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]

Quick Facts Algeria at the World Championships in Athletics, WA code ...
Algeria at the
World Championships in Athletics
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WA codeALG
National federationAlgerian Athletics Federation
Websitewww.faa.dz
Medals
Ranked 30th
Gold
6
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
11
World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview)
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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

Noureddine Morceli is the most decorated athlete with gold medals (3 gold medals)
More information Championships, Athletes ...
Championships Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1983 Helsinki110000
1987 Rome40000
1991 Tokyo1120137
1993 Stuttgart17101214
1995 Gothenburg8200210
1997 Athens140000
1999 Seville12001134
2001 Edmonton120000
2003 Paris9100114
2005 Helsinki100000
2007 Osaka110000
2009 Berlin60000
2011 Daegu100000
2013 Moscow110000
2015 Beijing140000
2017 London80000
2019 Doha6010127
2022 Oregon7010133
2023 Budapest100000
Total6231133
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Medalists

By athletes

More information Athlete, Sex ...
AthleteSex Gold Silver Bronze TotalEditions
Noureddine MorceliM30031991–1995
Hassiba BoulmerkaW20131991–1993
Djabir Saïd-GuerniM10121999–2003
Taoufik MakhloufiM01012019
Djamel SedjatiM01012022
Azzedine BrahmiM00111991
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By events

More information Event, Gold ...
EventGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Middle-distance running62311
Totals (1 entries)62311
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By gender

More information Gender, Gold ...
GenderGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Men4228
Women2013
Totals (2 entries)62311
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By edition

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
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Mehdi Aidet 1500 metres did not start Did not advance
Amar Brahmia 3:42.75 25
Abderrahmane Morceli 3:39.77 =10 q 3:39.88 18 Did not advance
Abderrazak Bounour 5000 metres 13:57.93 10 q 14:00.78 14
Boualem Rahoui 10,000 metres 29:10.95 26 Did not advance
Abdelwahab Ferguène 20 km walk 1:29:53 35
Benamar Kachkouche 1:32:33 45
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Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Othmane Belfaa High jump 2.15 20 Did not advance
Hakim Toumi Hammer throw 65.54 26
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Combined events – Decathlon
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Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Mourad Mahour Bacha Result 11.64 6.69 NM DNS DNF DNF
Points 723 741 0
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Women

Combined events – Heptathlon
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Dalila Tayebi Result 15.55 1.65 9.95 25.72 5.71 26.46 2:31.55 4759 19
Points 770 795 526 822 762 410 674
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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]

Men
100 mMustapha Kamel Selmi
200 m
800 mReda Abdenouz
20 km WalkAbdelwahab Ferguene
High JumpOthmane Belfaa

Men

Track and road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Mustapha Kamel Selmi 100 metres 10.48 6 10.48 7 Did not advance
200 metres 21.14 4 21.26 7
Reda Abdenouz 800 metres 1:49.22 7 1:48.96 8
Abdelwahab Ferguene 20 km Walk 1:34.26 35
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Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Othmane Belfaa High jump 2.15 26 Did not advance
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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]

Men
400 mAmar Hacini
800 mReda Abdenouz, Ahmed Belkessam
1500 mNoureddine Morceli
5000 mYahia Azaidj
MarathonMohamed Kamel Selmi
3000 m SteepleschaseAzzedine Brahmi
Long JumpLotfi Khaida
Triple Jump
High JumpOthmane Belfaa
Women
1500 mHassiba Boulmerka
100 m HurdlesYasmina Azzizi-Kettab
Heptathlon

Medalists

More information Medal, Athlete ...
Medal Athlete Event Date
 Gold Hassiba Boulmerka Women's 1500 metres 31 August
 Gold Noureddine Morceli Men's 1500 metres 1 September
 Bronze Azzedine Brahmi Men's 3000 metres steeplechase 31 August
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Men

Track and road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Amar Hacini 400 metres 46.52 5 47.30 7 Did not advance
Reda Abdenouz 800 metres 1:50.47 4
Ahmed Belkessam 1:47.06 3
Noureddine Morceli 1500 metres 3:43.45 1 3:39.90 1 3:32.84 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Yahia Azaidj 5000 metres 14:43.49 12 Did not advance
Mohamed Kamel Selmi Marathon DNF
Azzedine Brahmi 3000 m Steepleschase 8:27.95 2 8:15.54 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Lotfi Khaida Long jump 7.68 18 Did not advance
Triple jump 16.54 11
Othmane Belfaa High jump 2.24 15
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Women

Track and road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Hassiba Boulmerka 1500 metres 4:08.20 1 4:02.21 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Yasmina Azzizi-Kettab 100 m Hurdles DNS Did not advance
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Combined events – Heptathlon
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Yasmina Azzizi-Kettab Result 13.34 1.79 15.40 24.32 6.15 44.62 2:17.17 6392 5
Points 1074 966 888 950 896 756 862
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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]

Men
200 mAmar Hacini
400 mSadek Boumendil
1500 mNoureddine Morceli
5000 mAïssa Belaout
MarathonSid-Ali Sakhri, Chaouki Achour, Mohamed Kamel Selmi
110 m HurdlesNoureddine Tadjine
3000 m SteepleschaseAzzedine Brahmi
20 km WalkAbdelwahab Ferguene
4 × 400 m Relay(Amar Hacini, Ismail Mariche, Kamel Talhaodi, Sadek Boumendil)
Long JumpLotfi Khaida
Triple JumpLotfi Khaida
High JumpOthmane Belfaa
Hammer ThrowHakim Toumi
Women
1500 mHassiba Boulmerka
10 km WalkDounia Kara

Medalists

More information Medal, Athlete ...
Medal Athlete Event Date
 Gold Noureddine Morceli Men's 1500 metres[6] 22 August
 Bronze Hassiba Boulmerka Women's 1500 metres 22 August
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Men

Track and road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Amar Hacini 200 metres 21.36 6 Did not advance
Sadek Boumendil 400 metres 46.37 4 45.91 6 Did not advance
Noureddine Morceli 1500 metres 3:37.84 1 3:40.07 1 3:34.24 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Aïssa Belaout 5000 metres 13:29.12 4 DNF
Sid-Ali Sakhri Marathon 2:24:35 23
Chaouki Achour DNF
Mohamed Kamel Selmi DNF
Noureddine Tadjine 110 m Hurdles 14.50 8 Did not advance
Noureddine Tadjine 3000 m Steeplechase 8:24.73 2 DNF
Abdelwahab Ferguene 20 km Walk 1:35:48 34
Amar Hacini
Ismail Mariche
Kamel Talhaodi
Sadek Boumendil
4 × 400 m Relay 3:03.63 4 Did not advance
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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 mAmar Hacini
1500 mNoureddine Morceli
5000 mReda Benzine, Yahia Azaidj
MarathonSid-Ali Sakhri
3000 m SteepleschaseMohamed Belabbes
Hammer ThrowHakim Toumi
Women
1500 mHassiba Boulmerka

Medalists

More information Medal, Athlete ...
Medal Athlete Event Date
 Gold Hassiba Boulmerka Women's 1500 metres 9 August
 Gold Noureddine Morceli Men's 1500 metres 13 August
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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

Men
200 mMalik-Khaled Louahla
400 mSamir-Adel Louahla
800 mAdem Hecini
1500 mNoureddine Morceli, Ahmed Krama, Ali Saïdi-Sief
MarathonAzzedine Sakhri
400 m HurdlesNabil Selmi
3000 m SteepleschaseAbderrahmane Daas
4 × 400 m Relay(Samir-Adel Louahla, Talhaodi Kamel, Malik-Khaled Louahla, Amar Hacini)
Hammer ThrowHakim Toumi

Women

Women
800 mNouria Mérah-Benida
1500 mNouria 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 mMalik Louahla
800 mDjabir Saïd-Guerni, Adem Hecini
1500 mNoureddine Morceli, Ali Saïdi-Sief, Miloud Abaoub
10000 mSamir Moussaoui
MarathonAzzedine Sakhri
3000 m SteepleschaseLaïd Bessou
High JumpAbderrahmane Hammad

Women

Women
1500 mNouria Mérah-Benida
Long JumpBaya Rahouli
Triple JumpBaya Rahouli

Medalists

More information Medal, Athlete ...
Medal Athlete Event Date
 Bronze Djabir Saïd-Guerni Men's 800 metres 29 August
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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]

Men
400 mMalik Louahla
800 mAdem Hecini
1500 mMohamed Khaldi
5000 mAli Saïdi-Sief, Khoudir Aggoune, Samir Moussaoui
10000 mKamal Kohil
MarathonAzzedine Sakhri
3000 m SteepleschaseLaïd Bessou
High JumpAbderrahmane Hammad
Women
1500 mNouria Merah-Benida
5000 mNasria 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]

Men
400 mMalik Louahla
800 mDjabir Saïd-Guerni
1500 mTarek Boukensa
5000 mKhoudir Aggoune
MarathonRachid Ziar
3000 m SteepleschaseAbdelhakim Maazouz
High JumpAbderrahmane Hammad
Women
5000 mSouad Aït Salem
Triple JumpBaya Rahouli

Medalists

More information Medal, Athlete ...
Medal Athlete Event Date
 Gold Djabir Saïd-Guerni Men's 800 metres 31 August
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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]

Men
800 mDjabir Saïd-Guerni
1500 mTarek Boukensa, Antar Zerguelaine, Kamal Boulahfane
5000 mAli Saïdi-Sief
MarathonSaïd Belhout
Long JumpIssam Nima
Women
800 mNahida Touhami
1500 mNahida Touhami
3000 m SteeplechaseFatiha Bahi Azzouhoum
Triple JumpBaya 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]

Men
800 mNabil Madi
1500 mTarek Boukensa, Kamal Boulahfane, Antar Zerguelaine
3000 m SteepleschaseRabie Makhloufi
5000 mKhoudir Aggoune
MarathonNabil Benkrama
High JumpAbderrahmane Hammad
Long JumpIssam Nima
Women
1500 mNahida Touhami
MarathonSouad Aït Salem

2009

Algeria fielded six competitors at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin.[11]

More information Event, Athletes ...
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Men

More information Event, Athletes ...
Event Athletes Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
800 m Nadjim Manseur DNS did not advance
1500 m Tarek Boukensa 3:45.65 38 did not advance
Taoufik Makhloufi 3:40.04 9 q 3:37.87 17 did not advance
Imad Touil DNS did not advance
Antar Zerguelaine 3:42.37 17 did not advance
Decathlon Larbi Bouraada - 8,171 13
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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

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final
Time
Width
Height
Rank Time
Width
Height
Rank Time
Width
Height
Rank Time
Width
Height
Rank
Mahfoud Brahimi 800 metres 1:46.94 21 q 1:46.79 18 Did not advance
Tarek Boukensa 1500 metres 3:41.87 23 Q 3:36.84 2 Q 3:38.05 11
Taoufik Makhloufi 1500 metres 3:40.15 12 Q 3:50.86 24 Did not Advance
Rabah Aboud 5000 metres 14:00.34 29 Did not Advance
Mounir Mihout 5000 metres DNF NA Did not Advance
Othmane Hadj Lazib 110 m hurdles 13.63 21 Did not advance
Seif Islam Temacini Triple jump NM Did not advance
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Decathlon

More information Larbi Bouraâda, Decathlon ...
Larbi Bouraâda Decathlon
Event Results Points Rank
100 m 10.88 (SB) 888 12
Long jump 7.42 (SB) 915 6
Shot put 13.11 (SB) 674 25
High jump 1.96 767 18
400 m 47.34 (SB) 941 2
110 m hurdles 14.56 (SB) 903 12
Discus throw 37.84 621 24
Pole vault 4.90 (PB) 880 10
Javelin throw 59.00 (SB) 723 11
1500 m 4:14.97 (SB) 846 1
Total 8158 10
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Women

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final
Time
Width
Height
Rank Time
Width
Height
Rank Time
Width
Height
Rank Time
Width
Height
Rank
Zehra Bouras 800 metres 2:02.77 22 Q 2:12.08 23 Did not advance
Baya Rahouli Triple jump 14.30 8 q 14.12 8
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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
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Amine Belferar 800 metres 1:47.17 24 did not advance
Imed Touil 1500 metres DNS DNS did not advance
Miloud Rahmani 400 metres hurdles 50.79 30 did not advance
Hicham Bouchicha 3000 metres steeplechase 8.28.56 20 did not advance
Abdelmadjed Touil 3000 metres steeplechase 8:25.89 17 did not advance
Abdelhamid Zerrifi 3000 metres steeplechase DQ DQ did not advance
Tayeb Filali Marathon DNF -
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Women

Track and road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Amina Bettiche 3000 metres steeplechase 9:45.50 17 did not advance
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Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
Width
Height
Rank Width
Height
Rank
Baya Rahouli Triple jump 13.41 17 did not advance
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Heptathlon
More information Heptathlon, Athlete ...
Heptathlon
Athlete Event Results Points Rank
Yasmina Omrani 100 m hurdles 13.57 PB 1040 11
High jump 1.77 SB 941 15
Shot put 13.32 749 14
200 m 24.75 SB 910 12
Long jump 5.82 795 22
Javelin throw 39.26 653 24
800 m 2:14.81 SB 895 15
Total 5983 PB 19
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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
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Khalid Benmahdi 800 metres 1:49.61 40 Did not advance
Yassine Hathat 1500 metres 3:40.16 20 Did not advance
Taoufik Makhloufi 3:42.72 24 Q 3:35.05 2 Q 3:34.76 4
Salim Keddar 3:44.81 34 Did not advance
Saber Boukemouche 400m hurdles 51.54 38 Did not advance
Abdelmalik Lahoulou 49.33 19 q 48.87 NR 14 Did not advance
Miloud Rahmani 50.21 35 Did not advance
Hicham Bouchicha 3000m steeplechase 8:30.07 12 q 8:33.79 14
Bilal Tabti 8:26.99 8 Q 8:29.04 13
Abdelhamid Zerrifi 8:51.89 28 Did not advance
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Combined events – Decathlon
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Larbi Bourrada Result 10.83 SB 7.51 SB 13.73 SB 2.07 SB 47.60 SB 14.26 PB 41.53 PB 4.80 SB 63.82 SB 4:16.61 SB 8461 AR 5
Points 899 937 712 868 929 941 696 849 795 835
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Women

Track and road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Souad Aït Salem Marathon DNF
Barkahoum Drici DNF
Amina Bettiche 3000m steeplechase 9:36.10 SB 18 Did not advance
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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
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Amine Belferar 800 metres DNF Did not advance
Abderrahmane Anou 1500 metres 3:47.38 35 Did not advance
Hicham Bouchicha 3000m steeplechase 8:30.01 20 Did not advance
Bilal Tabti 8:23.28 9 q DQ
Abdelmalik Lahoulou 400 metres hurdles 49.78 17 Q 49.33 10 Did not advance
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Combined events – Decathlon
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Larbi Bourrada Result 10.80 SB 7.22 13.41 SB 1.90 DNS DNF
Points 906 866 692 714 0
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Women

Track and road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Amina Bettiche 3000m steeplechase 9:53.06 28 Did not advance
Kenza Dahmani Marathon DNF
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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
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Mohamed Belbachir 800 metres 1:46.52 25 Did not advance
Yassine Hethat 1:45.67 7 q 1:46.15 17 Did not advance
Taoufik Makhloufi 1500 metres 3:36.18 2 Q 3:36.69 6 Q 3:31.38 SB 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Abdelmalik Lahoulou 400 metres hurdles 49.54 8 Q 48.39 NR 4 Q 49.46 8
Bilal Tabti 3000 metres steeplechase 8:35.15 34 Did not advance
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Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Yasser Mohamed Triki Triple jump 16.62 20 Did not advance
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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
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Heat Semi-final Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Yassine Hethat 800 metres 1:46.05 16 did not advance
Slimane Moula 1:44.90 5 Q 1:44.89 1 Q 1:44.85 5
Djamel Sedjati 1:46.39 20 Q 1:45.44 5 Q 1:44.14 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Amine Bouanani 110 metres hurdles 13.44 10 Q 13.37 NR 12 did not advance
Abdelmalik Lahoulou 400 metres hurdles 49.58 12 Q 48.90 10 did not advance
Hichem Bouchicha 3000 metres steeplechase 8:27.39 25 did not advance
Bilal Tabti 8:38.45 34 did not advance
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