Summary
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 | |
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| IPC code | ALG |
| NPC | Algerian National Paralympic Committee |
| Medals Ranked 43rd |
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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 edit
Medals by Summer Games edit
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Medals by Summer Sport edit
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Medals by Winter Sport edit
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By detail edit
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 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 |
| Total | 27 | 22 | 36 | 85 | 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 edit
The Algerian athlete who won the most medals in the history of the Paralympic Games, is the Paralympian athlete Samir Nouioua.
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| Samir Nouioua | Athletics | 2004–2008–2012–2016–2020 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Mohamed Allek | Athletics | 1996–2000–2004–2008 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Nadia Medjemedj | Athletics | 2004–2008–2012–2016–2020 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Kamel Kardjena | Athletics | 2008–2012–2016–2020 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Karim Betina | Athletics | 2004–2008–2012–2016 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Nassima Saifi | Athletics | 2008–2012–2016–2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Mohamed Berrahal | Athletics | 2012–2016–2020 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Lahouari Bahlaz | Athletics | 2012–2016–2020 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Sofiane Hamdi | Athletics | 2008–2012–2016 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Faouzi Bellele | Athletics | 1996 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Safia Djelal | Athletics | 2004–2008–2012–2016–2020 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Mounia Gasmi | Athletics | 2012–2016–2020 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Lynda Hamri | Athletics | 2012–2016–2020 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Abdellatif Baka | Athletics | 2012–2016–2020 | 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 |
Notes: in Khaki the athletes still in activity.
List of medalists edit
World and Paralympic records set at the Summer Paralympics edit
Athletics edit
| Event | Class | Date | Round | Athlete(s) | Time or distance |
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| 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] |
See also edit
- Category:Paralympic competitors for Algeria
- Algeria at the Olympics
- Algeria at the African Games
- Algeria at the Mediterranean Games
- Algeria at the Arab Games
References edit
- ^ a b "Algeria at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee". paralympic.org.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games | IPC". Archived from the original on 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games | IPC". Archived from the original on 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Firas Bentria profile at the 2012 Summer Paralympics". London 2012 Summer Paralympics official website. Archived from the original on 2013-05-25. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
- ^ "Men's 1500m - T12/13 - Standings". Archived from the original on 2016-09-15.
External links edit
- Algerian 2012 Paralympic coaches express optimism
- Algerian National Paralympic Committee - Official website of the Paralympic Movement
- Algerian paralympic medals - Algerian Olympic Committee official website