Saeed Rashid Al Qubaisi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality |  United Arab Emirates | ||
| Born | 2 December 1989 | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Sport | |||
| Country | United Arab Emirates | ||
| Sport | Judo | ||
| Event | 73 kg | ||
| Club | UAE Wrestling, judo & Kick Boxing Federation | ||
| Team | Abu Dhabi Team | ||
| Coached by | Hassan Mousa / Sergey | ||
| Achievements and titles | |||
| Olympic finals | 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
Medal record
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Saeed Rashed Al-Qubaisi (Arabic: سعيد راشد القبيسي; born December 2, 1989) is an Emirati judoka, who played for the lightweight category.[1] Al-Qubaisi became the first Emirati athlete to represent his nation in a combative sport at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[2] He lost the first preliminary match of the men's lightweight class (73 kg) to South Africa's Marlon August, who successfully scored an ippon and a kuchiki taoshi (single leg takedown), in one minute and twenty-seven seconds.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Saeed Rashed Al-Qubaisi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ Fonseca, Duane (4 July 2008). "Al Qubaisi elated to represent UAE". Gulf News. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's Lightweight (73kg/161 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
External links
[edit]- Saeed Rashid Al Qubaisi at JudoInside.com
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
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