Nourredine Yagoubi (born 8 January 1974) is an Algerian
judo
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2000 Summer Olympics
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Athens
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. In Sydney he competed in the Men's 73 kg weight category. Yagoubi's first bout was against
Kouami Sacha Denanyoh
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Togo
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, this bout Yagoubi was the victor. In the second round of competition, Yagoubi faced eventual silver medalists
Tiago Camilo
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Brazil
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, this bout Yagoubi lost but he was later put through to the repechages. Yagoubi's first repechage bout was against
Israel
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's Gil Offer and Yougabi won, proceeding to the next round. In his second repechage bout, Yagoubi lost to Michel Almeida of
Portugal
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and this was his final bout of the games.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics Yagoubi once more in the Men's 73 kg weight category. Yagoubi won his first bout against Akapei Latu of
Samoa
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1111-0000. But in the second round he was paired up to
Ukraine
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