Algeria at the Olympics facts for kids
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IOC code | ALG | ||||||||
NOC | Algerian Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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Algeria was first at the Olympic Games in 1964.
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Algeria is ALG.
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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.
Medalists
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Bronze | Mustapha Moussa | 1984 Los Angeles | Boxing | Men's light-heavyweight |
Bronze | Mohamed Zaoui | 1984 Los Angeles | Boxing | Men's middleweight |
Gold | Hassiba Boulmerka | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Women's 1500 metres |
Bronze | Hocine Soltani | 1992 Barcelona | Boxing | Men's featherweight |
Gold | Noureddine Morceli | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Men's 1500 metres |
Gold | Hocine Soltani | 1996 Atlanta | Boxing | Men's lightweight |
Bronze | Mohamed Bahari | 1996 Atlanta | Boxing | Men's middleweight |
Gold | Nouria Mérah-Benida | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Women's 1500 metres |
Silver | Ali Saïdi-Sief | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Men's 5000 metres |
Bronze | Djabir Saïd-Guerni | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Men's 800 metres |
Bronze | Abderrahmane Hammad | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Men's high jump |
Bronze | Mohamed Allalou | 2000 Sydney | Boxing | Men's light-welterweight |
Bronze | Soraya Haddad | 2008 Beijing | Judo | Women's -52 kg |
Silver | Amar Benikhlef | 2008 Beijing | Judo | Men's -90 kg |
Gold | Taoufik Makhloufi | 2012 London | Athletics | Men's 1500 metres |
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 |
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Athletics | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Boxing | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
Related pages
Images for kids
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Mustapha Moussa winning Algeria's 1st Olympic medal in Los Angeles 1984
See also
In Spanish: Argelia en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños
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