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]

Youssef Akrout
Personal information
Nationality Tunisia
Born (1990-11-15) 15 November 1990
Tunis, Tunisia
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportSailing
Event(s)Laser, Laser Radial
Medal record
Men's Sailing
Representing  Tunisia
All-Africa Games
2011 Maputo Laser Radial
Pan Arab Games
2011 Doha Laser Radial

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
  1. "Youssef Akrout". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. "Rio 2016 Laser - One Person Dinghy men - Olympic Sailing". International Olympic Committee. 2019-03-09. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  3. "South Africa, Tunisia And The Seychelles Take Top Honours As The All African Games Draws To A Close". sailing.org. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  4. "Lone Campaigners Take On The Big Teams". sailing.org. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  5. "Late wind brings best conditions at African Laser and Laser Radial Championships". sailing.org. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  6. "Olympic places settled at African Laser and Laser Radial Championships". sailing.org. Retrieved 2020-06-14.


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