Mohamed Zaoui
For French footballer, see Mohamed Zaoui (footballer).
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.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1984 Los Angeles | Middleweight |
Mohamed Zaoui (born May 14, 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.
Although he offered his Olympic medal to the National Olympic Museum, he never received the Olympic bonus he should have gotten as all medalists do.
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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