Birth Date: | 15 October 1954 |
Birth Place: | Beirut, Lebanon |
Country: | Lebanon |
Weight Class: | 63 kg |
Olympics Rank: | R32 |
Olympics Year: | 1976 |
Olympics Weight: | Men's 63 kg |
Worlds Rank: | R64 |
Worlds Year: | 1975 |
Regionals Type: | AS |
Updated: | 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]
Saad studied computer science in which he had a DEUG from University of Paris-Sud, BSc from Concordia University, MSc.A. from McGill University and PhD from 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]