Algeria at the Olympics

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.

Algeria at the
Olympics
IOC codeALG
NOCAlgerian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coa.dz
Medals
Ranked 71st
Gold
5
Silver
4
Bronze
8
Total
17
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
 France (1896–1960)

History
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
See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

Medals by sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics4329
Boxing1056
Judo0112
Totals (3 entries)54817

Athletes with most medals

Only two Algerian athlete have won two 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 medalist

In this table (sorted by individual totals gold medals), the men 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
Tot.
1 Noureddine Morceli Athletics 1970 1988–1998 100300 000000 400000 4004
2 Taoufik Makhloufi Athletics 1988 2007– 120010 000000 130000 1304
3 Hassiba Boulmerka Athletics 1968 1988–1997 100201 000000 301000 3014
4 Hocine Soltani Boxing 1972 1991–2000 101001 –––--- 102--- 1023
5 Nouria Merah-Benida Athletics 1970 1996–2006 100000 000000 100000 1001

Notes: in Khaki the athletes still in activity.

List of medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event Date
 BronzeMustapha Moussa1984 Los Angeles BoxingMen's light-heavyweight9 August 1984
 BronzeMohamed Zaoui1984 Los Angeles BoxingMen's middleweight9 August 1984
 GoldHassiba Boulmerka1992 Barcelona AthleticsWomen's 1500 metres8 August 1992
 BronzeHocine Soltani1992 Barcelona BoxingMen's featherweight7 August 1992
 GoldNoureddine Morceli1996 Atlanta AthleticsMen's 1500 metres3 August 1996
 GoldHocine Soltani1996 Atlanta BoxingMen's lightweight4 August 1996
 BronzeMohamed Bahari1996 Atlanta BoxingMen's middleweight1 August 1996
 GoldNouria Merah-Benida2000 Sydney AthleticsWomen's 1500 metres30 September 2000
 SilverAli Saïdi-Sief2000 Sydney AthleticsMen's 5000 metres30 September 2000
 BronzeAbderrahmane Hammad2000 Sydney AthleticsMen's high jump24 September 2000
 BronzeDjabir Saïd-Guerni2000 Sydney AthleticsMen's 800 metres27 September 2000
 BronzeMohamed Allalou2000 Sydney BoxingMen's light-welterweight29 September 2000
 SilverAmar Benikhlef2008 Beijing JudoMen's -90 kg13 August 2008
 BronzeSoraya Haddad2008 Beijing JudoWomen's -52 kg10 August 2008
 GoldTaoufik Makhloufi2012 London AthleticsMen's 1500 metres7 August 2012
 SilverTaoufik Makhloufi2016 Rio de Janeiro AthleticsMen's 800 metres15 August 2016
 SilverTaoufik Makhloufi2016 Rio de Janeiro AthleticsMen's 1500 metres20 August 2016

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

Algeria at the Olympic Games Football Tournament
Main article: Algeria at the Olympic Games Football Tournament

See also

References
  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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