Hocine Soltani
Boxing, Boxer
1972 – 2002
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Who was Hocine Soltani?
Hocine Soltani was a boxer from Algeria, who won two Olympic medals. In 1992 the southpaw placed third in the featherweight division, 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.
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