Youssef Akrout

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Yousses Akrout
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Born (1990-11-15) 15 November 1990 (age 33)
Tunis, Tunisia
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportSailing
Event(s)Laser, Laser Radial
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
All-Africa Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Maputo Laser Radial
Pan Arab Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Doha Laser Radial

Youssef Akrout (born 15 November 1990, in Tunis) is a two times olympian [1] and world record holder [2] (crossing the Mediterranean Sea with a Laser standard). He coached at the Chicago Yacht club winning the 2019 Orange Bowl in Miami [3] before moving to Norway where he currently is working as a head coach (winning Kiel week, [4] a medal at Europeans [5] and several nationals) as well as assisting with the Norwegian sailing federation Olympic hopefuls team.

[1] He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's Laser class.[2]

After winning the Laser event at the 2011 All-Africa Games, Akrout was the only Tunisian sailing competitor at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3][4] He gained a place for Tunisia in the men's Laser event at the 2016 Olympics through his performance at the 2014 World Championship.[5] He also won the 2015 African Laser and Laser Radial Championship.[6] [6] He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's Laser class. [7]

After winning the Laser event at the 2011 All-Africa Games, Akrout was the only Tunisian sailing competitor at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [8] [9] He gained a place for Tunisia in the men's Laser event at the 2016 Olympics through his performance at the 2014 World Championship. [10] He also won the 2015 African Laser and Laser Radial Championship. [11]

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