Wael Koubrousli

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Wael Koubrousli / Kobrosly
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Born (1988-06-12) June 12, 1988 (age 37)
Beirut, Lebanon
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Website http://www.waelkobrosly.org
Sport
CountryFlag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Sport Swimming
Event100 m & 200 m breaststroke
Medal record
Pan Arab Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Cairo 100m breaststroke

Wael Koubrousli / Kobrosly (born 12 June 1988) is a Lebanese/French swimmer who has competed at the 2008 Olympic Games, and the 2012 Olympic Games. [1] [2] Wael represented Lebanon in 7 World Championships from 2006 to 2013, at Shanghai, Melbourne, Manchester, Rome, UAE, Shanghai and Barcelona. He recorded more than 20 local swimming records, including in the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke. [3] At the 2007 Arab Games, he won the silver medal in the 100m breaststroke. [4]

After his participation in the Beijing Olympics, Kobrosly earned a scholarship from Club Nautique Havrais, in Le Havre, France, to study for a master's degree of International Marketing from the "Universite Du Havre" in Le Havre city, where he trained under head coach Christos Paparrodopoulos, and swam alongside Olympic triple medalist, Hugues Duboscq. [3]

He carried the Olympic torch at the Paris 2024 Olympics. [5]

Participations

Olympic Games
World Championships
International Championships
Arab competitions

References

  1. "Swimming at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Breaststroke | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  2. "Wael Koubrousli Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  3. 1 2 "Sports :: Olympics :: Wael Kobrosly to compete in Olympics for second time". The Daily Star. 2012-06-30. Archived from the original on 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  4. "The Official Website Of Wael Kobrosly". Waelkobrosly.org. 1988-06-12. Archived from the original on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  5. "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-10-08.