| Mohamed Lazhari | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Lazhari-Yamani |
| Country represented |  Algeria |
| Former countries represented |  France |
| Born | 12 April 1938 Algiers, Algeria |
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
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]
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