Mohamed Lazhari

Mohamed Lazhari-Yamani (Arabic: محمد لزهاري, romanized: Muḥammad lzhāry; born 12 April 1938) is an Algerian and French former gymnast. Born in Algiers, Lazhari was part of the French team at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He had represented Puteaux in the 1962 French Championships and won gold in the all-around. He left the club upon Algeria gaining its independence, training in Paris instead.

He then represented Algeria at the 1964 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Algerian Olympian. He was also designated as the nation's flagbearer at the games. In his later years, he was the president of the African Gymnastics Union and was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun.