Mohamed Zaoui
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Zaoui (in white and green) at the 1984 Olympics. | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's boxing | ||
| 1984 Los Angeles | Middleweight | |
Mohamed Zaoui (born 14 May 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.
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]