Larbi Benboudaoud (born 5 March 1974) is a French

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, who won the silver medal in the half lightweight (66 kg) division at the

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. In the final he was defeated by Turkey's

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. He was the World and European champion in the same weight category in 1999.

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at L'Equipe 1974 births Living people French male judoka Algerian emigrants to France Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for France Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in judo World judo champions Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-Olympic-medalist-stub