Saeed Rashid Al Qubaisi
Emirati judoka
1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)Medal record
| Silver Medal Arab in Yemen 2006 Bronze Medal Arab in Syria 2007 Gold Medal Gulf in UAE 2007 Gold Medal Arab in Yemen 2007 Silver Medal International in Belarus 2008 Gold Medal Gulf Championship in Qatar 2012 I Represented UAE in 2008 Summer Olympics |
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
- ^ 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
- Saeed Rashid Al Qubaisi at JudoInside.com
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
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