Personal information | |
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Born | Beirut, Lebanon | 15 October 1954
Occupation | Judoka |
Sport | |
Country | Lebanon |
Sport | Judo |
Weight class | –63 kg |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic Games | R32 (1976) |
World Champ. | R64 (1975) |
Profile at external databases | |
IJF | 54346 |
JudoInside.com | 89538 |
Updated on 17 June 2024 |
David Saad (born 15 October 1954 in Beirut) [1] is a Lebanese judoka. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [2] He also competed in the 1975 World Judo Championships. [3]
Born to Lebanese Jews and Syrian Jews who had to emigrate from Lebanon to Canada due to antisemitism, Saad studied computer science in which he had a DEUG from the University of Paris-Sud, a BSc from Concordia University, an MSc.A. from McGill University and PhD from the University of Paris-Sud. [4] [5]
His younger brother Gad Saad is a Lebanese-Canadian evolutionary behavioural scientist at the John Molson School of Business. [6] His nephew is Ariel Helwani who is a Canadian mixed martial arts (MMA) journalist. [7]