Hocine Soltani

Hocine Soltani

Hocine Soltani ( _ar. حسين سلطاني ; born December 27, 1972 in Thenia – died March 1 2002 in Marseille) is 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.

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 Kirkorov (Bulgaria)
*1992 Featherweight Bronze Medalist at Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. Results were:
**Defeated Jorge Tripailaf (Argentina) TKO 1
**Defeated Carlos Gerena (Puerto Rico) points
**Defeated Victoriano Sosa (Dominican Republic) points
**Lost to Andreas Tews (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 Doroftei (Romania) points
**Lost to Julio Gonzalez (Cuba) points
*1996 Lightweight Gold Medalist at Olympic Games in Atlanta, United States. Results were:
**Defeated Vahdettin İşsever (Turkey) points
**Defeated Agnaldo Nunes (Brazil) points
**Defeated Soo-Young Shin (South Korea) points
**Defeated Leonard Doroftei (Romania) points
**Defeated Tontcho Tontchev (Bulgaria) points

External links

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* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/hocine-soltani-1.html Profile]


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