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| Nationality |  Lebanon | ||||||||
| Born | June 12, 1988 Beirut, Lebanon | ||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||
| Website | http://www.waelkobrosly.org | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Country | Lebanon | ||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||
| Event | 100 m & 200 m breaststroke | ||||||||
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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]
