David Saad

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David Saad
Personal information
Born (1954-10-15) 15 October 1954 (age 69)
Beirut, Lebanon
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]

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Biography

Saad studied computer science in which he had a DEUG from University of Paris-Sud, BSc from Concordia University, MSc.A. from McGill University and PhD from 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]

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References

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  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Saad Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
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  7. Lazarus, David (13 January 2011). "Montreal native is a mixed martial arts broadcaster". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved 6 August 2018.