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| Born | 15 November 1990 Tunis, Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sailing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Class(es) | Laser, Laser Radial | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sport Nautique Bizertin | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Youssef Akrout (born 15 November 1990) is a Tunisian sailor in the Laser and Laser Radial classes and sailing coach.
Akrout was born in Tunis and represented Sport Nautique Bizertin. [1] After winning the Laser event at the 2011 All-Africa Games, Akrout was the only Tunisian sailing competitor at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [2] [3] He competed at the 2012 in the men's Laser class. [4] Akrout finished 45th. [1]
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 Championships. [6] In the 2016 Summer Olympics, he finished 34th in the Laser event. [7]
In 2016, he sailed his Laser dinghy from Haouaria in Tunisia to Mazara del Vallo on Sicily in 17 hours and 34 minutes. [8] [9] Akrout then took on a coaching career, first in Stavanger Seilforening of Norway, then in Chicago, before he became head coach of Stavanger Seilforening. [10]
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