Saeed Rashid Al Qubaisi
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  United Arab Emirates |
| Born | 2 December 1989 |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Sport | Judo |
| Event | 73 kg |
| Club | wrestling & judo & Kik boxing federation |
| Team | AbuDhabi Team |
| Coached by | Hassan Mousa / Sergey |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | Olympic Beijing 2008 |
Saeed Rashed Al-Qubaisi (Template:Lang-ar; born December 2, 1989) is an Emirati judoka, who played for the lightweight category.[1] Al-Qubaisi became the first Emirati athlete to represent his nation in a combative sport at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[2] He lost the first preliminary match of the men's lightweight class (73 kg) to South Africa's Marlon August, who successfully scored an ippon and a kuchiki taoshi (single leg takedown), in one minute and twenty-seven seconds.[3]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Saeed Rashed Al-Qubaisi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ Fonseca, Duane (4 July 2008). "Al Qubaisi elated to represent UAE". Gulf News. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's Lightweight (73kg/161 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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