Algeria has competed at the 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.IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 - Statistics Handbook. IAAF (2019). Retrieved 2019-09-26.

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

ChampionshipsAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank1983 Helsinki 11 0 0 0 0 –1987 Rome 4 0 0 0 0 –1991 Tokyo 11 2 0 1 3 71993 Stuttgart 17 1 0 1 2 141995 Gothenburg 8 2 0 0 2 101997 Athens 14 0 0 0 0 –1999 Seville 12 0 0 1 1 342001 Edmonton 12 0 0 0 0 –2003 Paris 9 1 0 0 1 142005 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 272022 Oregon 7 0 1 0 1 332023 Budapest 10 0 0 0 0 –2025 Tokyo 9 0 1 0 1 27 2027 Beijing To be determined 2029 Nairobi 2031 Munich Total 6 3 3 12 34

Medalists MedalNameYearEventDate Hassiba Boulmerka 1991 Tokyo Women's 1500 metres 31 August Azzedine Brahmi 1991 Tokyo Men's 3000 metres steeplechase 31 August Noureddine Morceli 1991 Tokyo Men's 1500 metres 1 September Hassiba Boulmerka 1993 Stuttgart Women's 1500 metres 22 August Noureddine Morceli 1993 Stuttgart Men's 1500 metres 22 August Hassiba Boulmerka 1995 Gothenburg Women's 1500 metres 9 August Noureddine Morceli 1995 Gothenburg Men's 1500 metres 13 August Djabir Saïd-Guerni 1999 Seville Men's 800 metres 29 August Djabir Saïd-Guerni 2003 Saint-Denis Men's 800 metres 31 August Taoufik Makhloufi 2019 Doha Men's 1500 metres 6 October Djamel Sedjati 2022 Oregon Men's 800 metres 23 July Djamel Sedjati 2025 Tokyo Men's 800 metres 20 September

By athletes Athlete SexGoldSilverBronze Total EditionsNoureddine Morceli M 3 0 0 3 1991–1995Hassiba Boulmerka W 2 0 1 3 1991–1993Djabir Saïd-Guerni M 1 0 1 2 1999–2003Djamel Sedjati M 0 2 0 1 2022-2025Taoufik Makhloufi M 0 1 0 1 2019Azzedine Brahmi M 0 0 1 1 1991

By events

By gender

By edition 1983

Algeria competed at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland, from August 7 to 14, 1983.World Athletics Statistics HandBook Oregon 2022. World Athletics (2013). Edited by Mark Butler. Retrieved on 2022-07-09.

Men Track and road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankMehdi Aidet1500 metresdid not startcolspan=4 rowspan=2 Amar Brahmia3:42.7525Abderrahmane Morceli3:39.77=10 q3:39.8818colspan=2 rowspan=2 Abderrazak Bounour5000 metres13:57.9310 q14:00.7814Boualem Rahoui10,000 metres29:10.9526colspan=4 Abdelwahab Ferguène20 km walkcolspan=4 rowspan=2 1:29:5335Benamar Kachkouche1:32:3345

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionOthmane BelfaaHigh jump2.1520colspan=2 rowspan=2 Hakim ToumiHammer throw65.5426

Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEventFinalRankMourad Mahour BachaResult11.646.69Points7237410

Women Combined events – Heptathlon AthleteEventFinalRankDalila TayebiResult15.551.659.9525.725.7126.462:31.55475919Points770795526822762410674

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.IAAF 1987

+ Men 100 m Mustapha Kamel Selmi 200 m 800 m Reda Abdenouz 20 km Walk Abdelwahab Ferguene High Jump Othmane Belfaa

Men Track and road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankMustapha Kamel Selmi100 metres10.48610.487colspan=4 rowspan=3 200 metres21.14421.267Reda Abdenouz800 metres1:49.2271:48.968Abdelwahab Ferguene20 km Walk1:34.2635

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionOthmane BelfaaHigh jump2.1526colspan=2

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.IAAF 1991

+ 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 High Jump Othmane Belfaa

+ Women 1500 m Hassiba Boulmerka 100 m Hurdles Yasmina Azzizi-Kettab Heptathlon

Medalists MedalAthleteEventDateHassiba BoulmerkaWomen's 1500 metres31 AugustNoureddine MorceliMen's 1500 metres1 SeptemberAzzedine BrahmiMen's 3000 metres steeplechase31 August

Men Track and road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankAmar Hacini400 metres46.52547.307colspan=4 rowspan=3 Reda Abdenouz800 metres1:50.474colspan=2 rowspan=3 Ahmed Belkessam1:47.063Noureddine Morceli1500 metres3:43.4513:39.9013:32.84Yahia Azaidj5000 metres14:43.4912colspan=4 colspan=2 Mohamed Kamel SelmiMarathoncolspan=6 — Azzedine Brahmi3000 m Steepleschase8:27.952colspan=4 8:15.54

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionLotfi KhaidaLong jump7.6818colspan=2 rowspan=3 Triple jump16.5411Othmane BelfaaHigh jump2.2415

Women Track and road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankHassiba Boulmerka1500 metres4:08.201colspan=2 4:02.21Yasmina Azzizi-Kettab100 m Hurdles–DNScolspan=4

Combined events – Heptathlon AthleteEventFinalRankYasmina Azzizi-KettabResult13.341.7915.4024.326.1544.622:17.1763925Points1074966888950896756862

1993

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

+ 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 MedalAthleteEventDateNoureddine MorceliMen's 1500 metres22 AugustHassiba BoulmerkaWomen's 1500 metres22 August

Men Track and road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankAmar Hacini200 metres21.366colspan=6 Sadek Boumendil400 metres46.37445.916colspan=4 Noureddine Morceli1500 metres3:37.841colspan=2 3:40.0713:34.24Aïssa Belaout5000 metres13:29.124colspan=4 DNF—Sid-Ali SakhriMarathoncolspan=6 rowspan=3 2:24:3523Chaouki AchourDNF—Mohamed Kamel SelmiDNF—Noureddine Tadjine110 m Hurdles14.508colspan=2 colspan=4 Azzedine Brahmi3000 m Steeplechase8:24.732colspan=4 DNF —Abdelwahab Ferguene20 km Walkcolspan=6 1:35:4834Amar HaciniIsmail MaricheKamel TalhaodiSadek Boumendil4 × 400 m Relay3:03.634colspan=4 colspan=2

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 MedalAthleteEventDateHassiba BoulmerkaWomen's 1500 metres9 AugustNoureddine MorceliMen's 1500 metres13 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 10,000 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 MedalAthleteEventDateDjabir Saïd-GuerniMen's 800 metres29 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.2001 IAAF World Championships in Athletics

+ Men 400 m Malik Louahla 800 m Adem Hecini 1500 m Mohamed Khaldi 5000 m Ali Saïdi-Sief, Khoudir Aggoune, Samir Moussaoui 10,000 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.IAAF Championship 2003

+ 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 MedalAthleteEventDateDjabir Saïd-GuerniMen's 800 metres31 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.2005 World Athletics Championships Results from the IAAF web site

+ 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.Results from IAAF.org

+ 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.Entry list . Retrieved on 2009-08-14.

EventAthletesMenWomen800 metresNadjim Manseur Women did not participate1500 metresTarek Boukensa Taoufik Makhloufi Imad Touil Antar ZerguelaineDecathlonLarbi Bouraada

Men EventAthletesHeatsSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank800 mNadjim ManseurDNSdid not advance1500 mTarek Boukensa3:45.6538did not advanceTaoufik Makhloufi3:40.049 q3:37.8717did not advanceImad TouilDNSdid not advanceAntar Zerguelaine3:42.3717did not advanceDecathlonLarbi Bouraada-8,17113

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.Official IAAF competition website

Men