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Youssef Akrout

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Yousses Akrout
Personal information
Nationality Tunisia
Born (1990-11-15) 15 November 1990 (age 33)
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
Gold medal – first place 2011 Maputo Laser Radial
Pan Arab Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Doha Laser Radial

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

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  1. ^ https://www.aftenbladet.no/sport/i/k6g5Ak/tidligere-tunisisk-ol-utoever-stortrives-som-seiletrener-i-stavanger
  2. ^ https://tunisieauto.tn/citroen-tunisie-est-fiere-de-soutenir-lexploit-de-youssef-akrout
  3. ^ https://theclubspot.com/regatta/Qi1WoGEVTA/results
  4. ^ https://www.kieler-woche.de/de/medien/meldung.php?id=117811
  5. ^ https://www.norwegiansailingteam.no/sailors/theodor
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Rio 2016 Laser - One Person Dinghy men - Olympic Sailing". International Olympic Committee. 2019-03-09. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  8. ^ "South Africa, Tunisia And The Seychelles Take Top Honours As The All African Games Draws To A Close". sailing.org. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  9. ^ "Lone Campaigners Take On The Big Teams". sailing.org. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  10. ^ "Late wind brings best conditions at African Laser and Laser Radial Championships". sailing.org. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  11. ^ "Olympic places settled at African Laser and Laser Radial Championships". sailing.org. Retrieved 2020-06-14.