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
Gold
5
Silver
4
Bronze
8
Total
17
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

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

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

By detail
Games Athletes Sports Athletes by sport Medals Total Rank
1964 Tokyo11------1---------------
1968 Mexico City32--2---1---------------
1972 Munich524-1-------------------
1976 Montrealdid not participate
1980 Moscow5799-3-117-143---4----33---
1984 Los Angeles3339-7----15---------2---2242
1988 Seoul42712-12---145------1-2----
1992 Barcelona3579-8-----3---1---10221-1234
1996 Atlanta4598-6-2--1661--1----322-1334
2000 Sydney471021-7-2-1-72--32---12113541
2004 Athens621021-7-7---111--6501-21---
2008 Beijing6213161712---103--51--1213-11264
2012 London39126-812---21-11-1-12131--150
2016 Rio de Janeiro651316-822182-52311----23-2-262
2020 Tokyo00----------------------00
Total54817

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 Hassiba Boulmerka Athletics 1968 1988–1997 100201 000000 301000 3014
3 Hocine Soltani Boxing 1972 1991–2000 101001 –––--- 102--- 1023

Notes: in Khaki the athletes still in activity.

List of medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event Date
 BronzeMustapha Moussa 1984 Los Angeles BoxingMen's light-heavyweight9 August 1984
 BronzeMohamed Zaoui 1984 Los Angeles BoxingMen's middleweight9 August 1984
 BronzeHocine Soltani 1992 Barcelona BoxingMen's featherweight7 August 1992
 GoldHassiba Boulmerka 1992 Barcelona AthleticsWomen's 1500 metres8 August 1992
 BronzeMohamed Bahari 1996 Atlanta BoxingMen's middleweight1 August 1996
 GoldNoureddine Morceli 1996 Atlanta AthleticsMen's 1500 metres3 August 1996
 GoldHocine Soltani 1996 Atlanta BoxingMen's lightweight4 August 1996
 BronzeAbderrahmane Hammad 2000 Sydney AthleticsMen's high jump24 September 2000
 BronzeDjabir Saïd-Guerni 2000 Sydney AthleticsMen's 800 metres27 September 2000
 BronzeMohamed Allalou 2000 Sydney BoxingMen's light-welterweight29 September 2000
 GoldNouria Merah-Benida 2000 Sydney AthleticsWomen's 1500 metres30 September 2000
 SilverAli Saïdi-Sief 2000 Sydney AthleticsMen's 5000 metres30 September 2000
 BronzeSoraya Haddad 2008 Beijing JudoWomen's -52 kg10 August 2008
 SilverAmar Benikhlef 2008 Beijing JudoMen's -90 kg13 August 2008
 GoldTaoufik Makhloufi 2012 London AthleticsMen's 1500 metres7 August 2012
 SilverTaoufik Makhloufi 2016 Rio de Janeiro AthleticsMen's 800 metres15 August 2016
 SilverTaoufik Makhloufi 2016 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.
  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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