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| IOC code | ALG |
| NOC | Algerian Olympic Committee |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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Algeria has competed at every celebration of the Arab Games . Its athletes have won a total of 1134 medals.
| Algeria at the Arab Games | |
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| IOC code | ALG |
| NOC | Algerian Olympic Committee |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| Arab Games appearances (overview) | |
Algeria has competed at every celebration of the Arab Games . Its athletes have won a total of 1134 medals.
Host nation
Below is a table representing all Algerian medals around the games. Till now, Algeria has won 1134 medals and 360 gold medals.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank | Notes |
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 1953 Alexandria | Part of France | |||||
 1957 Beirut | ||||||
 1961 Casablanca | ||||||
| 1965 Cairo | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | details |
 1976 Damascus | Did not participate | |||||
| 1985 Rabat | 15 | 40 | 42 | 97 | 4 | details |
| 1992 Damascus | 27 | 21 | 24 | 72 | 3 | details |
| 1997 Beirut | 43 | 46 | 43 | 132 | 2 | details |
 1999 Amman | 33 | 32 | 31 | 96 | 4 | details |
 2004 Algiers | 91 | 89 | 87 | 267 | 1 | details |
| 2007 Cairo | 30 | 43 | 51 | 124 | 3 | details |
 2011 Doha | 16 | 31 | 41 | 88 | 5 | details |
| 2023 Algeria (5 cities) | 105 | 76 | 72 | 253 | 1 | details |
| Total | 360 | 381 | 393 | 1134 | 2 | – |
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Athletics | 31 | 27 | 27 | 85 |
 Swimming | 11 | 19 | 20 | 50 |
 Badminton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
 Judo | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
 Handball | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
 Karate | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
 Volleyball | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
 Cycling | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Boxing | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
 Basketball | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Sailing | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
 Taekwondo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Football | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Fencing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gymnastics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tennis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Weightlifting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (18 entries) | 56 | 69 | 75 | 200 |
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