Algeria sent a delegation to compete at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan from 10 to 24 October 1964. This is the first time Algeria participated in the Olympics Games after gaining independence from France in 1962. Before independence during the French Algeria period, the Algerian athletes participated in the French team. The delegation consisted of one athlete, gymnast Mohamed Lazhari. He participated in men's artistic individual all-around and was ranked 91.
Algeria gained independence from France on 5 July 1962 after the Algerian War. Prior to this Algerian athletes competed as part of French delegations. The Algerian Olympic Committee (COA) was established on 18 October 1963[2] and gained IOC recognition on 27 January 1964 during the IOC session in Innsbruck, Austria,[2] just months before the Tokyo Games. This allowed Algeria to make its Olympic debut as an independent nation.[3] Algeria's delegation in 1964 consisted of a single athlete, gymnast Mohamed Lazhari,[4] who also served as the flag bearer during the opening ceremony on 10 October 1964[1][5][6].
Competitors
The following is the list of the number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
Mohamed Lazhari was 26 years old at the time of Tokyo Olympics.[7] He had previously competed under the French team at the 1960 Rome Olympics.[7][8] After Algeria's independence, Lazhari chose to represent his birth country, becoming its first Olympic athlete.[6] In Tokyo, he competed in the men's individual all-around on 18–20 October 1964 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium but did not advance to any apparatus finals as only top six of each apparatus would advance.[9] His best result was 60th in rings with the score 18 out of 20, tied with Georgi Mirtchev from Bulgaria.[4][9]
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France (1896–1960)