| Sport | Track & Field Long-Distance Running Race Walking |
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| Jurisdiction | National |
| Abbreviation | ALGTF |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Headquarters | Algiers, Algeria |
| Sponsor | Mobilis |
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The Algeria national athletics team represents Algeria at the international athletics competitions such as Olympic Games or World Athletics Championships.
Algeria has 13 participations in the Summer Olympic of 27 editions held from 1896 to 2016.
| Competition | Medal table | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | Tot. | Rank | |
| Summer Olympics | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 38 |
| Paralympic Games | 20 | 18 | 27 | 65 | 40 |
| World Championships | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| World Indoor Championships | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 52 |
| IPC World Championships | 20 | 21 | 14 | 55 | |
| Mediterranean Games | 28 | 16 | 28 | 72 | 7 |
| African Games | 20 | 28 | 29 | 77 | 6 |
| African Championships | 70 | 49 | 71 | 190 | 4 |
| Total | 169 | 135 | 175 | 479 | |
| Medal | Name | Games | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Hassiba Boulmerka |  1992 Barcelona | Women's 1500 metres | 8 August 1992 |
| Gold | Noureddine Morceli |  1996 Atlanta | Men's 1500 metres | 3 August 1996 |
| Bronze | Abderrahmane Hammad |  2000 Sydney | Men's high jump | 24 September 2000 |
| Bronze | Djabir Saïd-Guerni | 2000 Sydney | Men's 800 metres | 27 September 2000 |
| Gold | Nouria Merah-Benida | 2000 Sydney | Women's 1500 metres | 30 September 2000 |
| Silver | Ali Saïdi-Sief | 2000 Sydney | Men's 5000 metres | 30 September 2000 |
| Gold | Taoufik Makhloufi |  2012 London | Men's 1500 metres | 7 August 2012 |
| Silver | Taoufik Makhloufi |  2016 Rio de Janeiro | Men's 800 metres | 15 August 2016 |
| Silver | Taoufik Makhloufi | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Men's 1500 metres | 20 August 2016 |
| Medal | Name | Games | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Hassiba Boulmerka |  1991 Tokyo | Women's 1500 metres | 31 August 1991 |
| Bronze | Azzedine Brahmi | 1991 Tokyo | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase | 31 August 1991 |
| Gold | Noureddine Morceli | 1991 Tokyo | Men's 1500 metres | 1 September 1991 |
| Gold | Noureddine Morceli |  1993 Stuttgart | Men's 1500 metres | 22 August 1993 |
| Bronze | Hassiba Boulmerka | 1993 Stuttgart | Women's 1500 metres | 22 August 1993 |
| Gold | Hassiba Boulmerka |  1995 Gothenburg | Women's 1500 metres | 5 August 1995 |
| Gold | Noureddine Morceli | 1995 Gothenburg | Men's 1500 metres | 13 August 1995 |
| Bronze | Djabir Saïd-Guerni | 1999 Seville | Men's 800 metres | 29 August 1999 |
| Gold | Djabir Saïd-Guerni |  2003 Paris | Men's 800 metres | 31 August 2003 |
| Silver | Taoufik Makhloufi |  2019 Doha | Men's 1500 metres | 6 October 2019 |
| Medal | Name | Games | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Othmane Belfaa | 1985 Paris | Men's High jump | 18 January 1985 |
| Gold | Noureddine Morceli | 1991 Seville | Men's 1500 metres | 9 March 1991 |
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