Hocine Soltani
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Hocine Soltani was a boxer
from Algeria
, who won two Olympic medals. In 1992
he placed third in the featherweight division (54–57 kg), and at the 1996 Summer Olympics
he won a gold medal in lightweight.
Hocine turned pro in 1998 and only fought four times, winning each bout and retiring in 2000. Soltani disappeared in March 2002. His lifeless body was found near Marseille
, France in September 2004.
Soltani is the uncle of two time Olympian Mebarek Soltani
.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
from Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
, who won two Olympic medals. In 1992
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
he placed third in the featherweight division (54–57 kg), and at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
he won a gold medal in lightweight.
Hocine turned pro in 1998 and only fought four times, winning each bout and retiring in 2000. Soltani disappeared in March 2002. His lifeless body was found near Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
, France in September 2004.
Soltani is the uncle of two time Olympian Mebarek Soltani
Mebarek Soltani
Mebarek Soltani is a boxer from Algeria. He is the nephew of Hocine Soltani.He participated in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics for his native North African country. In 2000 he was stopped in the first round of the light flyweight competition...
.
Amateur career
- 1991 African Featherweight Champion, in competition in Cairo, Egypt
- 1991 3rd place at World Championships as a Featherweight in Sydney, Australia. Results were:
- Defeated Wasesa Sabuni (Suriname) points
- Defeated Jamie Nicholson (Australia)
- Lost to Kirkor KirkorovKirkor KirkorovKirkor Kirkorov is a retired boxer from Bulgaria, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he was defeated in the first round of the Men's Featherweight Division by Germany's eventual bronze medalist Andreas Tews.Kirkorov also competed at the 1988...
(Bulgaria)
- 1992 Featherweight Bronze Medalist at Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. Results were:
- Defeated Jorge Tripailaf (Argentina) TKO 1
- Defeated Carlos GerenaCarlos GerenaCarlos Gerena Allende was a contender in the super featherweight division of boxing. He was nicknamed "El Topo".- Amateur career :*1990 Competed as a Flyweight at 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle...
(Puerto Rico) points - Defeated Victoriano SosaVictoriano SosaVictoriano Damian Sosa is a boxer.- Amateur career :Member of the 1992 Dominican Olympic Team as a Featherweight. His results were:*Defeated Eddie Saenz 23-14...
(Dominican Republic) points - Lost to Andreas TewsAndreas TewsAndreas Tews was a German amateur boxer. Tews won the Flyweight Silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the Featherweight Gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics....
(Germany) points
- 1993 Boxed as a Lightweight at the World Championships in Tampere, Finland. Results were:
- Defeated Cannalire (Italy) points
- Defeated Bruno Wartelle (France) points
- Lost to Vassile Nistor (Romania) KO 2
- 1994 African Lightweight Champion, in competition in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1994 Competed as a Lightweight at World Cup Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand. Results were:
- Defeated Kamel Marjouane (Morocco) points
- Defeated Leonard DorofteiLeonard DorofteiLeonard Dorin Doroftei is a Romanian-Canadian former boxer, the WBA Lightweight World Champion from 5 January 2002 to 24 October 2003.-Amateur highlights:...
(Romania) points - Lost to Julio Gonzalez (Cuba) points
- 1996 Lightweight Gold Medalist at Olympic Games in Atlanta, United States. Results were:
- Defeated Vahdettin İşseverVahdettin IsseverVahdettin İşsever is a boxer from Turkey, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Ligtweight division at the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark, alongside Italy's Christian Giantomassi....
(Turkey) points - Defeated Agnaldo NunesAgnaldo NunesAgnaldo Nunes Magalhães is a Brazilian boxer, who represented his native country twice in the lightweight division at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.-Reference:*...
(Brazil) points - Defeated Shin Eun-ChulShin Eun-ChulShin Eun-Chul is a retired South Korean amateur boxer.-Career:Lee won a bronze medal in the men's lightweight division at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Budapest.- Results :...
(South Korea) points - Defeated Leonard DorofteiLeonard DorofteiLeonard Dorin Doroftei is a Romanian-Canadian former boxer, the WBA Lightweight World Champion from 5 January 2002 to 24 October 2003.-Amateur highlights:...
(Romania) points - Defeated Tontcho TontchevTontcho TontchevToncho Dimitrov Tonchev is an Bulgarian boxer, who won the Lightweight Silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Tontchev also represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain....
(Bulgaria) points
- Defeated Vahdettin İşsever