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Nacif Elias

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Nacif Elias
Elias at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1988-09-29) 29 September 1988 (age 36)
Vitoria, Brazil
OccupationJudoka
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Sport
Country Brazil (2009–13)
 Lebanon (since 2013)
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍81 kg, ‍–‍90 kg
ClubBouddha Club[2]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR32 (2016, 2020)
World Champ.7th (2014)
Asian Champ.Silver (2014, 2016)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Brazil
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍81 kg
Representing  Lebanon
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon ‍–‍81 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Tashkent ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cancún ‍–‍90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF11407, 432
JudoInside.com52884
Updated on 28 November 2022

Nacif Elias (Arabic: ناصيف إلياس; born 29 September 1988) is a Brazilian-born Lebanese judoka.

Career

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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

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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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  1. ^ a b "Nacif Elias". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Nacif Elias Archived 24 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  3. ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b Garcia, Bruna. "A gold medal for Lebanon - ANBA News Agency". Anba.com.br. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
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