Algeria national boxing team

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The Algeria national boxing team represents Algeria at the international boxing competitions such as Olympic Games or World Boxing Championships.

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Medal count

Algeria has 12 participations in the Summer Olympic of 27 editions held from 1896 to 2016.

CompetitionMedal table
Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTot.Rank
Summer Olympics 105640
World Championships 022438
World Combat Games 00330
Mediterranean Games 171421527
African Games 211813521
African Championships 342012661
Total735456183

List of medalists at Olympic Games

MedalNameGamesEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mustapha Moussa Flag of the United States.svg 1984 Los Angeles Men's light-heavyweight9 August 1984
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mohamed Zaoui Flag of the United States.svg 1984 Los Angeles Men's middleweight9 August 1984
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Hocine Soltani Flag of Spain.svg 1992 Barcelona Men's featherweight7 August 1992
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mohamed Bahari Flag of the United States.svg 1996 Atlanta Men's middleweight 1 August 1996
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Hocine Soltani Flag of the United States.svg 1996 Atlanta Men's lightweight 4 August 1996
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mohamed Allalou Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 Sydney Men's light-welterweight 29 September 2000

List of medalists at World Championships

MedalNameGamesEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Hocine Soltani Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1991 Sydney Men's Featherweight21 November 1991
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Noureddine Medjehoud Flag of Germany.svg 1995 Berlin Men's Featherweight15 May 1995
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Mohamed Flissi Flag of Kazakhstan.svg 2013 Almaty Men's Light flyweight 26 October 2013
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mohamed Flissi Flag of Qatar.svg 2015 Doha Men's Flyweight 13 October 2015

List of medalists at World Combat Games

MedalNameGamesEvent
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mohamed Flissi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2010 Beijing Men's Light flyweight (-49 kg)
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Abdelmalek Rahou Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2010 Beijing Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Chouaib Bouloudinat Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2010 Beijing Men's Super heavyweight (+91 kg)

List of medalists at Mediterranean Games

MedalNameGamesEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Brahim Brahimi Flag of Morocco.svg 1983 Casablanca Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mustapha Moussa Flag of Morocco.svg 1983 Casablanca Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohamed Bouchiche Flag of Morocco.svg 1983 Casablanca Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Hocine Nini Flag of Algeria.svg 1975 Algiers Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohamed Missouri Flag of Algeria.svg 1975 Algiers Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Noureddine Meziane Flag of Syria.svg 1987 Latakia Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohamed Bouchiche Flag of Syria.svg 1987 Latakia Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohamed Haioun Flag of Greece.svg 1991 Athens Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ahmed Dine Flag of Greece.svg 1991 Athens Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohamed Allalou Flag of Italy.svg 1997 Bari Men's Featherweight (– 60 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mebarek Soltani Flag of Tunisia.svg 2001 Tunis Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Rachid Hamani Flag of Italy.svg 2009 Pescara Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohamed Flissi Flag of Turkey.svg 2013 Mersin Men's Light flyweight (-49 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Reda Benbaziz Flag of Turkey.svg 2013 Mersin Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Abdelkader Chadi Flag of Turkey.svg 2013 Mersin Men's Light welterweight (-64 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ilyas Abbadi Flag of Turkey.svg 2013 Mersin Men's Welterweight (-69 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Abdelhafid Benchabla Flag of Turkey.svg 2013 Mersin Men's Light heavyweight (-81 kg)

List of medalists at African Games

MedalNameGamesEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Loucif Hamani Flag of Nigeria.svg 1973 Lagos Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mohamed Missouri Flag of Nigeria.svg 1973 Lagos Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mourad Fergane Flag of Algeria.svg 1978 Algiers Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Hocine Soltani Flag of Egypt.svg 1991 Cairo Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohamed Bahari Flag of Mozambique.svg 1995 Harare Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Noureddine Medjehoud Flag of South Africa.svg 1999 Johannesburg Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohamed Bahari Flag of South Africa.svg 1999 Johannesburg Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohamed Azzaoui Flag of South Africa.svg 1999 Johannesburg Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Malik Bouziane Flag of Nigeria.svg 2003 Abuja Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Hadj Belkheir Flag of Nigeria.svg 2003 Abuja Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Abderahim Mechenouai Flag of Algeria.svg 2007 Algiers Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Abdelhalim Ouradi Flag of Algeria.svg 2007 Algiers Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Abdelkader Chadi Flag of Algeria.svg 2007 Algiers Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Nabil Kassel Flag of Algeria.svg 2007 Algiers Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Abdelhafid Benchabla Flag of Mozambique.svg 2011 Maputo Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Chouaib Boloudinet Flag of Mozambique.svg 2011 Maputo Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg )
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Kamel Rahmani Flag of Mozambique.svg 2011 Maputo Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohamed Flissi Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg 2015 Brazzaville Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Reda Benbaziz Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg 2015 Brazzaville Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Abdelkader Chadi Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg 2015 Brazzaville Men's Light Welterweight (-64 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Abdelhafid Benchabla Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg 2015 Brazzaville Men's Light Heavyweight (-81 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Souhila Bouchene Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg 2015 Brazzaville Women's Flyweight -51 kg

List of medalists at African Championships

MedalNameGamesEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Kamel Abboud Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg 1979 Benghazi, Libya Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Hocine Soltani Flag of South Africa.svg 1994 Johannesburg, South Africa Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohamed Benguesmia Flag of South Africa.svg 1994 Johannesburg, South Africa Men's Light Heavyweight (-81 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Redha Boualem Flag of Algeria.svg 1998 Algiers, Algeria Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Hichem Blida Flag of Algeria.svg 1998 Algiers, Algeria Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohamed Allalou Flag of Algeria.svg 1998 Algiers, Algeria Men's Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Abdelaziz Toulbini Flag of Algeria.svg 1998 Algiers, Algeria Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohamed Benguesmia Flag of Algeria.svg 1998 Algiers, Algeria Men's Light Heavyweight (-81 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Nedjadi Belahouel Flag of Algeria.svg 1998 Algiers, Algeria Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg )
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohamed Azzaoui Flag of Algeria.svg 1998 Algiers, Algeria Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mebarek Soltani Flag of Mauritius.svg 2001 Port Louis, Mauritius Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohamed Allalou Flag of Mauritius.svg 2001 Port Louis, Mauritius Men's Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohamed Djaafri Flag of Mauritius.svg 2001 Port Louis, Mauritius Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Benamar Meskine Flag of Mauritius.svg 2001 Port Louis, Mauritius Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Abdelghani Kenzi Flag of Mauritius.svg 2001 Port Louis, Mauritius Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Malik Bouziane Flag of Cameroon.svg 2003 Yaoundé, Cameroon Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohamed Allalou Flag of Cameroon.svg 2003 Yaoundé, Cameroon Men's Light Welterweight (– 64 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Benamar Meskine Flag of Cameroon.svg 2003 Yaoundé, Cameroon Men's Welterweight (– 69 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Malik Bouziane Flag of Morocco.svg 2005 Casablanca, Morocco Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Nabil Kassel Flag of Morocco.svg 2005 Casablanca, Morocco Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Abdelkader Chadi Flag of Madagascar.svg 2007 Antananarivo, Madagascar Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Hamza Kramou Flag of Madagascar.svg 2007 Antananarivo, Madagascar Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Abdelaziz Toulbini Flag of Madagascar.svg 2007 Antananarivo, Madagascar Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg )
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Newfel Ouatah Flag of Madagascar.svg 2007 Antananarivo, Madagascar Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Abdelhalim Ouradi Flag of Mauritius.svg 2009 Vacoas, Mauritius Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Abdelhafid Benchabla Flag of Mauritius.svg 2009 Vacoas, Mauritius Men's Light Heavyweight (-81 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Nacerddine Filali Flag of Mauritius.svg 2009 Vacoas, Mauritius Men's Light Welterweight (-64 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Nezha Boumaraf Flag of Cameroon.svg 2010 Yaoundé, Cameroon Women's Featherweight (57 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohamed Amine Ouadahi Flag of Cameroon.svg 2011 Yaoundé, Cameroon Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Abdelkader Chadi Flag of Cameroon.svg 2011 Yaoundé, Cameroon Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Abdelmalek Rahou Flag of Cameroon.svg 2011Yaoundé, Cameroon Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Souhila Bouchene Flag of Cameroon.svg 2014 Yaoundé, Cameroon Women's Light flyweight (-48 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohamed Flissi Flag of Morocco.svg 2015 Casablanca, Morocco Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Réda Benbaaziz Flag of Morocco.svg 2015 Casablanca, Morocco Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Abdelkader Chadi Flag of Morocco.svg 2015 Casablanca, Morocco Men's Light Welterweight (-64 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Abdelhafid Benchabla Flag of Morocco.svg 2015 Casablanca, Morocco Men's Light Heavyweight (-81 kg)

List of medalists at Afro-Asian Games

MedalNameGamesEvent
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Malik Bouziane Flag of India.svg 2003 Hyderabad, India Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Benamar Meskine Flag of India.svg 2003 Hyderabad, India Men's Welterweight (– 69 kg)
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Nabil Kassel Flag of India.svg 2003 Hyderabad, India Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

List of medalists at Pan Arab Games

MedalNameGamesEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohamed Missouri Flag of Morocco.svg 1974 Damascus, Syria Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mustafa Moussa Flag of Morocco.svg 1985 Rabat, Morocco Men's Light Heavyweight (-81 kg)
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Kamel Abboud Flag of Morocco.svg 1985 Rabat, Morocco Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Mohamed Bouchiche Flag of Morocco.svg 1985 Rabat, Morocco Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg )
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Abdel Majid Bengadi Flag of Morocco.svg 1985 Rabat, Morocco Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Brahim Brahimi Flag of Morocco.svg 1985 Rabat, Morocco Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Tahar Namar Flag of Morocco.svg 1985 Rabat, Morocco Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Azeddine Said Flag of Morocco.svg 1985 Rabat, Morocco Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Noureddine Meziane Flag of Morocco.svg 1985 Rabat, Morocco Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mohamed Zaoui Flag of Morocco.svg 1985 Rabat, Morocco Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Abdelaziz Boulahia Flag of Lebanon.svg 1997 Beirut, LebanonMen's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Noureddine Medjehoud Flag of Lebanon.svg 1997 Beirut, LebanonMen's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohamed Allalou Flag of Lebanon.svg 1997 Beirut, LebanonMen's Lightweight (-60 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Hamza Madani Flag of Lebanon.svg 1997 Beirut, LebanonMen's Light Heavyweight (-81 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohamed Belgasmia Flag of Lebanon.svg 1997 Beirut, LebanonMen's Heavyweight (– 91 kg )
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Benamar Meskine Flag of Lebanon.svg 1997 Beirut, LebanonMen's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Mohamed Bahari Flag of Lebanon.svg 1997 Beirut, LebanonMen's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Nabil Talbi Flag of Lebanon.svg 1997 Beirut, LebanonMen's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mehdi Assous Flag of Lebanon.svg 1997 Beirut, LebanonMen's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Nacer Keddam Flag of Jordan.svg 1999 Amman, JordanMen's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohamed Allalou Flag of Jordan.svg 1999 Amman, JordanMen's Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Fouad Amadia Flag of Jordan.svg 1999 Amman, JordanMen's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohamed Azzaoui Flag of Jordan.svg 1999 Amman, JordanMen's Heavyweight (– 91 kg )
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Abdelghani Kinzi Flag of Jordan.svg 1999 Amman, JordanMen's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Mohamed Bahari Flag of Jordan.svg 1999 Amman, JordanMen's Light Heavyweight (-81 kg)
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Hichem Blida Flag of Jordan.svg 1999 Amman, JordanMen's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Hamoud Boubraouet Flag of Algeria.svg 2004 Algiers, Algeria Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Malik Bouziane Flag of Algeria.svg 2004 Algiers, Algeria Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Hadj Belkheir Flag of Algeria.svg 2004 Algiers, Algeria Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Nabil Kassel Flag of Algeria.svg 2004 Algiers, Algeria Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Nasreddine Filali Flag of Algeria.svg 2004 Algiers, Algeria Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Benyamine Basmi Flag of Algeria.svg 2004 Algiers, Algeria Men's Light Welterweight (-64 kg)
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mbarek Soltani Flag of Algeria.svg 2004 Algiers, Algeria Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Abdelghani Kinzi Flag of Algeria.svg 2004 Algiers, Algeria Men's Light Heavyweight (-81 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohamed Amine Oudahi Flag of Egypt.svg 2007 Cairo, EgyptMen's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Samir Brahimi Flag of Egypt.svg 2007 Cairo, EgyptMen's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Brahim Ouakil Flag of Egypt.svg 2007 Cairo, EgyptMen's Lightweight (-60 kg)
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Barag Sid Ali Flag of Qatar.svg 2011 Doha, Qatar Men's Light Welterweight (-64 kg)
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Abdelatif Sahnoune Flag of Qatar.svg 2011 Doha, Qatar Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg )
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ahmed Meziane Flag of Qatar.svg 2011 Doha, Qatar Men's Light flyweight (-49 kg)
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Reda Benbaziz Flag of Qatar.svg 2011 Doha, Qatar Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg)
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Zohir Kadache Flag of Qatar.svg 2011 Doha, Qatar Men's Welterweight (– 69 kg)
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Saad Kadous Flag of Qatar.svg 2011 Doha, Qatar Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Kamel Rahmani Flag of Qatar.svg 2011 Doha, Qatar Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)

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