Algeria at the World Athletics Championships

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]

Algeria at the
World Championships in Athletics
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)

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

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Noureddine Morceli is the most decorated athlete with gold medals (3 gold medals)
ChampionshipsAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
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

Medalists

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MedalNameYearEventDate
 GoldHassiba Boulmerka1991 TokyoWomen's 1500 metres31 August
 BronzeAzzedine Brahmi1991 TokyoMen's 3000 metres steeplechase31 August
 GoldNoureddine Morceli1991 TokyoMen's 1500 metres1 September
 BronzeHassiba Boulmerka1993 StuttgartWomen's 1500 metres22 August
 GoldNoureddine Morceli1993 StuttgartMen's 1500 metres22 August
 GoldHassiba Boulmerka1995 GothenburgWomen's 1500 metres9 August
 GoldNoureddine Morceli1995 GothenburgMen's 1500 metres13 August
 BronzeDjabir Saïd-Guerni1999 SevilleMen's 800 metres29 August
 GoldDjabir Saïd-Guerni2003 Saint-DenisMen's 800 metres31 August
 SilverTaoufik Makhloufi2019 DohaMen's 1500 metres6 October
 SilverDjamel Sedjati2022 OregonMen's 800 metres23 July

By athletes

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AthleteSexGoldSilverBronzeTotalEditions
Noureddine MorceliM30031991–1995
Hassiba BoulmerkaW20131991–1993
Djabir Saïd-GuerniM10121999–2003
Taoufik MakhloufiM01012019
Djamel SedjatiM01012022
Azzedine BrahmiM00111991

By events

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EventGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Middle-distance running62311
Totals (1 entries)62311

By gender

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GenderGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Men4228
Women2013
Totals (2 entries)62311

By edition

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1983

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Algeria competed at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland, from August 7 to 14, 1983.[2]

Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Mehdi Aidet1500 metresdid not startDid not advance
Amar Brahmia3:42.7525
Abderrahmane Morceli3:39.77=10 q3:39.8818Did not advance
Abderrazak Bounour5000 metres13:57.9310 q14:00.7814
Boualem Rahoui10,000 metres29:10.9526Did not advance
Abdelwahab Ferguène20 km walk1:29:5335
Benamar Kachkouche1:32:3345
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Othmane BelfaaHigh jump2.1520Did not advance
Hakim ToumiHammer throw65.5426
Combined events – Decathlon
AthleteEvent100 mLJSPHJ400 m110HDTPVJT1500 mFinalRank
Mourad Mahour BachaResult11.646.69NMDNSDNFDNF
Points7237410

Women

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Combined events – Heptathlon
AthleteEvent100HHJSP200 mLJJT800 mFinalRank
Dalila TayebiResult15.551.659.9525.725.7126.462:31.55475919
Points770795526822762410674

1987

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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
Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Mustapha Kamel Selmi100 metres10.48610.487Did not advance
200 metres21.14421.267
Reda Abdenouz800 metres1:49.2271:48.968
Abdelwahab Ferguene20 km Walk1:34.2635
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Othmane BelfaaHigh jump2.1526Did not advance

1991

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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

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MedalAthleteEventDate
 GoldHassiba BoulmerkaWomen's 1500 metres31 August
 GoldNoureddine MorceliMen's 1500 metres1 September
 BronzeAzzedine BrahmiMen's 3000 metres steeplechase31 August
Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Amar Hacini400 metres46.52547.307Did not advance
Reda Abdenouz800 metres1:50.474
Ahmed Belkessam1:47.063
Noureddine Morceli1500 metres3:43.4513:39.9013:32.84
Yahia Azaidj5000 metres14:43.4912Did not advance
Mohamed Kamel SelmiMarathonDNF
Azzedine Brahmi3000 m Steepleschase8:27.9528:15.54
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Lotfi KhaidaLong jump7.6818Did not advance
Triple jump16.5411
Othmane BelfaaHigh jump2.2415

Women

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Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Hassiba Boulmerka1500 metres4:08.2014:02.21
Yasmina Azzizi-Kettab100 m HurdlesDNSDid not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon
AthleteEvent100HHJSP200 mLJJT800 mFinalRank
Yasmina Azzizi-KettabResult13.341.7915.4024.326.1544.622:17.1763925
Points1074966888950896756862

1993

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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

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MedalAthleteEventDate
 GoldNoureddine MorceliMen's 1500 metres[6]22 August
 BronzeHassiba BoulmerkaWomen's 1500 metres22 August
Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Amar Hacini200 metres21.366Did not advance
Sadek Boumendil400 metres46.37445.916Did not advance
Noureddine Morceli1500 metres3:37.8413:40.0713:34.24
Aïssa Belaout5000 metres13:29.124DNF
Sid-Ali SakhriMarathon2:24:3523
Chaouki AchourDNF
Mohamed Kamel SelmiDNF
Noureddine Tadjine110 m Hurdles14.508Did not advance
Noureddine Tadjine3000 m Steeplechase8:24.732DNF
Abdelwahab Ferguene20 km Walk1:35:4834
Amar Hacini
Ismail Mariche
Kamel Talhaodi
Sadek Boumendil
4 × 400 m Relay3:03.634Did not advance

1995

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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

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MedalAthleteEventDate
 GoldHassiba BoulmerkaWomen's 1500 metres9 August
 GoldNoureddine MorceliMen's 1500 metres13 August

1997

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Algeria competed at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece, from 1 to 10 August 1997. Algeria participated with 14 athletes.

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

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Women
800 mNouria Mérah-Benida
1500 mNouria Mérah-Benida

1999

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Algeria competed at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics in Seville, Spain, from 20 to 29 August 1999. Algeria participated with 12 athletes.

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

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

Medalists

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MedalAthleteEventDate
 BronzeDjabir Saïd-GuerniMen's 800 metres29 August

2001

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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

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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

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MedalAthleteEventDate
 GoldDjabir Saïd-GuerniMen's 800 metres31 August

2005

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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

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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

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

EventAthletes
MenWomen
800 metresNadjim ManseurWomen did not participate
1500 metresTarek Boukensa
Taoufik Makhloufi
Imad Touil
Antar Zerguelaine
DecathlonLarbi Bouraada
EventAthletesHeatsSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
800 mNadjim ManseurDNSdid not advance
1500 mTarek Boukensa3:45.6538did not advance
Taoufik Makhloufi3:40.049 q3:37.8717did not advance
Imad TouilDNSdid not advance
Antar Zerguelaine3:42.3717did not advance
DecathlonLarbi Bouraada-8,17113

2011

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Algeria competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.The Fédération Algérienne d’Athlétismeannounced a team of 10 athletes to represent the countryin the event.[12][13]

AthleteEventPreliminariesHeatsSemifinalsFinal
Time
Width
Height
RankTime
Width
Height
RankTime
Width
Height
RankTime
Width
Height
Rank
Mahfoud Brahimi800 metres1:46.9421 q1:46.7918Did not advance
Tarek Boukensa1500 metres3:41.8723 Q3:36.842 Q3:38.0511
Taoufik Makhloufi1500 metres3:40.1512 Q3:50.8624Did not Advance
Rabah Aboud5000 metres14:00.3429Did not Advance
Mounir Mihout5000 metresDNFNADid not Advance
Othmane Hadj Lazib110 m hurdles13.6321Did not advance
Seif Islam TemaciniTriple jumpNMDid not advance

Decathlon

Larbi BouraâdaDecathlon
EventResultsPointsRank
100 m10.88 (SB)88812
Long jump7.42 (SB)9156
Shot put13.11 (SB)67425
High jump1.9676718
400 m47.34 (SB)9412
110 m hurdles14.56 (SB)90312
Discus throw37.8462124
Pole vault4.90 (PB)88010
Javelin throw59.00 (SB)72311
1500 m4:14.97 (SB)8461
Total815810

Women

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AthleteEventPreliminariesHeatsSemifinalsFinal
Time
Width
Height
RankTime
Width
Height
RankTime
Width
Height
RankTime
Width
Height
Rank
Zehra Bouras800 metres2:02.7722 Q2:12.0823Did not advance
Baya RahouliTriple jump14.308 q14.128

2013

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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)

Track and road events
AthleteEventPreliminariesHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Amine Belferar800 metres1:47.1724did not advance
Imed Touil1500 metresDNSDNSdid not advance
Miloud Rahmani400 metres hurdles50.7930did not advance
Hicham Bouchicha3000 metres steeplechase8.28.5620did not advance
Abdelmadjed Touil3000 metres steeplechase8:25.8917did not advance
Abdelhamid Zerrifi3000 metres steeplechaseDQDQdid not advance
Tayeb FilaliMarathonDNF-

Women

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Track and road events
AthleteEventPreliminariesHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Amina Bettiche3000 metres steeplechase9:45.5017did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventPreliminariesFinal
Width
Height
RankWidth
Height
Rank
Baya RahouliTriple jump13.4117did not advance
Heptathlon
Heptathlon
AthleteEventResultsPointsRank
Yasmina Omrani100 m hurdles13.57 PB104011
High jump1.77 SB94115
Shot put13.3274914
200 m24.75 SB91012
Long jump5.8279522
Javelin throw39.2665324
800 m2:14.81 SB89515
Total5983 PB19

2015

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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)

Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Khalid Benmahdi800 metres1:49.6140Did not advance
Yassine Hathat1500 metres3:40.1620Did not advance
Taoufik Makhloufi3:42.7224 Q3:35.052 Q3:34.764
Salim Keddar3:44.8134Did not advance
Saber Boukemouche400m hurdles51.5438Did not advance
Abdelmalik Lahoulou49.3319 q48.87 NR14Did not advance
Miloud Rahmani50.2135Did not advance
Hicham Bouchicha3000m steeplechase8:30.0712 q8:33.7914
Bilal Tabti8:26.998 Q8:29.0413
Abdelhamid Zerrifi8:51.8928Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
AthleteEvent 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m FinalRank
Larbi BourradaResult10.83 SB7.51 SB13.73 SB2.07 SB47.60 SB14.26 PB41.53 PB4.80 SB63.82 SB4:16.61 SB8461 AR5
Points899937712868929941696849795835

Women

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Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Souad Aït SalemMarathonDNF
Barkahoum DriciDNF
Amina Bettiche3000m steeplechase9:36.10 SB18Did not advance

2017

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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)

Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Amine Belferar800 metresDNFDid not advance
Abderrahmane Anou1500 metres3:47.3835Did not advance
Hicham Bouchicha3000m steeplechase8:30.0120Did not advance
Bilal Tabti8:23.289 qDQ
Abdelmalik Lahoulou400 metres hurdles49.7817 Q49.3310Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
AthleteEvent100 mLJSPHJ400 m110HDTPVJT1500 mFinalRank
Larbi BourradaResult10.80 SB7.2213.41 SB1.90DNSDNF
Points9068666927140

Women

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Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Amina Bettiche3000m steeplechase9:53.0628Did not advance
Kenza DahmaniMarathonDNF

2019

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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]

Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Mohamed Belbachir800 metres1:46.5225Did not advance
Yassine Hethat1:45.677 q1:46.1517Did not advance
Taoufik Makhloufi1500 metres3:36.182 Q3:36.696 Q3:31.38 SB
Abdelmalik Lahoulou400 metres hurdles49.548 Q48.39 NR4 Q49.468
Bilal Tabti3000 metres steeplechase8:35.1534Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Yasser Mohamed TrikiTriple jump16.6220Did not advance

2022

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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
Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatSemi-finalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Yassine Hethat800 metres1:46.0516did not advance
Slimane Moula1:44.905 Q1:44.891 Q1:44.855
Djamel Sedjati1:46.3920 Q1:45.445 Q1:44.14
Amine Bouanani110 metres hurdles13.4410 Q13.37 NR12did not advance
Abdelmalik Lahoulou400 metres hurdles49.5812 Q48.9010did not advance
Hichem Bouchicha3000 metres steeplechase8:27.3925did not advance
Bilal Tabti8:38.4534did not advance

References

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  1. ^ IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 - Statistics Handbook. IAAF (2019). Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  2. ^ World Athletics Statistics HandBook Oregon 2022. World Athletics (2013). Edited by Mark Butler. Retrieved on 2022-07-09.
  3. ^ IAAF 1987
  4. ^ IAAF 1991
  5. ^ IAAF 1993
  6. ^ IAAF. "Athlete profile for Noureddine Morceli".
  7. ^ 2001 IAAF World Championships in Athletics
  8. ^ IAAF Championship 2003
  9. ^ 2005 World Athletics Championships Results from the IAAF web site
  10. ^ Results from IAAF.org
  11. ^ Entry list Archived August 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-08-14.
  12. ^ Dix Algériens retenus pour la Corée du Sud (in French), El Watan, August 13, 2011, retrieved August 14, 2011[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ Official IAAF competition website
  14. ^ Athletes – 14th IAAF World Championships, IAAF, August 2, 2013, retrieved August 9, 2013
  15. ^ IAAF World Championships – Algeria
  16. ^ "Provisional entry list as at 15 August – IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015". IAAF. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  17. ^ 2015 World Championships in Athletics archived
  18. ^ London 2017 Website
  19. ^ Doha 2019 Website
  20. ^ Entry List