Kamel Abboud (born 30 September 1961)[1] is an Algerian boxer. He competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics in the men's welterweight division.[2] He tied for ninth place with seven other competitors.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Algerian |
| Born | 30 September 1961 |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
Early life edit
Kamel trained at the Béjaïa boxing school, considered to be the best at the national level at the time he was training.[4]
Significant Competitions edit
He won the gold medal in the lightweight division at the 1979 African Boxing Championship.[5]
He competed in the welterweight division at the 1981 CISM Championships held at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina. He lost to Tim Christensen (USA) in the quarter-finals.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Kamel Abboud". Olympics | Games, Medals, Results, News | IOC. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kamel Aboud Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Boxing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games | Men's Welterweight". SportReference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ^ "Kamel Abboud and Aziz Khouchene, pride of Bougiotes". La Dépêche de Kabylie. June 4, 2008. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ "1979 Africa Boxing championships : Kenya takes control | Kenya Page Blog". kenyapage.net. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ "CISM Championships". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
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