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Algeria at the World Athletics Championships

Algeria at the World Athletics Championships

Sporting event delegation


Algeria has competed at the IAAF World Athletics Championships on eighteen occasions, sending a delegation to every event since the 1983 edition. Its competing country code is ALG. The country has won six gold medals, two silver medals and three bronze medals at the competition. All eleven of its medals come from six athletes in distance track events. Noureddine Morceli won the men's 1500 metres titles in 1991, 1993 and 1995, while his female counterpart Hassiba Boulmerka won two golds and one bronze. Azzedine Brahmi won 1991 bronze in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase. Djabir Saïd-Guerni won the men's 800 metres bronze in 1999 before winning a gold medal in that event in 2003. In 2019, Taoufik Makhloufi won the silver in the men's 1500 metres, and in the subsequent edition, Djamel Sedjati won the silver in the men's 800 meters.[1]

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The best rank in the medals table achieved by Algeria in the history of its participation is seventh, achieved in 1991 with two golds and a bronze.

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Noureddine Morceli is the most decorated athlete with gold medals (3 gold medals)
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1983

Algeria competed at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland, from August 7 to 14, 1983.[2]

Men

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Women

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1987

Algeria competed at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome, Italy, from 28 August to 6 September 1987. Algeria participated with 4 athletes.[3]

Men
100 mMustapha Kamel Selmi
200 m
800 mReda Abdenouz
20 km WalkAbdelwahab Ferguene
High JumpOthmane Belfaa

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1991

Algeria competed at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo, Japan, from 23 August to 1 September 1991. Algeria participated with 11 athletes.[4]

Men
400 mAmar Hacini
800 mReda Abdenouz, Ahmed Belkessam
1500 mNoureddine Morceli
5000 mYahia Azaidj
MarathonMohamed Kamel Selmi
3000 m SteepleschaseAzzedine Brahmi
Long JumpLotfi Khaida
Triple Jump
High JumpOthmane Belfaa
Women
1500 mHassiba Boulmerka
100 m HurdlesYasmina Azzizi-Kettab
Heptathlon

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1993

Algeria competed at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart, Germany, from 13 to 22 August 1993. Algeria participated with 17 athletes.[5]

Men
200 mAmar Hacini
400 mSadek Boumendil
1500 mNoureddine Morceli
5000 mAïssa Belaout
MarathonSid-Ali Sakhri, Chaouki Achour, Mohamed Kamel Selmi
110 m HurdlesNoureddine Tadjine
3000 m SteepleschaseAzzedine Brahmi
20 km WalkAbdelwahab Ferguene
4 × 400 m Relay(Amar Hacini, Ismail Mariche, Kamel Talhaodi, Sadek Boumendil)
Long JumpLotfi Khaida
Triple JumpLotfi Khaida
High JumpOthmane Belfaa
Hammer ThrowHakim Toumi
Women
1500 mHassiba Boulmerka
10 km WalkDounia Kara

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1995

Algeria competed at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 5 to 13 August 1995. Algeria participated with 8 athletes.

Men
400 mAmar Hacini
1500 mNoureddine Morceli
5000 mReda Benzine, Yahia Azaidj
MarathonSid-Ali Sakhri
3000 m SteepleschaseMohamed Belabbes
Hammer ThrowHakim Toumi
Women
1500 mHassiba Boulmerka

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1997

Algeria competed at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece, from 1 to 10 August 1997. Algeria participated with 14 athletes.

Men

Men
200 mMalik-Khaled Louahla
400 mSamir-Adel Louahla
800 mAdem Hecini
1500 mNoureddine Morceli, Ahmed Krama, Ali Saïdi-Sief
MarathonAzzedine Sakhri
400 m HurdlesNabil Selmi
3000 m SteepleschaseAbderrahmane Daas
4 × 400 m Relay(Samir-Adel Louahla, Talhaodi Kamel, Malik-Khaled Louahla, Amar Hacini)
Hammer ThrowHakim Toumi

Women

Women
800 mNouria Mérah-Benida
1500 mNouria Mérah-Benida

1999

Algeria competed at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics in Seville, Spain, from 20 to 29 August 1999. Algeria participated with 12 athletes.

Men

Men
200 mMalik Louahla
800 mDjabir Saïd-Guerni, Adem Hecini
1500 mNoureddine Morceli, Ali Saïdi-Sief, Miloud Abaoub
10000 mSamir Moussaoui
MarathonAzzedine Sakhri
3000 m SteepleschaseLaïd Bessou
High JumpAbderrahmane Hammad

Women

Women
1500 mNouria Mérah-Benida
Long JumpBaya Rahouli
Triple JumpBaya Rahouli

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2001

Algeria competed at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton, Canada, from 3 to 12 August 2001. Algeria participated with 12 athletes.[7]

Men
400 mMalik Louahla
800 mAdem Hecini
1500 mMohamed Khaldi
5000 mAli Saïdi-Sief, Khoudir Aggoune, Samir Moussaoui
10000 mKamal Kohil
MarathonAzzedine Sakhri
3000 m SteepleschaseLaïd Bessou
High JumpAbderrahmane Hammad
Women
1500 mNouria Merah-Benida
5000 mNasria Baghdad-Azaïdj

2003

Algeria competed at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Saint-Denis, France, from 23 to 31 August 2003. Algeria participated with 9 athletes.[8]

Men
400 mMalik Louahla
800 mDjabir Saïd-Guerni
1500 mTarek Boukensa
5000 mKhoudir Aggoune
MarathonRachid Ziar
3000 m SteepleschaseAbdelhakim Maazouz
High JumpAbderrahmane Hammad
Women
5000 mSouad Aït Salem
Triple JumpBaya Rahouli

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2005

Algeria competed at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland, from 6 to 14 August 2005. Algeria participated with 10 athletes.[9]

Men
800 mDjabir Saïd-Guerni
1500 mTarek Boukensa, Antar Zerguelaine, Kamal Boulahfane
5000 mAli Saïdi-Sief
MarathonSaïd Belhout
Long JumpIssam Nima
Women
800 mNahida Touhami
1500 mNahida Touhami
3000 m SteeplechaseFatiha Bahi Azzouhoum
Triple JumpBaya Rahouli

2007

Algeria competed at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan, from 24 August to 2 September 2007. Algeria participated with 11 athletes.[10]

Men
800 mNabil Madi
1500 mTarek Boukensa, Kamal Boulahfane, Antar Zerguelaine
3000 m SteepleschaseRabie Makhloufi
5000 mKhoudir Aggoune
MarathonNabil Benkrama
High JumpAbderrahmane Hammad
Long JumpIssam Nima
Women
1500 mNahida Touhami
MarathonSouad Aït Salem

2009

Algeria fielded six competitors at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin.[11]

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2011

Algeria competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea. The Fédération Algérienne d’Athlétisme announced a team of 10 athletes to represent the country in the event.[12][13]

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2013

Algeria competed at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia, from 10–18 August 2013. A team of 11 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event.[14][15]

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2015

Algeria competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, from 22 to 30 August 2015.[16][17]

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2017

Algeria competed at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, United Kingdom, from 4–13 August 2017.[18]

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2019

Algeria competed at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, from 27 September to 6 October 2019. Six athletes represented Algeria at the event.[19]

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2022

Algeria competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, United States, from 15 to 24 July 2022. Algeria has entered 8 athletes (Yasser Triki did not participate due to injury).[20]

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References

  1. World Athletics Statistics HandBook Oregon 2022. World Athletics (2013). Edited by Mark Butler. Retrieved on 2022-07-09.
  2. IAAF. "Athlete profile for Noureddine Morceli".
  3. Entry list Archived August 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-08-14.
  4. Dix Algériens retenus pour la Corée du Sud (in French), El Watan, August 13, 2011, retrieved August 14, 2011[permanent dead link]
  5. Athletes – 14th IAAF World Championships, IAAF, August 2, 2013, retrieved August 9, 2013

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