team Individual + Team
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 Nouria Merah-Benida Athletics 1970 1996–2006 1 0 0 0 0 0 – – – - - - 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 0 1
6 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
7 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

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Medal Name Games Sport Event Date
 Bronze Mustapha Moussa 1984 Los Angeles Boxing Men's light-heavyweight 9 August 1984
 Bronze Mohamed Zaoui Boxing Men's middleweight 9 August 1984
 Gold Hassiba Boulmerka 1992 Barcelona Athletics Women's 1500 metres 8 August 1992
 Bronze Hocine Soltani Boxing Men's featherweight 7 August 1992
 Gold Noureddine Morceli 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 1500 metres 3 August 1996
 Gold Hocine Soltani Boxing Men's lightweight 4 August 1996
 Bronze Mohamed Bahari Boxing Men's middleweight 1 August 1996
 Gold Nouria Merah-Benida 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's 1500 metres 30 September 2000
 Silver Ali Saïdi-Sief Athletics Men's 5000 metres 30 September 2000
 Bronze Abderrahmane Hammad Athletics Men's high jump 24 September 2000
 Bronze Djabir Saïd-Guerni Athletics Men's 800 metres 27 September 2000
 Bronze Mohamed Allalou Boxing Men's light-welterweight 29 September 2000
 Silver Amar Benikhlef 2008 Beijing Judo Men's -90 kg 13 August 2008
 Bronze Soraya Haddad Judo Women's -52 kg 10 August 2008
 Gold Taoufik Makhloufi 2012 London Athletics Men's 1500 metres 7 August 2012
 Silver 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's 800 metres 15 August 2016
 Silver Athletics Men's 1500 metres 20 August 2016
 Gold Kaylia Nemour 2024 Paris Gymnastics Women's uneven bars 4 August 2024
 Gold Imane Khelif Boxing Women's 66 kg 9 August 2024
 Bronze Djamel Sedjati Athletics Men's 800 metres 10 August 2024

Flagbearers

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See also: List of flag bearers for Algeria at the Olympics

Algeria at the Olympic Games Football Tournament

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Main article: Algeria at the Olympic Games Football Tournament

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jeux Olympiques, De Moussa à Makhloufi". La Gazette du Fennec. August 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "The Montreal Olympics boycott | NZHistory.net.nz, New Zealand history online". Nzhistory.net.nz. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008. Retrieved October 21, 2008.
  3. ^ "BBC ON THIS DAY | 17 | 1976: African countries boycott Olympics". London: News.bbc.co.uk. July 17, 1976. Retrieved October 21, 2008.
  4. ^ "MMustapha Moussa, Los Angeles s'en souviendra". Liberté. Rédaction nationale. July 9, 2012. Archived from the original on February 19, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  5. ^ "Mustapha Moussa, Une ancienne gloire du noble art algérien". El Watan. Halim B. October 18, 2015.
  6. ^ Dubault, Fabrice (24 January 2014). "L'histoire invraisemblable de Mehdi Khelifi privé de J.O par l'Algérie". France 3. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
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