Algeria at the Olympics

winning Algeria's 1st Olympic medal in Los Angeles 1984 Before independence during the French Algeria period, the Algerian athletes were participating with France, among the most famous, the gold medalists Boughera El Ouafi in 1928, Alain Mimoun in 1956 and many others. After independence in 1962, Algeria participated in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1964 Summer Olympics with gymnast Mohamed Lazhari. Algeria withdrew from the 1976 Summer Olympics due to the refusal of the IOC to ban countries who had competed in South Africa amidst its apartheid policies. Almost every nation in Africa participated in the boycott. South Africa itself had been banned from the Olympics since 1964. In the 1980 Summer Olympics Algeria participated for the first time in a team sport, competing in both football and handball. Their first medal came at the 1984 Summer Olympics, where Mustapha Moussa won bronze in boxing. == Medal tables ==

Medals by Summer Games Medals by Winter Games Medals by sport == Athletes with most medals ==

Only two Algerian athletes have won multiple medals in the history of the Olympic Games: middle-distance runner Taoufik Makhloufi, and boxer Hocine Soltani. Notes: in Khaki the athletes still in activity. ==Gold medalists==

In this table (sorted by individual totals gold medals), athletes who have won a gold medal at the Olympics. Notes: in Khaki the athletes still in activity. == List of medalists ==

==Algeria at the Olympic Games Football Tournament==