David Saad
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 October 1954 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Sport | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Sport | Judo |
| –63 kg | |
| Achievements and titles | |
| R32 (1976) | |
| R64 (1975) | |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 54346 |
| JudoInside.com | 89538 |
| Updated on 17 June 2024 | |
David Saad (born 15 October 1954 in Beirut)[1] is a Lebanese judoka. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2] He also competed in the 1975 World Judo Championships.[3]
Biography
[edit]Born to Lebanese Jews and Syrian Jews who had to emigrate from Lebanon to Canada due to antisemitism, Saad studied computer science in which he had a DEUG from the University of Paris-Sud, a BSc from Concordia University, an MSc.A. from McGill University, and a PhD from the University of Paris-Sud.[4][5]
His younger brother, Gad Saad, is a Lebanese-Canadian evolutionary behavioural scientist at the John Molson School of Business.[6] His nephew is Ariel Helwani, who is a Canadian mixed martial arts (MMA) journalist.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "David Saad – Biographical information". Olympedia.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Saad". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ↑ "David Saad". JudoInside.
- ↑ "Session 1: build and protect business value". HBS Association of Orange County.
- ↑ "David Saad: Software Entrepreneur". vizualize.me.
- ↑ "Gad Saad on Growing up in Lebanon, the Olympics, and Cultural Homophily". The Rubin Report. 17 August 2016.
- ↑ Lazarus, David (13 January 2011). "Montreal native is a mixed martial arts broadcaster". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
External links
[edit]- David Saad at the International Judo Federation
- David Saad at JudoInside.com
- David Saad at Olympics.com
- David Saad at Olympedia
- David Saad at The-Sports.org
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