Sport & Note

Hocine Soltani

Male

Lightweight, Algeria, based in France, Marseille
Born: 27 December 1972, Thénia, Algeria
Died: 1 March 2002, Boumerdès, Algeria
(His lifeless body was found near Marseille, France in September 2004)
Height: 5ft 5in, mt 1,65
Southpaw

Soltani was the uncle of two time Olympian Mebarek Soltani

as an amateur
1991 Cairo, Egypt, African featherweight gold medal
1991 Sydney, Australia, World Chamionships featherweight bronze medal
1992 Barcelona, Spain, Olympic Games featherweight bronze medal
1993 Tampere, Finland, World Championships lightweight quarter-finals
1994 Johannesburg, South Africa, African Championships lightweight gold medal
1994 Bangkok, Thailand, World Championships lightweight quarter-finals
1996 Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Olympc Games lightweight gold medal
This was the first time any Algerian had won an Olympic gold medal in boxing

Amateur results

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1991
Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia Tournament gold medal, 57 kg
+ Mar. 6	Abdelhak Achik	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 5:0
+ Mar. 8	Luigi Quitadamo	Mestre, Italy	WAB 2
+ Mar. 9	Nordine Mouchi	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 5:0
Sydney, Australia, World Championships bronze medal, 57 kg
+ Nov. 16	Wasesa Sabuni	Sydney, Australia	WPTS 16:0
+ Nov. 18	Luigi Quitadamo	Sydney, Australia	WPTS 14:11
+ Nov. 19	Jamie Nicholson	Sydney, Australia	WPTS 16:13
- Nov. 20	Kirkor Kirkorov	Sydney, Australia	LPTS 13:11
1992 No results recorded
1993
Narbonne, France, Mediterranean Games silver medal, 60 kg
+ June 22	Oliver Canalire	Narbonne, France	WPTS
+ June 24	Bruno Wartelle	Narbonne, France	WPTS
- June 26	Kamal Marjouane	Narbonne, France	LPTS
1994
Bangkok, Thailand, World Cup quarter-finals, 60 kg
+ June 4	Kamal Marjouane	Bangkok, Thailand	WPTS 7:5
+ June 5	Leonard Doroftei	Bangkok, Thailand	WPTS 8:5
- June 7	Julio Gonzalez (CUB)	Bangkok, Thailand	LPTS 12:9

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1998
+ Nov. 30	Michael Jobert	Paris, France	TKO 2
1999
+ Feb. 26	Aziz Makloufi	Thiais, France	W 6
+ May 28	David Sarraille	Poitiers, France	TKO 2
2000
+ Jan. 27	Fabrice Colombel	Algiers, Algeria	W 8

Summary

Total bouts: 4, Won: 4 (2 inside the limit), Lost: 0 (0 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0