Nacif Elias

Nacif Elias (Arabic: ناصيف إلياس; born 29 September 1988) is a Brazilian-born Lebanese judoka.

Nacif Elias
Elias at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1988-09-29) 29 September 1988
Vitoria, Brazil
OccupationJudoka
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Sport
Country Lebanon
SportJudo
Weight class–81 kg
ClubBouddha Club[2]
Achievements and titles
World Champ.7th (2014)
Asian Champ. (2016)
Olympic GamesR32 (2016, 2020)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Brazil
IJF Grand Slam
2009 Rio de Janeiro –81 kg
Representing  Lebanon
Asian Games
2014 Incheon –81 kg
Asian Championships
2016 Tashkent –81 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2018 Cancún –90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF11407, 432
JudoInside.com52884
Updated on 15 November 2021.

Career

Elias 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

Elias 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
  1. "Nacif Elias". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  2. Nacif Elias Archived 2016-10-24 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  3. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  4. Garcia, Bruna. "A gold medal for Lebanon - ANBA News Agency". Anba.com.br. Retrieved 2020-03-23.


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