Algeria at the Paralympics

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.^[1][2]

Algeria at the Paralympics
IPC code	ALG
NPC	Algerian National Paralympic Committee
Medals Ranked 43rd	Gold 33 Silver 22 Bronze 41 Total 96
Summer appearances
1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

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.^[1][3]

Medals

See also: All-time Paralympic Games medal table

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 Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Athletics 27 22 33 82 Judo 5 0 6 11 Paracanoeing 1 0 0 1 Powerlifting 0 0 2 2 Totals (4 entries) 33 22 41 96

Medals by Winter Sport Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Total 0 0 0 0

Detail

See also: All-time Paralympic Games medal table

Games	Athletes	Sports	Athletes by sport						Medals			Total	Rank
1992 Barcelona	8	2	2	6	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	56
1996 Atlanta	9	2	7	-	2	-	-	-	2	2	3	7	40
2000 Sydney	8	2	6	-	-	2	-	-	3	0	0	3	38
2004 Athens	18	3	14	-	2	2	-	-	6	2	5	13	25
2008 Beijing	28	2	23	-	5	-	-	-	4	3	8	15	31
2012 London	33	4	24*	6*	3	1	-	-	4	6	9	19	26
2016 Rio de Janeiro	60	6	19	12	3	2	24	-	4	5	7	16	27
2020 Tokyo	57	5	21	6	3	3	24	-	4	4	4	12	29
2024 Paris	26	4	20	-	2	3	-	1	6	0	5	11	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.^[4]

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	Event	Date
Gold	Mohamed Allek	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	100 m T36	August 1996
Gold	Mohamed Allek	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	200 m T36	August 1996
Silver	Faouzi Bellele	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's 5000m T34-37	August 1996
Silver	Youcef Boudjeltia	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's 400m T12	August 1996
Bronze	Faouzi Bellele	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's 800m T34-36	August 1996
Bronze	Faouzi Bellele	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's 1500m T34-37	August 1996
Bronze	Bachir Zergoune	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's 800m T44-46	August 1996
Gold	Mohamed Allek	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 100 m T37	October 2000
Gold	Mohamed Allek	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 200 m T37	October 2000
Gold	Mohamed Allek	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 400 m T37	October 2000
Gold	Karim Betina	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's Shot put F32	19 September 2004
Gold	Nadia Medjemedj	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's Shot put F56-58	20 September 2004
Gold	Samir Nouioua	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 1500m T46	20 September 2004
Gold	Messaoud Nine	2004 Athens	Judo	Men's Middleweight 90kg	20 September 2004
Bronze	Khaled Hanani	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 1500m T37	20 September 2004
Bronze	Mohamed Aissaoui	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 1500m T46	20 September 2004
Bronze	Mohamed Allek	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 200m T37	21 September 2004
Bronze	Karim Betina	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's Club throw F32/51	21 September 2004
Bronze	Omar Benchiheb	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 1500m T11	22 September 2004
Silver	Samir Nouioua	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 800m T46	25 September 2004
Silver	Hakim Yahiaoui	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's Discus throw F13	25 September 2004
Gold	Samir Nouioua	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 5000m T46	27 September 2004
Gold	Sofia Djelal	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's Javelin throw F56-58	27 September 2004
Gold	Mouloud Noura	2008 Beijing	Judo	Men -60 kg	7 September 2008
Gold	Sidali Lamri	2008 Beijing	Judo	Men -66 kg	7 September 2008
Bronze	Mounir Bakiri	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's Shot Put F32	8 September 2008
Gold	Karim Betina	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's Shot Put - F32	8 September 2008
Bronze	Zoubida Bouazoug	2008 Beijing	Judo	Women's +70 kg	9 September 2008
Bronze	Nadia Medjemedj	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's Shot Put F57/58	9 September 2008
Bronze	Samir Nouioua	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's 1500m T46	10 September 2008
Gold	Kamel Kardjena	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's Shot Put - F33/34/52	12 September 2008
Bronze	Sofiane Hamdi	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's 100m T37	12 September 2008
Silver	Louadjeda Benoumessad	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's Javelin Throw F33/34/52/53	13 September 2008
Silver	Samir Nouioua	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's 800m T46	15 September 2008
Bronze	Zine Eddine Sekhri	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's 800m T13	15 September 2008
Bronze	Hocine Gherzouli	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's Shot Put F40	15 September 2008
Silver	Sofiane Hamdi	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's 200m T37	16 September 2008
Bronze	Nadia Medjemedj	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's discus throw F57–58	16 September 2008
Bronze	Mouloud Noura	2012 London	Judo	Men's 60 kg	30 August 2012
Bronze	Sid Ali Lamri	2012 London	Judo	Men's 66 kg	30 August 2012
Bronze	Mohamed Berrahal	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 100 m T51	31 August 2012
Bronze	Zoubida Bouazoug	2012 London	Judo	Women's +70 kg	1 September 2012
Silver	Safia Djelal	2012 London	Athletics	Women's javelin throw F58	1 September 2012
Silver	Mounia Gasmi	2012 London	Athletics	Women's club throw F31/32/51	1 September 2012
Bronze	Kamel Kardjena	2012 London	Athletics	Men's discus throw F32-34	1 September 2012
Bronze	Lahouari Bahlaz	2012 London	Athletics	Men's club throw F31/32/51	3 September 2012
Gold	Kamel Kardjena	2012 London	Athletics	Men's shot put F32-33	4 September 2012
Silver	Karim Betina	2012 London	Athletics	Men's shot put F32-33	4 September 2012
Bronze	Mounir Bakiri	2012 London	Athletics	Men's shot put F32-33	4 September 2012
Gold	Nassima Saifi	2012 London	Athletics	Women's discus throw F57–58	4 September 2012
Bronze	Samir Nouioua	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 1500 m T46	4 September 2012
Gold	Mohamed Berrahal	2012 London	Athletics	Men's discus throw F51–53	6 September 2012
Silver	Hocine Gherzouli	2012 London	Athletics	Men's discus throw F40	6 September 2012
Silver	Lynda Hamri	2012 London	Athletics	Women's long jump F13	7 September 2012
Bronze	Lahouari Bahlaz	2012 London	Athletics	Men's discus throw F32-34	7 September 2012
Gold	Abdellatif Baka	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 800 m T13	8 September 2012
Silver	Samir Nouioua	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 800 m T46	8 September 2012
Silver	Lahouari Bahlaz	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Men's shot put F32	8 September 2016
Bronze	Cherine Abdellaoui	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Judo	Women's 52 kg	8 September 2016
Silver	Nassima Saifi	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Women's shot put F56/57	8 September 2016
Bronze	Nadia Medjemedj	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Women's shot put F56/57	8 September 2016
Silver	Mounia Gasmi	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Women's club throw F31/32	9 September 2016
Silver	Kamel Kardjena	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Men's shot put F33	10 September 2016
Bronze	Nadia Medjemedj	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Women's javelin throw F56	10 September 2016
Bronze	Madjid Djemai	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	1500 metres T37	11 September 2016
Gold	Abdellatif Baka	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	1500 metres T13	11 September 2016
Silver	Mohamed Berrahal	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Men's 100 metres T51	13 September 2016
Bronze	Lynda Hamri	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Women's long jump T12	13 September 2016
Bronze	Mohamed Fouad Hamoumou	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Men's 400 metres T13	15 September 2016
Gold	Nassima Saifi	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	discus throw F56/57	15 September 2016
Bronze	Sofiane Hamdi	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Men's 400 metres T37	16 September 2016
Gold	Samir Nouioua	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Men's 1500 metres T46	16 September 2016
Gold	Asmahan Boudjadar	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Women's shot put F33	16 September 2016
Gold	Cherine Abdellaoui	2020 Tokyo	Judo	Women's 52 kg	27 August 2021
Bronze	Hocine Bettir	2020 Tokyo	Powerlifting	Men's 65 kg	27 August 2021
Bronze	Mounia Gasmi	2020 Tokyo	Athletics	Women's club throw	27 August 2021
Silver	Nassima Saifi	2020 Tokyo	Athletics	Women's discus throw F57	28 August 2021
Bronze	Walid Ferhah	2020 Tokyo	Athletics	Men's club throw F32	28 August 2021
Silver	Skander Djamil Athmani	2020 Tokyo	Athletics	Men's 100 metres T13	29 August 2021
Bronze	Lynda Hamri	2020 Tokyo	Athletics	Women's long jump T12	29 August 2021
Gold	Skander Djamil Athmani	2020 Tokyo	Athletics	Men's 400 metres T13	2 September 2021
Gold	Safia Djelal	2020 Tokyo	Athletics	Women's shot put F57	2 September 2021
Gold	Asmahan Boudjadar	2020 Tokyo	Athletics	Women's shot put F33	2 September 2021
Silver	Abdelkrim Krai	2020 Tokyo	Athletics	Men's 1500 metres T38	4 September 2021
Silver	Kamel Kardjena	2020 Tokyo	Athletics	Men's shot put F33	4 September 2021
Gold	Nassima Saifi	2024 Paris	Athletics	Women's discus throw F57	31 August 2024
Bronze	Ahmed Mehideb	2024 Paris	Athletics	Men's club throw F32	31 August 2024
Gold	Skander Djamil Athmani	2024 Paris	Athletics	Men's 100 metres T13	1 September 2024
Bronze	Lynda Hamri	2024 Paris	Athletics	Women's long jump T12	1 September 2024
Gold	Skander Djamil Athmani	2024 Paris	Athletics	Men's 400 m T13	5 September 2024
Gold	Safia Djelal	2024 Paris	Athletics	Women's shot put F57	5 September 2024
Bronze	Nassima Saifi	2024 Paris	Athletics	Women's shot put F57	5 September 2024
Gold	Abdelkader Bouamer	2024 Paris	Judo	Men's 60 kg J1	5 September 2024
Bronze	Ishak Ouldkouider	2024 Paris	Judo	Men's 60 kg J2	5 September 2024
Bronze	Hocine Bettir	2024 Paris	Powerlifting	Men's 65 kg	5 September 2024
Gold	Brahim Guendouz	2024 Paris	Paracanoeing	Men's KL3	7 September 2024

World and Paralympic records set at the Summer Paralympics

Athletics

See also: List of Paralympic records in athletics

Event	Class	Date	Round	Athlete(s)	Time or distance	Record	Ref
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	[5]
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