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Nationality | Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Tunis, Tunisia | 15 November 1990||||||||||||||||||||
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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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]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Tunis, Tunisia | 15 November 1990||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
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]