Mohamed Zaoui

For French footballer, see Mohamed Zaoui (footballer).
Mohamed Zaoui

Zaoui (in white and green) at the 1984 Olympics.
Medal record
Men's boxing
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Middleweight

Mohamed Zaoui (born 14 May 1960) is a former middleweight boxer from Algeria. He won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, becoming the first Algerian to ever win a medal at the Olympic Games.

Personal

Zaoui was born in the village of Zaouiet Yagoubi, near Nedroma, in the Tlemcen Province.[1] When he was just five months old, he emigrated with his family to Évin-Malmaison, France.[2]

Career

Zaoui won the bronze medal in the Middleweight division (71–75 kg) at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He shared the podium with Puerto Rico's Arístides González.

Career

  • Bronze Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles, USA (75 kg)
  • Quarter-finals World Cup – Seoul, South Korea 1985 (75 kg)

International tournaments

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) 24 Fevrier Tournament – Algiers, Algeria 1985 (75 kg)

References

  1. ^ C. Berriah (October 28, 2008). "Mohamed Zaoui. Boxeur, médaillé de Los Angeles: " Je suis malade et sans ressources "" (in French). El Watan. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
  2. ^ Morello, Anna (August 23, 2008). "Quand le rêve olympique vire au cauchemar" (in French). La Voix du Nord. Retrieved September 6, 2012.


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