Mebarek Soltani

Mebarek Soltani (born April 10, 1982) is a boxer from Algeria. He is the nephew of Hocine Soltani.

Mebarek Soltani

Personal information
Full name	Mebarek Soltani
Nationality	Algeria
Born	April 10, 1982
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Featherweight
Medal record All-Africa Games 2003 Abuja Flyweight African Amateur Championships 2001 Port Louis Flyweight Mediterranean Games 2001 Tunis Flyweight

He participated in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics for his native North African country. In 2000 he was stopped in the first round of the light flyweight (– 48 kg) competition. In 2004 he was stopped in the first round of the flyweight (– 51 kg) division by Russia's Georgy Balakshin.

Soltani won the bronze medal in the same division at the All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria. He qualified for the Athens Games by winning the silver medal at the 1st AIBA African 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Casablanca, Morocco. In the final of the event he lost to home fighter Hicham Mesbahi.

References

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