Youssef Akrout
Youssef Akrout (born 15 November 1990, in Tunis) is a Tunisian sailor.[1] He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's Laser class.[2]
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| Born | 15 November 1990 Tunis, Tunisia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sailing | |||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Laser, Laser Radial | |||||||||||||||||||
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After winning the Laser event at the 2011 All-Africa Games, Akrout was the only Tunisian sailing competitor at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3][4] He gained a place for Tunisia in the men's Laser event at the 2016 Olympics through his performance at the 2014 World Championship.[5] He also won the 2015 African Laser and Laser Radial Championship.[6]
References
- "Youssef Akrout". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- "Rio 2016 Laser - One Person Dinghy men - Olympic Sailing". International Olympic Committee. 2019-03-09. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- "South Africa, Tunisia And The Seychelles Take Top Honours As The All African Games Draws To A Close". sailing.org. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- "Lone Campaigners Take On The Big Teams". sailing.org. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- "Late wind brings best conditions at African Laser and Laser Radial Championships". sailing.org. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- "Olympic places settled at African Laser and Laser Radial Championships". sailing.org. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
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