Algeria at the Mediterranean Games

Algeria at the Mediterranean Games
IOC code	ALG
NOC	Algerian Olympic Committee
Medals Ranked 9th	Gold 86 Silver 76 Bronze 131 Total 293
Mediterranean Games appearances (overview)
1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2018 2022 2026

Algeria first participated in the Mediterranean Games at the 1967 edition in Tunis, Tunisia. Over the years, Algerian athletes have won a total of 293 medals at the Games, including 86 gold, 76 silver, and 131 bronze medals.

Algeria's best overall result came at the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, where it finished fourth in the medal standings, its highest ranking in the history of the Games.

Medal tables

Medals by Mediterranean Games

See also: Mediterranean Games and All-time Mediterranean Games medal table

  Host nation

Below the table representing all Algerian medals around the games. Till now, Algeria win 293 medals and 86 gold medals.

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank	Notes
1951 Alexandria	Part of France
1955 Barcelona
1959 Beirut
1963 Naples	Did not participate
1967 Tunis		0	0	3	3	9	details
1971 İzmir	38	0	0	1	1	11	details
1975 Algiers	314	4	7	9	20	8	details
1979 Split	136	1	5	10	16	8	details
1983 Casablanca	172	4	3	7	14	8	details
1987 Latakia	69	5	3	4	12	9	details
1991 Athens	102	9	3	5	17	7	details
1993 Languedoc-Roussillon	116	5	6	11	22	8	details
1997 Bari	135	6	8	8	22	6	details
2001 Tunis	155	10	10	12	32	7	details
2005 Almería	114	9	5	11	25	9	details
2009 Pescara	128	2	3	12	17	14	details
2013 Mersin	171	9	2	15	26	10	details
2018 Tarragona	233	2	4	7	13	15	details
2022 Oran	324	20	17	16	53	4	details
2026 Taranto	Futur events
Total		86	76	131	293	9	–

Medals by sport

   Update to 2022 Mediterranean Games

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	33	19	35	87
Boxing	22	19	26	67
Judo	7	8	27	42
Swimming	7	3	6	16
Karate	6	3	10	19
Weightlifting	5	10	11	26
Wrestling	1	5	3	9
Gymnastics	1	2	0	3
Fencing	1	1	1	3
Football	1	1	1	3
Handball	1	1	1	3
Badminton	1	0	0	1
Bocce	0	1	3	4
Boules	0	1	2	3
Tennis	0	1	2	3
Table tennis	0	1	0	1
Cycling	0	0	3	3
Totals (17 entries)	86	76	131	293

Athletes with most medals

Salim Iles has won the most gold medals, while weightlifter Abdel Monaim Yahiaoui has won the most medals overall in the history of the Mediterranean Games.

Athlete	Sport	Games				Total
Abdel Monaim Yahiaoui	Weightlifting	1991–1993–1997	3	3	2	8
Salim Iles	Swimming	1997–2001–2005	5	1	0	6
Hassiba Boulmerka	Athletics	1991–1993	3	1	0	4
Malik Louahla	Athletics	1997–2001–2005	2	1	0	3
Baya Rahouli	Athletics	2001–2005–2013	2	0	1	3
Othmane Belfaa	Athletics	1983–1987–1991	2	0	1	3
Sid Ali Ferdjani	Gymnastics	1997–2001–2005	1	2	0	3
Souad Aït Salem	Athletics	2005–2013	1	1	1	3
Oussama Sahnoune	Swimming	2018–2022	1	1	1	3
Jaouad Syoud	Swimming	2022–	1	1	1	3
Kenza Dahmani	Athletics	2009–2013	1	0	2	3
Azzedine Basbas	Weightlifting	1993	0	0	3	3

Notes: in Khaki the athletes still in activity.

Medal account by gender

#	Venue and Year	Men	Women	Total
					Tot.				Tot.				Tot.
1	Alexandria 1951	Part of France
2	Barcelona 1955
3	Beirut 1959
4	Naples 1963	Did not enter
5	Tunis 1967	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	3	3
6	İzmir 1971	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
7	Algiers 1975	4	7	9	20	0	0	0	0	4	7	9	20
8	Split 1979	1	5	9	15	0	0	1	1	1	5	10	16
9	Casablanca 1983	4	2	7	13	0	1	0	1	4	3	7	14
10	Latakia 1987	4	3	3	10	1	0	1	2	5	3	4	12
11	Athens 1991	7	3	5	15	2	0	0	2	9	3	5	17
12	Narbonne 1993	4	5	11	20	1	1	0	2	5	6	11	22
13	Bari 1997	5	7	7	19	1	1	1	3	6	8	8	22
14	Tunis 2001	8	9	6	23	2	1	6	9	10	10	12	32
15	Almeria 2005	5	3	10	18	4	2	1	7	9	5	11	25
16	Pescara 2009	2	3	6	11	0	0	6	6	2	3	12	17
17	Mersin 2013	6	1	11	18	3	1	4	8	9	2	15	26
18	Tarragona 2018	2	4	6	12	0	0	1	1	2	4	7	13
19	Oran 2022	13	14	11	38	7	3	5	15	20	17	16	53
Total		65	66	103	234	21	10	28	59	86	76	131	293

Mediterranean Games football tournaments

Mediterranean Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1951	Part of France
1955
1959
1963	Did not enter
1967	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	4	6
1971	Did not qualify
19751	Gold	1st	6	6	0	0	14	3
1979	Bronze	3rd	5	2	2	1	7	6
1983	Group stage	6th	2	1	0	1	3	3
19871		8th	3	0	0	3	1	7
1991		8th	2	0	0	2	1	5
1993	Silver	2nd	4	2	1	1	6	4
1997	Group stage	8th	3	0	3	0	4	4
2001		8th	2	0	0	2	3	7
2005	Quarter-finals	6th	3	1	1	1	3	4
2009	Did not qualify
2013
2018	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	3	5
2022		6th	3	1	0	2	3	5
2026	To be determined
Total	Gold Medal	12/19	39	15	7	17	52	59

• ^1 Algeria participated with the national B team in 1975 and 1987.
• Prior to the Athens 1991 campaign, the Football at the Mediterranean Games was open to full senior national teams.

See also

• Algeria at the Olympics
• Algeria at the African Games
• Algeria at the Arab Games
• Algeria at the Islamic Solidarity Games
• Algeria at the Paralympics