List of Olympic female artistic gymnasts for Algeria
Appearance
Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896.[1] Farah Boufadene became the first Algerian female artistic gymnast to compete at the Olympic Games, doing so in 2016.[2] Kaylia Nemour won the gold medal on uneven bars at the 2024 Olympic Games. In doing so, she began the first Algerian gymnast, as well as the first gymnast from the African continent, to win an Olympic medal.[3]
Gymnasts
[edit]Gymnast | Years |
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Farah Boufadene | 2016 |
Kaylia Nemour | 2024 |
Medalists
[edit]Medal | Name | Year | Event |
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Gold | Kaylia Nemour | 2024 Paris | Women's uneven bars |
References
[edit]- ^ Gutman, Dan (1996). Gymnastics. Puffin Books. p. 8.
- ^ "JO de Rio 2016 : Farah Boufadène, une gymnaste stéphanoise sous les couleurs de l'Algérie" [Rio 2016 Olympics: Farah Boufadène, a gymnast from Saint-Etienne under the colors of Algeria]. France Bleu (in French). 4 August 2016.
- ^ "French-born Kaylia Nemour wins historic Olympic gold for Algeria, Suni Lee wins bronze". NBC. 4 August 2024. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Algeria in Artistic Gymnastics". Olympedia.