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first competed at the

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in 1964, and has participated in every

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since then, except for the boycotted

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. Algeria has also sent athletes to the

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on three occasions. The

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for Algeria is the ''Comité Olympique Algérien'' ( Algerian Olympic Committee), founded in 1963.

History

Before independence during the

French Algeria French Algeria (french: Alger to 1839, then afterwards; unofficially , ar, الجزائر المستعمرة), also known as Colonial Algeria, was the period of French colonisation of Algeria. French rule in the region began in 1830 with the ...

period, the Algerian athletes were participating with France, among the most famous, the gold medalists

Boughera El Ouafi Ahmed Boughèra El Ouafi ( ar, أحمد بوقرة الوافي; 15 October 1898 – 18 October 1959) was an Algerian athlete during the time of the French occupation of Algeria. In 1928, he won the Olympic gold medal in the marathon. Biogr ...

in 1928,

Alain Mimoun Alain Mimoun, born Ali Mimoun Ould Kacha (1 January 1921 – 27 June 2013), was an Algerian-born French long-distance runner who competed in track events, cross-country running and the marathon. He was the 1956 Olympic champion in the marathon ...

in 1956 and many others. After independence in 1962, Algeria participated in the Olympic Games for the first time at the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

with gymnast

Mohamed Lazhari Mohamed Lazhari-Yamani (born 12 April 1938) is a former Algerian gymnast who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome for France and at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( j ...

. Algeria withdrew from the

due to the refusal of the IOC to ban countries who had competed in South Africa amidst its

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policies. 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 The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

Algeria participated for the first time in a team sport, competing in both

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and

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. Their first medal came at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

, where

Mustapha Moussa Mustapha Moussa ( ar, مصطفى موسى; born February 2, 1962 in Oran) is an Algerian former boxer who fought in the light heavyweight division. He won the first-ever Olympic medal for Algeria, winning a bronze at the 1984 Summer Olympics in L ...

won bronze in boxing.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Medals by Winter Games

Medals by sport

Athletes with most medals

Only two Algerian athlete have won two medals in the history of the

: middle-distance runner

Taoufik Makhloufi Taoufik Makhloufi ( ar, توفيق مخلوفي; born 29 April 1988) is an Algerian athlete who specialises in middle-distance running. He became the 1500 metres Olympic champion at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England. In 2016, Makhloufi ...

and boxer

Hocine Soltani Hocine Soltani (December 1972 – March 2002) was an Algerian boxer, who won two Olympic medals. In 1992, the southpaw placed third in the featherweight division (54–57 kg), and at the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the ...

. 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). Notes: in Khaki the athletes still in activity.

History

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Medals by Winter Games

Medals by sport

Athletes with most medals

Gold medalist

List of medalists

Flagbearers

Algeria at the Olympic Games Football Tournament

See also

References

External links