Youssef Akrout
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| Nationality |  Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Youssef Akrout (born 15 November 1990, in Tunis) is a two times olympian [1] and world record holder[2] (crossing the Mediterranean Sea with a Laser standard). He coached at the Chicago Yacht club winning the 2019 Orange Bowl in Miami[3] before moving to Norway where he currently is working as a head coach (winning Kiel week,[4] a medal at Europeans [5] and several nationals) as well as assisting with the Norwegian sailing federation Olympic hopefuls team.
[1] He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's Laser class.[2]
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][6] He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's Laser class.[7]
After winning the Laser event at the 2011 All-Africa Games, Akrout was the only Tunisian sailing competitor at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[8][9] He gained a place for Tunisia in the men's Laser event at the 2016 Olympics through his performance at the 2014 World Championship.[10] He also won the 2015 African Laser and Laser Radial Championship.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.aftenbladet.no/sport/i/k6g5Ak/tidligere-tunisisk-ol-utoever-stortrives-som-seiletrener-i-stavanger
- ^ https://tunisieauto.tn/citroen-tunisie-est-fiere-de-soutenir-lexploit-de-youssef-akrout
- ^ https://theclubspot.com/regatta/Qi1WoGEVTA/results
- ^ https://www.kieler-woche.de/de/medien/meldung.php?id=117811
- ^ https://www.norwegiansailingteam.no/sailors/theodor
- ^ "Youssef Akrout". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. 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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- Olympic sailors for Tunisia
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- African Games gold medalists for Tunisia
- African Games medalists in sailing
- Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games
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