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Hocine Soltani
Statistics
Rated at	60 kilograms (130 lb)
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Nationality	Algeria
Born	(1972-12-27)December 27, 1972 Thénia, Boumerdès
Died	March 1, 2002(2002-03-01) (aged 29) Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône
Medal record Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Lightweight 1992 Barcelona Featherweight World Amateur Championships 1991 Sydney Featherweight

Hocine Soltani (December 27, 1972 in Thenia – March 1, 2002 in Marseille) was a boxer from Algeria. He won two Olympic medals.^[1] In 1992 he was third in the featherweight division (54–57 kg). At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won a gold medal in lightweight.

Hocine became a professional boxer in 1998. He only fought four times, winning each time. He quit boxing in 2000. Soltani disappeared in March 2002. His body was found near Marseille, France in September 2004.

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