Hamid Berhili
Encyclopedia
Hamid Berhili is a retired male boxer
from Morocco
, who twice competed for his North Africa
n country at the Summer Olympics: 1992 and 1996. He is best known for winning the bronze medal in the men's light flyweight division (– 48 kg) at the 1995 World Amateur Championships
in Berlin, Germany.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
from Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
, who twice competed for his North Africa
North Africa
North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
n country at the Summer Olympics: 1992 and 1996. He is best known for winning the bronze medal in the men's light flyweight division (– 48 kg) at the 1995 World Amateur Championships
1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships
thumb|German stamp from 1995The Men's 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany from May 4 to May 15. The eighth edition of this competition, held a year before the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, was organised by the world governing body for...
in Berlin, Germany.