Nacif Elias
 Elias at the 2016 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 29 September 1988 Vitoria, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Lebanon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –81 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bouddha Club[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 7th (2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Champ. | 
(2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | R32 (2016, 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IJF | 11407, 432 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 52884 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 15 November 2021. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nacif Elias (Arabic: ناصيف إلياس; born 29 September 1988) is a Brazilian-born Lebanese judoka.
Career[]
Elias competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 81 kg event, in which he was eliminated in the second round, in his first match, by Emmanuel Lucenti.[1] He was the flagbearer for Lebanon during the opening ceremonies of the 2014 Asian Games[2] and 2016 Olympics.[3]
Personal life[]
Elias was born in Brazil, but his great-grandfather was Lebanese. In 2013 he changed nationality to represent Lebanon, while staying in Brazil. In order to compete for Lebanon, Elias had been invited to become a Lebanese citizen. "It was a tough call," he said, but the offer he received from the Lebanese Judo Federation made it hard to refuse.[4] "Lebanon offered to pay me to enter eight competitions per year, whereas the Brazilian national team would pay for three or four at most," he said.[4]
Elias is married and has one son.[2]
References[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nacif Elias. |
- ^ a b "Nacif Elias". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ^ a b c Nacif Elias Archived 2016-10-24 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ^ a b Garcia, Bruna. "A gold medal for Lebanon - ANBA News Agency". Anba.com.br. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
External links[]
- Nacif Elias at the International Judo Federation
- Nacif Elias at the International Judo Federation
- Nacif Elias at JudoInside.com
- Nacif Elias at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Nacif Elias at Olympics.com
- Nacif Elias at Olympedia
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Lebanese male judoka
- Olympic judoka of Lebanon
- Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in judo
- Judoka at the 2014 Asian Games
- Judoka at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for Lebanon
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Kurash practitioners at the 2018 Asian Games
- Sambo practitioners at the 2018 Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Asian judo biography stubs
- Lebanese martial arts biography stubs