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The Algeria national judo team represents Algeria at the international judo competitions such as Olympic Games or World Judo Championships. It is assambled by the Algerian Judo Federation.
| This article needs to be updated.(July 2024) |
The Algeria national judo team represents Algeria at the international judo competitions such as Olympic Games or World Judo Championships. It is assambled by the Algerian Judo Federation.
Algeria has 11 participations in the Summer Olympic of 29 editions held from 1896 to 2024.
| Competition | Medal table | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | Tot. | Rank | |
| Summer Olympics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 42 |
| Paralympic Games | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 8 |
| Universiade | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 35 |
| World Championships | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 57 |
| Mediterranean Games | 7 | 8 | 27 | 42 | 7 |
| African Games | 53 | 24 | 38 | 115 | 1 |
| African Championships | 117 | 89 | 92 | 298 | 1 |
| Total | 182 | 124 | 167 | 473 | − |
| Medal | Name | Games | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Soraya Haddad | 2008 Beijing | Women's -52 kg | 10 August 2008 |
| Silver | Amar Benikhlef | 2008 Beijing | Men's -90 kg | 13 August 2008 |
| Medal | Name | Games | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Messaoud Nine | 2004 Athens | Men's Middleweight 90kg | 20 September 2004 |
| Gold | Mouloud Noura | 2008 Beijing | Men -60 kg | 7 September 2008 |
| Gold | Sidali Lamri | 2008 Beijing | Men -66 kg | 7 September 2008 |
| Bronze | Zoubida Bouazoug | 2008 Beijing | Women's +70 kg | 9 September 2008 |
| Bronze | Mouloud Noura | 2012 London | Men's 60 kg | 30 August 2012 |
| Bronze | Sid Ali Lamri | 2012 London | Men's 66 kg | 30 August 2012 |
| Bronze | Zoubida Bouazoug | 2012 London | Women's +70 kg | 1 September 2012 |
| Medal | Name | Games | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Abderahmane Benamadi |  2005 Cairo | Men's Half-middleweight | |
| Bronze | Soraya Haddad | 2005 Cairo | Women's Extra-lightweight |
| Medal | Name | Games | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Meriem Moussa |  2007 Bangkok, Thailand. | Women's Extra-lightweight (48 kg) |
| Bronze | Meriem Moussa |  2011 Shenzhen, China | Women's Half-lightweight (−52 kg) |
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