Nacif Elias (Arabic: ناصيف إلياس; born 29 September 1988) is a Brazilian-born Lebanese judoka.
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| Born | 29 September 1988 Vitoria, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Brazil (2009–13) Lebanon (since 2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –81 kg, –90 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bouddha Club[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | R32 (2016, 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 7th (2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Champ. | 
(2014, 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 11407, 432 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 52884 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 28 November 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
editElias competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 81 kg event, in which he was eliminated in the second round, in his first match, by Emmanuel Lucenti.[1] He was the flagbearer for Lebanon during the opening ceremonies of the 2014 Asian Games[2] and 2016 Olympics.[3]
Personal life
editElias was born in Brazil, but his great-grandfather was Lebanese. In 2013 he changed nationality to represent Lebanon, while staying in Brazil. In order to compete for Lebanon, Elias had been invited to become a Lebanese citizen. "It was a tough call," he said, but the offer he received from the Lebanese Judo Federation made it hard to refuse.[4] "Lebanon offered to pay me to enter eight competitions per year, whereas the Brazilian national team would pay for three or four at most," he said.[4]
Elias is married and has one son.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Nacif Elias". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ a b c Nacif Elias Archived 24 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ a b Garcia, Bruna. "A gold medal for Lebanon - ANBA News Agency". Anba.com.br. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
External links
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Media related to Nacif Elias at Wikimedia Commons
- Nacif Elias at the International Judo Federation
- Nacif Elias at the International Judo Federation
- Nacif Elias at JudoInside.com
- Nacif Elias at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Nacif Elias at Olympics.com
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