Algeria made its Paralympic Games début at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, sending two competitors in athletics, and a goalball team. The country has taken part in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then, but has never participated in the Winter Paralympics.
Algerians have won a total of 38 medals at the Paralympic Games, of which 15 gold, 7 silver and 16 bronze. Mohamed Allek won Algeria's first two gold medals at the 1996 Games, in the men's 100m and 200m sprints, T36 category. He won three more gold medals, also in sprinting, in 2000. In 2004, his only medal was a bronze, while five other Algerian athletes won a total of seven gold medals: Karim Betina in the men's shot put (F32); Sofia Djelal in the women's discus and javelin (F56-58); Nadia Medjemedj in the women's shot put (F56-58); Samir Nouioua in the men's 1,500m and 5,000m in athletics (T46); and Messaoud Nine in judo (men's up to 90 kg). In 2008, Karim Betina again took a gold in the shot put, as did Kamel Kardjena, while Sid Ali Lamri and Messaoud Nine took a gold medal each in judo.
Medals
Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1960 Rome Part of France 1964 Tokyo Did not participate 1968 Tel Aviv Heidelberg 1972 Toronto 1976 Arnhem 1980 New York 1984 Seoul 1988 Barcelona 1992 8 0 0 0 0 56 Atlanta 1996 9 2 2 3 7 40 Sydney 2000 8 3 0 0 3 38 Athens 2004 18 6 2 5 13 25 Beijing 2008 28 4 3 8 15 31 London 2012 33 4 6 9 19 26 Rio de Janeiro 2016 60 4 5 7 16 27 Tokyo 2020 57 4 4 4 12 29 Paris 2024 26 6 0 5 11 25 Los Angeles 2028 Future event Brisbane 2032 Total 33 22 41 96 41
Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Örnsköldsvik 1976 Did not participate Geilo 1980 Innsbruck 1984 Innsbruck 1988 Albertville 1992 Lillehammer 1994 Nagano 1998 Salt Lake City 2002 Turin 2006 Vancouver 2010 Sochi 2014 Pyeongchang 2018 Beijing 2022 Milan & Cortina 2026 Future event Total 0 0 0 0 −
Medals by Summer Sport
Medals by Winter Sport Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Total 0 0 0 0
Detail
GamesAthletesSportsAthletes by sportMedalsTotalRank 1992 Barcelona 8 2 26----0000 56 1996 Atlanta 9 2 7-2---2237 40 2000 Sydney 8 2 6--2--3003 38 2004 Athens 18 3 14-22--62513 25 2008 Beijing 28 2 23-5---43815 31 2012 London 33 4 24*6*31--46919 26 2016 Rio de Janeiro 60 6 19123224-45716 27 2020 Tokyo 57 5 2163324-44412 29 2024 Paris 26 4 20-23-160511 25 Total 33 22 41 96 41
* There is one man competitor who participate in Athletics and Goalball, so number of men competitors is 26 not 27.
Athletes with most medals The Algerian athlete who won the most medals in the history of the Paralympic Games, is the Paralympian athlete Samir Nouioua. Athlete Sport Games Total Samir Nouioua Athletics 2004–2008–2012–2016–2020 3 3 2 8 Mohamed Allek Athletics 1996–2000–2004–2008 5 0 1 6 Nassima Saifi Athletics 2008–2012–2016–2020–2024 3 2 1 6 Kamel Kardjena Athletics 2008–2012–2016–2020–2024 2 2 1 5 Nadia Medjemedj Athletics 2004–2008–2012–2016–2020–2024 1 0 4 5 Skander Djamil Athmani Athletics 2020–2024 3 1 0 4 Safia Djelal Athletics 2004–2008–2012–2016–2020–2024 3 1 0 4 Karim Betina Athletics 2004–2008–2012–2016 2 1 1 4 Lynda Hamri Athletics 2012–2016–2020–2024 0 1 3 4 Mohamed Berrahal Athletics 2012–2016–2020–2024 1 1 1 3 Mounia Gasmi Athletics 2012–2016–2020–2024 0 2 1 3 Lahouari Bahlaz Athletics 2012–2016–2020–2024 0 1 2 3 Sofiane Hamdi Athletics 2008–2012–2016–2024 0 1 2 3 Faouzi Bellele Athletics 1996 0 1 2 3 Abdellatif Baka Athletics 2012–2016–2020–2024 2 0 0 2 Mouloud Noura Judo 2008–2012–2016 1 0 1 2 Hocine Gherzouli Athletics 2008–2012 0 1 1 2 Zoubida Bouazoug Judo 2008–2012 0 0 2 2 Hocine Bettir Powerlifting 2020–2024 0 0 2 2
Notes: in Khaki the athletes still in activity.
List of medalists Medal Name Games Sport EventDate 1996 Atlanta Athletics 100 m T36 1996 Atlanta Athletics 200 m T36 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 5000m T34-37 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 400m T12 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 800m T34-36 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 1500m T34-37 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 800m T44-46 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 100 m T37 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 200 m T37 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 400 m T37 2004 Athens Athletics Men's Shot put F32 2004 Athens Athletics Women's Shot put F56-58 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 1500m T46 2004 Athens Judo Men's Middleweight 90kg 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 1500m T37 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 1500m T46 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 200m T37 2004 Athens Athletics Men's Club throw F32/51 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 1500m T11 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 800m T46 2004 Athens Athletics Men's Discus throw F13 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 5000m T46 2004 Athens Athletics Women's Javelin throw F56-58 2008 Beijing Judo Men -60 kg Sid Ali Lamri 2008 Beijing Judo Men -66 kg 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's Shot Put F32 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's Shot Put - F32 2008 Beijing Judo Women's +70 kg 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's Shot Put F57/58 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 1500m T46 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's Shot Put - F33/34/52 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 100m T37 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's Javelin Throw F33/34/52/53 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 800m T46 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 800m T13 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's Shot Put F40 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 200m T37 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's discus throw F57–58 Mouloud Noura 2012 London Judo Men's 60 kg Sid Ali Lamri 2012 London Judo Men's 66 kg Mohamed Berrahal 2012 London Athletics Men's 100 m T51 Zoubida Bouazoug 2012 London Judo Women's +70 kg Safia Djelal 2012 London Athletics Women's javelin throw F58 Mounia Gasmi 2012 London Athletics Women's club throw F31/32/51 Kamel Kardjena 2012 London Athletics Men's discus throw F32-34 Lahouari Bahlaz 2012 London Athletics Men's club throw F31/32/51 2012 London Athletics Men's shot put F32-33 Karim Betina 2012 London Athletics Men's shot put F32-33 Mounir Bakiri 2012 London Athletics Men's shot put F32-33 2012 London Athletics Women's discus throw F57–58 Samir Nouioua 2012 London Athletics Men's 1500 m T46 2012 London Athletics Men's discus throw F51–53 Hocine Gherzouli 2012 London Athletics Men's discus throw F40 Lynda Hamri 2012 London Athletics Women's long jump F13 Lahouari Bahlaz 2012 London Athletics Men's discus throw F32-34 2012 London Athletics Men's 800 m T13 Samir Nouioua 2012 London Athletics Men's 800 m T46 Lahouari Bahlaz 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's shot put F32 Cherine Abdellaoui 2016 Rio de Janeiro Judo Women's 52 kg Nassima Saifi 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's shot put F56/57 Nadia Medjemedj 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's shot put F56/57 Mounia Gasmi 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's club throw F31/32 Kamel Kardjena 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's shot put F33 Nadia Medjemedj 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's javelin throw F56 Madjid Djemai 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics 1500 metres T37 Abdellatif Baka 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics 1500 metres T13 Mohamed Berrahal 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's 100 metres T51 Lynda Hamri 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's long jump T12 Mohamed Fouad Hamoumou 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's 400 metres T13 Nassima Saifi 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics discus throw F56/57 Sofiane Hamdi 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's 400 metres T37 Samir Nouioua 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's 1500 metres T46 Asmahan Boudjadar 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's shot put F33 Cherine Abdellaoui 2020 Tokyo Judo Women's 52 kg Hocine Bettir 2020 Tokyo Powerlifting Men's 65 kg Mounia Gasmi 2020 Tokyo Athletics Women's club throw 2020 Tokyo Athletics Women's discus throw F57 Walid Ferhah 2020 Tokyo Athletics Men's club throw F32 2020 Tokyo Athletics Men's 100 metres T13 Lynda Hamri 2020 Tokyo Athletics Women's long jump T12 2020 Tokyo Athletics Men's 400 metres T13 2020 Tokyo Athletics Women's shot put F57 2020 Tokyo Athletics Women's shot put F33 2020 Tokyo Athletics Men's 1500 metres T38 2020 Tokyo Athletics Men's shot put F33 2024 Paris Athletics Women's discus throw F57 31 August 2024 2024 Paris Athletics Men's club throw F32 31 August 2024 2024 Paris Athletics Men's 100 metres T13 1 September 2024 2024 Paris Athletics Women's long jump T12 1 September 2024 2024 Paris Athletics Men's 400 m T13 2024 Paris Athletics Women's shot put F57 2024 Paris Athletics Women's shot put F57 2024 Paris Judo Men's 60 kg J1 2024 Paris Judo Men's 60 kg J2 2024 Paris Powerlifting Men's 65 kg 2024 Paris Paracanoeing Men's KL3
World and Paralympic records set at the Summer Paralympics
Athletics
Event Class Date Round Athlete(s) Time ordistance Record Men's 100 metres T36 September 1996 Final Mohamed Allek 12.03 WR, PR Men's 200 metres T36 September 1996 Heats Mohamed Allek 24.61 WR, PR Men's 200 metres T36 September 1996 Final Mohamed Allek 24.32 WR, PR Men's 100 metres T37 September 2000 Final Mohamed Allek 11.99 PR Men's 400 metres T37 September 2000 Final Mohamed Allek 54.66 WR, PR Men's shot put F32 19 September 2004 Final Karim Betina 7.64 WR, PR Women's shot put F56-58 20 September 2004 Final Nadia Medjmedj (F57) 9.79 WR, PR Women's javelin throw F56-58 27 September 2004 Final Safia Djelal (F58) 30.97 WR, PR Men's shot put F32 8 September 2008 Final Karim Betina 10.65 WR, PR Women's shot put F57–58 9 September 2008 Final Nadia Medjemedj (F57) 10.93 WR, PR Men's shot put F33–34/52 12 September 2008 Final Kamel Kardjena (F33) 11.54 WR, PR Women's javelin throw F33–34/52–53 13 September 2008 Final Louadjeda Benoumessad (F34) 17.28 WR, PR Women's discus throw F57–58 16 September 2008 Final Nadia Medjemedj (F57) 28.74 PR Men's club throw F31/32/51 31 August 2012 Final Lahouari Bahlaz (F32) 36.31 PR Men's javelin throw F33-F34 1 September 2012 Final Kamel Kardjena (F33) 26.40 WR, PR Women's discus throw F57/58 4 September 2012 Final Nassima Saifi (F58) 40.34 PR Men's shot put F32-33 5 September 2012 Final Kamel Kardjena (F33) 12.14 PR Men's discus throw F51-52-53 6 September 2012 Final Mohamed Berrahal (F51) 12.37 WR, PR Men's discus throw F32-33-34 7 September 2012 Final Lahouari Bahlaz (F32) 22.30 WR, PR Men's 800 metres T13 8 September 2012 Final Abdellatif Baka 1:53.01 PR Women's shot put F56 8 September 2016 Final Nadia Medjmedj 9.92 m WR, PR Men's 1500 metres T12–13 13 September 2016 Final Abdellatif Baka (T13) 3:48.29 WR, PR Men's 400 metres T13 T13 2 September 2021 Final Skander Djamil Athmani (T13) 46.70 WR, PR Women's shot put F57 F57 2 September 2021 Final Safia Djelal (F57) 11.29 WR, PR Women's shot put F33 F33 2 September 2021 Final Asmahane Boudjadar (T13) 7.10 PR Women's discus throw F57 F57 31 August 2024 Final Nassima Saifi (F57) 35.55 PR Men's 100 metres T13 T13 1 September 2024 Final Skander Djamil Athmani (T13) 10.42 PR
See also :Category:Paralympic competitors for Algeria Algeria at the Olympics Algeria at the African Games Algeria at the Mediterranean Games Algeria at the Arab Games
References
External links
Algerian National Paralympic Committee - Official website of the Paralympic Movement Algerian paralympic medals - Algerian Olympic Committee official website