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Algeria at the Olympics

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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

Algeria was first at the Olympic Games in 1964.

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

History

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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 three times.

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

Medalists

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Medal Name Games Sport Event
3 BronzeMustapha Moussa1984 Los AngelesBoxingMen's light-heavyweight
3 BronzeMohamed Zaoui1984 Los AngelesBoxingMen's middleweight
1 Gold Hassiba Boulmerka1992 BarcelonaAthleticsWomen's 1500 metres
3 BronzeHocine Soltani1992 BarcelonaBoxingMen's featherweight
1 Gold Noureddine Morceli1996 AtlantaAthleticsMen's 1500 metres
1 Gold Hocine Soltani1996 AtlantaBoxingMen's lightweight
3 BronzeMohamed Bahari1996 AtlantaBoxingMen's middleweight
1 Gold Nouria Mérah-Benida2000 SydneyAthleticsWomen's 1500 metres
2 Silver Ali Saïdi-Sief2000 SydneyAthleticsMen's 5000 metres
3 BronzeAbderrahmane Hammad2000 SydneyAthleticsMen's high jump
3 BronzeDjabir Saïd-Guerni2000 SydneyAthleticsMen's 800 metres
3 BronzeMohamed Allalou2000 SydneyBoxingMen's light-welterweight
2 Silver Amar Benikhlef2008 BeijingJudoMen's -90 kg
3 BronzeSoraya Haddad2008 BeijingJudoWomen's -52 kg
1 Gold Taoufik Makhloufi2012 LondonAthleticsMen's 1500 metres
2 Silver Taoufik Makhloufi2016 Rio de JaneiroAthleticsMen's 800 metres
2 Silver Taoufik Makhloufi2016 Rio de JaneiroAthleticsMen's 1500 metres

Medal tables

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Medals by Summer Games

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1964 Tokyo0000
1968 Mexico City0000
1972 Munich0000
1976 Montrealdid not participate
1980 Moscow0000
1984 Los Angeles0022
1988 Seoul0000
1992 Barcelona1012
1996 Atlanta2013
2000 Sydney1135
2004 Athens0000
2008 Beijing0112
2012 London1001
2016 Rio de Janeiro0202
2020 Tokyo0000
Total54817

Medals by sport

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Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics4329
Boxing1056
Judo0112
Total54817
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References

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  1. ↑ "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  2. ↑ International Olympic Committee. "Comité Olympique Algérien". Retrieved 2011-06-13.

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