Boxing
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Ali Ben Maghenia
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- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Pushkardhoj Shahi (Nepal) walk-over
- Third Round — Lost to John Siryakibbe (Uganda) on points (0-5)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- Daniel Londas
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- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Viktor Rybakov (Soviet Union) on points (0-5)
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