Algeria at the Olympics

Algeria was first at the Olympic Games in 1964.

Algeria at the
Olympics
Flag of Algeria.svg
IOC codeALG
NOCAlgerian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coa.dz
Medals
Gold
5
Silver
4
Bronze
8
Total
17
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Algeria is ALG.[1]

History

Since 1964, there has been an Algerian team in every Summer Olympic Games since, except for the boycotted 1976 Summer Olympics. Algeria has also sent athletes to the Winter Olympic Games two times.

The National Olympic Committee for Algeria is the Comité Olympique Algérien started in 1963.[2]

Medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
3  Bronze Moussa, MustaphaMustapha Moussa 1984 Los Angeles Boxing Men's light-heavyweight
3  Bronze Zaoui, MohamedMohamed Zaoui 1984 Los Angeles Boxing Men's middleweight
1  Gold Boulmerka, HassibaHassiba Boulmerka 1992 Barcelona Athletics Women's 1500 metres
3  Bronze Soltani, HocineHocine Soltani 1992 Barcelona Boxing Men's featherweight
1  Gold Morceli, NoureddineNoureddine Morceli 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 1500 metres
1  Gold Soltani, HocineHocine Soltani 1996 Atlanta Boxing Men's lightweight
3  Bronze Bahari, MohamedMohamed Bahari 1996 Atlanta Boxing Men's middleweight
1  Gold Mérah-Benida, NouriaNouria Mérah-Benida 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's 1500 metres
2  Silver Saïdi-Sief, AliAli Saïdi-Sief 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 5000 metres
3  Bronze Saïd-Guerni, DjabirDjabir Saïd-Guerni 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 800 metres
3  Bronze Hammad, AbderrahmaneAbderrahmane Hammad 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's high jump
3  Bronze Allalou, MohamedMohamed Allalou 2000 Sydney Boxing Men's light-welterweight
3  Bronze Haddad, SorayaSoraya Haddad 2008 Beijing Judo Women's -52 kg
2  Silver Benikhlef, AmarAmar Benikhlef 2008 Beijing Judo Men's -90 kg
1  Gold Makhloufi, TaoufikTaoufik Makhloufi 2012 London Athletics Men's 1500 metres

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1964 Tokyo 0 0 0 0
1968 Mexico City 0 0 0 0
1972 Munich 0 0 0 0
1976 Montreal did not participate
1980 Moscow 0 0 0 0
1984 Los Angeles 0 0 2 2
1988 Seoul 0 0 0 0
1992 Barcelona 1 0 1 2
1996 Atlanta 2 0 1 3
2000 Sydney 1 1 3 5
2004 Athens 0 0 0 0
2008 Beijing 0 1 1 2
2008 London 1 0 0 1
Total 5 2 8 15

Medals by sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 4 1 2 6
Boxing 1 0 5 6
Judo 0 1 1 2
Total 5 2 8 15

Algeria At The Olympics Media

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References

  1. "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]; retrieved 2012-8-16.
  2. International Olympic Committee. "Comité Olympique Algérien". Retrieved 2011-06-13.

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