Algeria at the Olympics

Algeria was first at the Olympic Games in 1964.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Algeria is ALG.<ref>{{cite web|title=Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1964/or1964v2pt1.pdf|website=LA84 Foundation|page=9|accessdate=16 August 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212112626/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1964/or1964v2pt1.pdf|archivedate=12 February 2012}}</ref>

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 three times.

The National Olympic Committee for Algeria is the Comité Olympique Algérien'' started in 1963.

Medalists
 Medal Name Games Sport Event     1984 Los Angeles  Boxing  Men's light-heavyweight     1984 Los Angeles  Boxing  Men's middleweight     1992 Barcelona  Athletics  Women's 1500 metres     1992 Barcelona  Boxing  Men's featherweight     1996 Atlanta  Athletics  Men's 1500 metres     1996 Atlanta  Boxing  Men's lightweight     1996 Atlanta  Boxing  Men's middleweight     2000 Sydney  Athletics  Women's 1500 metres     2000 Sydney  Athletics  Men's 5000 metres     2000 Sydney  Athletics  Men's high jump     2000 Sydney  Athletics  Men's 800 metres     2000 Sydney  Boxing  Men's light-welterweight     2008 Beijing  Judo  Men's -90 kg     2008 Beijing  Judo  Women's -52 kg     2012 London  Athletics  Men's 1500 metres     2016 Rio de Janeiro  Athletics  Men's 800 metres     2016 Rio de Janeiro  Athletics  Men's 1500 metres

Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
 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 2012 London  1  0  0  1 2016 Rio de Janeiro  0  2  0  2 2020 Tokyo  0  0  0  0 Total  5  4  8  17

Medals by sport
 Athletics  4  3  2  9 Boxing  1  0  5  6 Judo  0  1  1  2 Total  5  4  8  17

Related pages
 List of IOC country codes

References

Other websites
  Algeria profile at London2012.com 

Category:Sport in Algeria
Category:Nations at the Olympics
Category:National sports teams of Algeria