Mehdi Assous
Encyclopedia
Mehdi Assous is a retired male boxer
from Algeria
. He represented his native North Africa
n country at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta, Georgia
, where he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the men's flyweight division (– 51 kg) by eventual bronze medalist Zoltan Lunka
from Germany.
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...
. He represented his native North Africa
North Africa
North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
n country 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....
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, where he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the men's flyweight division (– 51 kg) by eventual bronze medalist Zoltan Lunka
Zoltan Lunka
Zoltan Lunka was a professional boxer, who won a Flyweight bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics for Germany...
from Germany.