Simon Yacoub (born June 9, 1989, in
Leipzig
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,
Germany
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) is a
Palestinian
Palestinians () are an Arab ethnonational group native to the Levantine region of Palestine.
*: "Palestine was part of the first wave of conquest following Muhammad's death in 632 CE; Jerusalem fell to the Caliph Umar in 638. The indigenous p ...
judoka
is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyc ...
. He competed at the
2016 Summer Olympics
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in the
men's 60 kg event, in which he was eliminated in the first round by
Walide Khyar
Walide Khyar (born 9 June 1995) is a French judoka. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 60 kg event, in which he was eliminated in the second round by Felipe Kitadai.
In 2021, he won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 J ...
.
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1989 births
Living people
Palestinian male judoka
Olympic judoka for Palestine
Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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