Mohamed Lazhari-Yamani (born 12 April 1938) is a former Algerian gymnast who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome for France and at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where he was Algeria's first ever Olympic athlete.[1][2]

Mohamed Lazhari
Full nameMohamed Lazhari-Yamani
Country represented Algeria
Former countries represented France
Born (1938-04-12) 12 April 1938 (age 86)
Algiers, Algeria
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)

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  1. ^ "Mohamed Lazhari-Yamani : pionnier algérien aux jeux olympiques 1964 à Tokyo" (in French). APS. October 18, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mohamed Lazhari". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
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Olympic Games
Preceded by
First
Flagbearer for   Algeria
1964 Tokyo
Succeeded by