# Algeria at the World Athletics Championships

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.
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.

## Medals by World Championships

| Championships | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| 1983 Helsinki | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1987 Rome | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1991 Tokyo | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 1993 Stuttgart | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 1995 Gothenburg | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 1997 Athens | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1999 Seville | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| 2001 Edmonton | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2003 Paris | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2005 Helsinki | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2007 Osaka | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2009 Berlin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2011 Daegu | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2013 Moscow | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2015 Beijing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2017 London | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2019 Doha | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| 2022 Oregon | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| 2023 Budapest | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Total | Total | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 33 |

### Medalists

| Medal | Name | Year | Event | Date |
| Gold | Hassiba Boulmerka | 1991 Tokyo | Women's 1500 metres | 31 August |
| Bronze | Azzedine Brahmi | 1991 Tokyo | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase | 31 August |
| Gold | Noureddine Morceli | 1991 Tokyo | Men's 1500 metres | 1 September |
| Bronze | Hassiba Boulmerka | 1993 Stuttgart | Women's 1500 metres | 22 August |
| Gold | Noureddine Morceli | 1993 Stuttgart | Men's 1500 metres | 22 August |
| Gold | Hassiba Boulmerka | 1995 Gothenburg | Women's 1500 metres | 9 August |
| Gold | Noureddine Morceli | 1995 Gothenburg | Men's 1500 metres | 13 August |
| Bronze | Djabir Saïd-Guerni | 1999 Seville | Men's 800 metres | 29 August |
| Gold | Djabir Saïd-Guerni | 2003 Saint-Denis | Men's 800 metres | 31 August |
| Silver | Taoufik Makhloufi | 2019 Doha | Men's 1500 metres | 6 October |
| Silver | Djamel Sedjati | 2022 Oregon | Men's 800 metres | 23 July |

### By athletes

| Athlete | Sex | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Editions |
| Noureddine Morceli | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1991–1995 |
| Hassiba Boulmerka | W | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1991–1993 |
| Djabir Saïd-Guerni | M | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1999–2003 |
| Taoufik Makhloufi | M | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2019 |
| Djamel Sedjati | M | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2022 |
| Azzedine Brahmi | M | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1991 |

### By events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Middle-distance running | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |

### By gender

| Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Men | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Women | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |

## By edition
### 1983

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

#### Men
##### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Mehdi Aidet | 1500 metres | did not start | did not start | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Amar Brahmia | 1500 metres | 3:42.75 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Abderrahmane Morceli | 1500 metres | 3:39.77 | =10 q | 3:39.88 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Abderrazak Bounour | 5000 metres | 13:57.93 | 10 q | 14:00.78 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Boualem Rahoui | 10,000 metres | 29:10.95 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Abdelwahab Ferguène | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | 1:29:53 | 35 |
| Benamar Kachkouche | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | 1:32:33 | 45 |

##### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Othmane Belfaa | High jump | 2.15 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hakim Toumi | Hammer throw | 65.54 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

##### Combined events – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Mourad Mahour Bacha | Result | 11.64 | 6.69 | NM | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNF | DNF |
| Mourad Mahour Bacha | Points | 723 | 741 | 0 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNF | DNF |

#### Women
##### Combined events – Heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| Dalila Tayebi | Result | 15.55 | 1.65 | 9.95 | 25.72 | 5.71 | 26.46 | 2:31.55 | 4759 | 19 |
| Dalila Tayebi | Points | 770 | 795 | 526 | 822 | 762 | 410 | 674 | 4759 | 19 |

### 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.
Men :
| 100 m | Mustapha Kamel Selmi |
| 200 m | Mustapha Kamel Selmi |
| 800 m | Reda Abdenouz |
| 20 km Walk | Abdelwahab Ferguene |
| High Jump | Othmane Belfaa |

#### Men
##### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Mustapha Kamel Selmi | 100 metres | 10.48 | 6 | 10.48 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mustapha Kamel Selmi | 200 metres | 21.14 | 4 | 21.26 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Reda Abdenouz | 800 metres | 1:49.22 | 7 | 1:48.96 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Abdelwahab Ferguene | 20 km Walk | | | | | | | 1:34.26 | 35 |

##### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Othmane Belfaa | High jump | 2.15 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### 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.
Men :
| 400 m | Amar Hacini |
| 800 m | Reda Abdenouz, Ahmed Belkessam |
| 1500 m | Noureddine Morceli |
| 5000 m | Yahia Azaidj |
| Marathon | Mohamed Kamel Selmi |
| 3000 m Steepleschase | Azzedine Brahmi |
| Long Jump | Lotfi Khaida |
| Triple Jump | Lotfi Khaida |
| High Jump | Othmane Belfaa |
Women :
| 1500 m | Hassiba Boulmerka |
| 100 m Hurdles | Yasmina Azzizi-Kettab |
| Heptathlon | Yasmina Azzizi-Kettab |

#### Medalists

| Medal | Athlete | Event | Date |
| Gold | Hassiba Boulmerka | Women's 1500 metres | 31 August |
| Gold | Noureddine Morceli | Men's 1500 metres | 1 September |
| Bronze | Azzedine Brahmi | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase | 31 August |

#### Men
##### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Amar Hacini | 400 metres | 46.52 | 5 | 47.30 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Reda Abdenouz | 800 metres | 1:50.47 | 4 | — | — | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ahmed Belkessam | 800 metres | 1:47.06 | 3 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Noureddine Morceli | 1500 metres | 3:43.45 | 1 | — | — | 3:39.90 | 1 | 3:32.84 | |
| Yahia Azaidj | 5000 metres | 14:43.49 | 12 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mohamed Kamel Selmi | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| Azzedine Brahmi | 3000 m Steepleschase | 8:27.95 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8:15.54 | |

##### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Lotfi Khaida | Long jump | 7.68 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lotfi Khaida | Triple jump | 16.54 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Othmane Belfaa | High jump | 2.24 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Women
##### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Hassiba Boulmerka | 1500 metres | 4:08.20 | 1 | — | — | 4:02.21 | |
| Yasmina Azzizi-Kettab | 100 m Hurdles | – | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

##### Combined events – Heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| Yasmina Azzizi-Kettab | Result | 13.34 | 1.79 | 15.40 | 24.32 | 6.15 | 44.62 | 2:17.17 | 6392 | 5 |
| Yasmina Azzizi-Kettab | Points | 1074 | 966 | 888 | 950 | 896 | 756 | 862 | 6392 | 5 |

### 1993

Algeria competed at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart, Germany, from 13 to 22 August 1993. Algeria participated with 17 athletes.
Men :
| 200 m | Amar Hacini |
| 400 m | Sadek Boumendil |
| 1500 m | Noureddine Morceli |
| 5000 m | Aïssa Belaout |
| Marathon | Sid-Ali Sakhri, Chaouki Achour, Mohamed Kamel Selmi |
| 110 m Hurdles | Noureddine Tadjine |
| 3000 m Steepleschase | Azzedine Brahmi |
| 20 km Walk | Abdelwahab Ferguene |
| 4 × 400 m Relay | (Amar Hacini, Ismail Mariche, Kamel Talhaodi, Sadek Boumendil) |
| Long Jump | Lotfi Khaida |
| Triple Jump | Lotfi Khaida |
| High Jump | Othmane Belfaa |
| Hammer Throw | Hakim Toumi |
Women :
| 1500 m | Hassiba Boulmerka |
| 10 km Walk | Dounia Kara |

#### Medalists

| Medal | Athlete | Event | Date |
| Gold | Noureddine Morceli | Men's 1500 metres | 22 August |
| Bronze | Hassiba Boulmerka | Women's 1500 metres | 22 August |

#### Men
##### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Amar Hacini | 200 metres | 21.36 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sadek Boumendil | 400 metres | 46.37 | 4 | 45.91 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Noureddine Morceli | 1500 metres | 3:37.84 | 1 | — | — | 3:40.07 | 1 | 3:34.24 | |
| Aïssa Belaout | 5000 metres | 13:29.12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | DNF | — |
| Sid-Ali Sakhri | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:24:35 | 23 |
| Chaouki Achour | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — |
| Mohamed Kamel Selmi | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — |
| Noureddine Tadjine | 110 m Hurdles | 14.50 | 8 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Noureddine Tadjine | 3000 m Steeplechase | 8:24.73 | 2 | — | — | — | — | DNF | — |
| Abdelwahab Ferguene | 20 km Walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:35:48 | 34 |
| Amar Hacini Ismail Mariche Kamel Talhaodi Sadek Boumendil | 4 × 400 m Relay | 3:03.63 | 4 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### 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 m | Amar Hacini |
| 1500 m | Noureddine Morceli |
| 5000 m | Reda Benzine, Yahia Azaidj |
| Marathon | Sid-Ali Sakhri |
| 3000 m Steepleschase | Mohamed Belabbes |
| Hammer Throw | Hakim Toumi |
Women :
| 1500 m | Hassiba Boulmerka |

#### Medalists

| Medal | Athlete | Event | Date |
| Gold | Hassiba Boulmerka | Women's 1500 metres | 9 August |
| Gold | Noureddine Morceli | Men's 1500 metres | 13 August |

### 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 m | Malik-Khaled Louahla |
| 400 m | Samir-Adel Louahla |
| 800 m | Adem Hecini |
| 1500 m | Noureddine Morceli, Ahmed Krama, Ali Saïdi-Sief |
| Marathon | Azzedine Sakhri |
| 400 m Hurdles | Nabil Selmi |
| 3000 m Steepleschase | Abderrahmane Daas |
| 4 × 400 m Relay | (Samir-Adel Louahla, Talhaodi Kamel, Malik-Khaled Louahla, Amar Hacini) |
| Hammer Throw | Hakim Toumi |

#### Women

Women :
| 800 m | Nouria Mérah-Benida |
| 1500 m | Nouria 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 m | Malik Louahla |
| 800 m | Djabir Saïd-Guerni, Adem Hecini |
| 1500 m | Noureddine Morceli, Ali Saïdi-Sief, Miloud Abaoub |
| 10000 m | Samir Moussaoui |
| Marathon | Azzedine Sakhri |
| 3000 m Steepleschase | Laïd Bessou |
| High Jump | Abderrahmane Hammad |

#### Women

Women :
| 1500 m | Nouria Mérah-Benida |
| Long Jump | Baya Rahouli |
| Triple Jump | Baya Rahouli |

#### Medalists

| Medal | Athlete | Event | Date |
| Bronze | Djabir Saïd-Guerni | Men's 800 metres | 29 August |

### 2001

Algeria competed at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton, Canada, from 3 to 12 August 2001. Algeria participated with 12 athletes.
Men :
| 400 m | Malik Louahla |
| 800 m | Adem Hecini |
| 1500 m | Mohamed Khaldi |
| 5000 m | Ali Saïdi-Sief, Khoudir Aggoune, Samir Moussaoui |
| 10000 m | Kamal Kohil |
| Marathon | Azzedine Sakhri |
| 3000 m Steepleschase | Laïd Bessou |
| High Jump | Abderrahmane Hammad |
Women :
| 1500 m | Nouria Merah-Benida |
| 5000 m | Nasria 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.
Men :
| 400 m | Malik Louahla |
| 800 m | Djabir Saïd-Guerni |
| 1500 m | Tarek Boukensa |
| 5000 m | Khoudir Aggoune |
| Marathon | Rachid Ziar |
| 3000 m Steepleschase | Abdelhakim Maazouz |
| High Jump | Abderrahmane Hammad |
Women :
| 5000 m | Souad Aït Salem |
| Triple Jump | Baya Rahouli |

#### Medalists

| Medal | Athlete | Event | Date |
| Gold | Djabir Saïd-Guerni | Men's 800 metres | 31 August |

### 2005

Algeria competed at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland, from 6 to 14 August 2005. Algeria participated with 10 athletes.
Men :
| 800 m | Djabir Saïd-Guerni |
| 1500 m | Tarek Boukensa, Antar Zerguelaine, Kamal Boulahfane |
| 5000 m | Ali Saïdi-Sief |
| Marathon | Saïd Belhout |
| Long Jump | Issam Nima |
Women :
| 800 m | Nahida Touhami |
| 1500 m | Nahida Touhami |
| 3000 m Steeplechase | Fatiha Bahi Azzouhoum |
| Triple Jump | Baya 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.
Men :
| 800 m | Nabil Madi |
| 1500 m | Tarek Boukensa, Kamal Boulahfane, Antar Zerguelaine |
| 3000 m Steepleschase | Rabie Makhloufi |
| 5000 m | Khoudir Aggoune |
| Marathon | Nabil Benkrama |
| High Jump | Abderrahmane Hammad |
| Long Jump | Issam Nima |
Women :
| 1500 m | Nahida Touhami |
| Marathon | Souad Aït Salem |

### 2009

Algeria fielded six competitors at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin.
| Event | Athletes | Athletes |
| Event | Men | Women |
| 800 metres | Nadjim Manseur | Women did not participate |
| 1500 metres | Tarek Boukensa Taoufik Makhloufi Imad Touil Antar Zerguelaine | Women did not participate |
| Decathlon | Larbi Bouraada | Women did not participate |

#### Men

| Event | Athletes | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| 800 m | Nadjim Manseur | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 1500 m | Tarek Boukensa | 3:45.65 | 38 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 1500 m | Taoufik Makhloufi | 3:40.04 | 9 q | 3:37.87 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |
| 1500 m | Imad Touil | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 1500 m | Antar Zerguelaine | 3:42.37 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Decathlon | Larbi Bouraada | - | - | - | - | 8,171 | 13 |

### 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.

#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank |
| Mahfoud Brahimi | 800 metres | | | 1:46.94 | 21 q | 1:46.79 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tarek Boukensa | 1500 metres | | | 3:41.87 | 23 Q | 3:36.84 | 2 Q | 3:38.05 | 11 |
| Taoufik Makhloufi | 1500 metres | | | 3:40.15 | 12 Q | 3:50.86 | 24 | Did not Advance | Did not Advance |
| Rabah Aboud | 5000 metres | | | 14:00.34 | 29 | | | Did not Advance | Did not Advance |
| Mounir Mihout | 5000 metres | | | DNF | NA | | | Did not Advance | Did not Advance |
| Othmane Hadj Lazib | 110 m hurdles | | | 13.63 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Seif Islam Temacini | Triple jump | NM | – | | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Decathlon
| Larbi Bouraâda | Decathlon | | | |
| Larbi Bouraâda | Event | Results | Points | Rank |
| | 100 m | 10.88 (SB) | 888 | 12 |
| | Long jump | 7.42 (SB) | 915 | 6 |
| | Shot put | 13.11 (SB) | 674 | 25 |
| | High jump | 1.96 | 767 | 18 |
| | 400 m | 47.34 (SB) | 941 | 2 |
| | 110 m hurdles | 14.56 (SB) | 903 | 12 |
| | Discus throw | 37.84 | 621 | 24 |
| | Pole vault | 4.90 (PB) | 880 | 10 |
| | Javelin throw | 59.00 (SB) | 723 | 11 |
| | 1500 m | 4:14.97 (SB) | 846 | 1 |
| Total | | | 8158 | 10 |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank |
| Zehra Bouras | 800 metres | | | 2:02.77 | 22 Q | 2:12.08 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Baya Rahouli | Triple jump | 14.30 | 8 q | | | | | 14.12 | 8 |

### 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.
(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)

#### Men
##### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Amine Belferar | 800 metres | | | 1:47.17 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Imed Touil | 1500 metres | | | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Miloud Rahmani | 400 metres hurdles | | | 50.79 | 30 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hicham Bouchicha | 3000 metres steeplechase | | | 8.28.56 | 20 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Abdelmadjed Touil | 3000 metres steeplechase | | | 8:25.89 | 17 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Abdelhamid Zerrifi | 3000 metres steeplechase | | | DQ | DQ | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tayeb Filali | Marathon | | | | | | | DNF | - |

#### Women
##### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Amina Bettiche | 3000 metres steeplechase | | | 9:45.50 | 17 | | | did not advance | did not advance |

##### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Width Height | Rank | Width Height | Rank |
| Baya Rahouli | Triple jump | 13.41 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |

##### Heptathlon

Heptathlon :
| Athlete | Event | Results | Points | Rank |
| Yasmina Omrani | 100 m hurdles | 13.57 PB | 1040 | 11 |
| Yasmina Omrani | High jump | 1.77 SB | 941 | 15 |
| Yasmina Omrani | Shot put | 13.32 | 749 | 14 |
| Yasmina Omrani | 200 m | 24.75 SB | 910 | 12 |
| Yasmina Omrani | Long jump | 5.82 | 795 | 22 |
| Yasmina Omrani | Javelin throw | 39.26 | 653 | 24 |
| Yasmina Omrani | 800 m | 2:14.81 SB | 895 | 15 |
| Yasmina Omrani | Total | Total | 5983 PB | 19 |

### 2015

Algeria competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, from 22 to 30 August 2015.
(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)

#### Men
##### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Khalid Benmahdi | 800 metres | 1:49.61 | 40 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yassine Hathat | 1500 metres | 3:40.16 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Taoufik Makhloufi | 1500 metres | 3:42.72 | 24 Q | 3:35.05 | 2 Q | 3:34.76 | 4 |
| Salim Keddar | 1500 metres | 3:44.81 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Saber Boukemouche | 400m hurdles | 51.54 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Abdelmalik Lahoulou | 400m hurdles | 49.33 | 19 q | 48.87 NR | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Miloud Rahmani | 400m hurdles | 50.21 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hicham Bouchicha | 3000m steeplechase | 8:30.07 | 12 q | — | — | 8:33.79 | 14 |
| Bilal Tabti | 3000m steeplechase | 8:26.99 | 8 Q | — | — | 8:29.04 | 13 |
| Abdelhamid Zerrifi | 3000m steeplechase | 8:51.89 | 28 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

##### Combined events – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Larbi Bourrada | Result | 10.83 SB | 7.51 SB | 13.73 SB | 2.07 SB | 47.60 SB | 14.26 PB | 41.53 PB | 4.80 SB | 63.82 SB | 4:16.61 SB | 8461 AR | 5 |
| Larbi Bourrada | Points | 899 | 937 | 712 | 868 | 929 | 941 | 696 | 849 | 795 | 835 | 8461 AR | 5 |

#### Women
##### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Souad Aït Salem | Marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Barkahoum Drici | Marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Amina Bettiche | 3000m steeplechase | 9:36.10 SB | 18 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### 2017

Algeria competed at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, United Kingdom, from 4–13 August 2017.
(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)

#### Men
##### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Amine Belferar | 800 metres | DNF | – | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Abderrahmane Anou | 1500 metres | 3:47.38 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hicham Bouchicha | 3000m steeplechase | 8:30.01 | 20 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bilal Tabti | 3000m steeplechase | 8:23.28 | 9 q | — | — | DQ | – |
| Abdelmalik Lahoulou | 400 metres hurdles | 49.78 | 17 Q | 49.33 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

##### Combined events – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Larbi Bourrada | Result | 10.80 SB | 7.22 | 13.41 SB | 1.90 | DNS | – | – | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Larbi Bourrada | Points | 906 | 866 | 692 | 714 | 0 | | | | | | DNF | – |

#### Women
##### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Amina Bettiche | 3000m steeplechase | 9:53.06 | 28 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kenza Dahmani | Marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | – |

### 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.

#### Men
##### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Mohamed Belbachir | 800 metres | 1:46.52 | 25 | Did not advance |
| Yassine Hethat | 800 metres | 1:45.67 | 7 q | 1:46.15 | 17 | Did not advance |
| Taoufik Makhloufi | 1500 metres | 3:36.18 | 2 Q | 3:36.69 | 6 Q | 3:31.38 SB | |
| Abdelmalik Lahoulou | 400 metres hurdles | 49.54 | 8 Q | 48.39 NR | 4 Q | 49.46 | 8 |
| Bilal Tabti | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:35.15 | 34 | — | Did not advance |

##### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Yasser Mohamed Triki | Triple jump | 16.62 | 20 | Did not advance |

### 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).
* including alternates

#### Men
##### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Yassine Hethat | 800 metres | 1:46.05 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Slimane Moula | 800 metres | 1:44.90 | 5 Q | 1:44.89 | 1 Q | 1:44.85 | 5 |
| Djamel Sedjati | 800 metres | 1:46.39 | 20 Q | 1:45.44 | 5 Q | 1:44.14 | |
| Amine Bouanani | 110 metres hurdles | 13.44 | 10 Q | 13.37 NR | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Abdelmalik Lahoulou | 400 metres hurdles | 49.58 | 12 Q | 48.90 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hichem Bouchicha | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:27.39 | 25 | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bilal Tabti | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:38.45 | 34 | — | did not advance | did not advance |