| Algeria at the 2019 Military World Games | |
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| IOC code | ALG |
| in Wuhan, China 18 October 2019 – 27 October 2019 | |
| Medals Ranked 37th |
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Algeria competed at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China from 18 to 27 October 2019. In total, athletes representing Algeria won two silver and five bronze medals and the country finished in 37th place in the medal table.
| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport |  |  |  | Total |
| Athletics | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Football | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Abdelmalik Lahoulou | Athletics | Men's 400 metres hurdles |
| Silver | Bilal Tabti | Athletics | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase |
| Bronze | Slimane Moula Yassine Hethat Mohamed Belbachir Abdelmalik Lahoulou | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay |
| Bronze | Yasser Triki | Athletics | Men's long jump |
| Bronze | Yasser Triki | Athletics | Men's triple jump |
| Bronze | Yahia Abdelli | Boxing | Men's -64 kg |
| Bronze | Men's team | Football | Men's tournament |
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