Algeria at the Olympics

Algeria, the NOK, the Comité Olympique Algérien was founded in 1963 and recognized in 1964 by the IOC since 1964, he took part in the Olympic Summer Games. With the exception of the boycotted games of 1976 Algerian athletes participated in all the following summer games. Three times (1992, 2006 and 2010 ) was sent an Algerian delegation to Winter Games.

A total of 321 participants were sent, of which 49 are women. Algeria set to 2012 five Olympic champion. Algerian athletes also won two silver and eight bronze medals. The most successful athlete is the boxer Hocine Soltani, the 1992 featherweight won bronze and 1996 Olympic champion at lightweight. The first medalist Algeria were on 11 August 1984, the Boxer Mustapha Moussa and Mohamed Zaoui, which won both bronze medals. The first Olympic gold medal for Algeria created a woman. The athlete Hassiba Boulmerka won on August 8, 1992 1500 -meter run. The first Olympic victory of a man managed the Athlete Noureddine Morceli, who won the 1,500 - meter race on August 3, 1996.

2012 began with the 14 -year-old fencer Lea Moutoussamy the youngest athlete of Algeria in part. The oldest participant was in 2004 at 38 years old Zahra Gamir, also a fencer.

Overview of participants

Summer Games

Winter Games

List of medalists

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