Simon Yacoub (born June 9, 1989, in Leipzig, Germany) is a Palestinian

judoka is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...

. He competed at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

in the men's 60 kg event, in which he was eliminated in the first round by

Walide Khyar Walide Khyar (born 9 June 1995) is a French judoka. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 60 kg event, in which he was eliminated in the second round by Felipe Kitadai. In 2021, he won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 ...

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* 1989 births Living people Palestinian male judoka Olympic judoka for Palestine Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics {{Palestine-judo-bio-stub