Sami Khelifi
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Sami Khelifi is a boxer
from Tunisia
. He represented his native North Africa
n country at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney, Australia. There he was stopped in the first round of the Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63.5 kg) competition by Russia's Aleksandr Leonov
. Khelifi won a silver medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
in Tunis, Tunisia.
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 Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
. 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 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney, Australia. There he was stopped in the first round of the Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63.5 kg) competition by Russia's Aleksandr Leonov
Aleksandr Leonov
Aleksandr Leonov is a boxer from Russia, who competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.Leonov is best known for winning the gold medal at 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the Men's Light-Welterweight division. In the final he defeated Bulgaria's...
. Khelifi won a silver medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
2001 Mediterranean Games
The 14th edition of the Mediterranean Games were held in Tunis, the capital city of Tunisia, from 2 to 15 September 2001. Twenty three nations competed in 23 different sporting events. France won the most gold medals in the competition while Italy had the greatest medal haul overall with 136 in...
in Tunis, Tunisia.