Nacif Elias (; born 29 September 1988) is a Brazilian-born Lebanese

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Career

Elias competed at the

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in the 81 kg event, in which he was eliminated in the second round, in his first match, by

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. He was the

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for Lebanon during the opening ceremonies of the

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and

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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. "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. Elias is married and has one son.

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* * * 1988 births Living people Lebanese male judoka Olympic judoka for Lebanon Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 2014 Asian Games Judoka at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Lebanon Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Kurash practitioners at the 2018 Asian Games Sambo practitioners at the 2018 Asian Games Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics {{Lebanon-judo-bio-stub