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| Algeria at the World Championships in Athletics | |
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| WA code | ALG |
| National federation | Algerian Athletics Federation |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 30th |
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| World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview) | |
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.
Medals by World Championships
| Championships | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Helsinki | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1987 Rome | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1991 Tokyo | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 1993 Stuttgart | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 1995 Gothenburg | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 1997 Athens | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1999 Seville | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| 2001 Edmonton | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2003 Paris | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2005 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 | 27 |
| 2022 Oregon | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| 2023 Budapest | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 33 | |
