Mohamed Zaoui (born May 14, 1960) is a former middleweight

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from

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. He won the bronze medal at the

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, becoming the first

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n to ever win a medal at the

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Personal

Zaoui was born in the village of Zaouiet Yagoubi, near

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, in the

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. When he was just five months old, he emigrated with his family to Évin-Malmaison,

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Career

Zaoui won the bronze medal in the Middleweight division (71–75 kg) at the

. He shared the podium with

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Arístides González Ariestides González Ortíz (born January 12, 1961) is a boxer from Puerto Rico, who won the bronze medal in the Middleweight division (71–75 kg) at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He shared the podium with Algeria's Mohamed Za ...

Career

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

International tournaments

* 24 Fevrier Tournament - Algiers, Algeria 1985 (75 kg)

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* * 1960 births Living people Middleweight boxers Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Algeria Olympic bronze medalists for Algeria Olympic medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics People from Tlemcen Province Algerian emigrants to France Algerian male boxers {{Algeria-Olympic-medalist-stub