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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]
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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1983
Algeria competed at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland, from August 7 to 14, 1983.[2]
Men
- Track and road events
- Field events
- Combined events – Decathlon
Women
- Combined events – Heptathlon
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]
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
- Field events
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]
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 |
1500 m | Hassiba Boulmerka |
100 m Hurdles | Yasmina Azzizi-Kettab |
Heptathlon |
Medalists
Men
- Track and road events
- Field events
Women
- Track and road events
- Combined events – Heptathlon
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]
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 |
1500 m | Hassiba Boulmerka |
10 km Walk | Dounia Kara |
Medalists
Men
- Track and road events
1995
Algeria competed at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 5 to 13 August 1995. Algeria participated with 8 athletes.
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 |
1500 m | Hassiba 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
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
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
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
1500 m | Nouria Mérah-Benida |
Long Jump | Baya Rahouli |
Triple Jump | Baya Rahouli |
Medalists
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]
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 |
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.[8]
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 |
5000 m | Souad Aït Salem |
Triple Jump | Baya Rahouli |
Medalists
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]
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 |
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.[10]
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 |
1500 m | Nahida Touhami |
Marathon | Souad Aït Salem |
2009
Algeria fielded six competitors at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin.[11]
Men
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]
Men
Decathlon
Women
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]
(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)
Men
- Track and road events
Women
- Track and road events
- Field events
- Heptathlon
2015
Algeria competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, from 22 to 30 August 2015.[16][17]
(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)
Men
- Track and road events
- Combined events – Decathlon
Women
- Track and road events
2017
Algeria competed at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, United Kingdom, from 4–13 August 2017.[18]
(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)
Men
- Track and road events
- Combined events – Decathlon
Women
- Track and road events
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]
Men
- Track and road events
- Field events
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]
- including alternates
Men
- Track and road events
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