David Saad

David Saad is a Lebanese judoka. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the 1975 World Judo Championships.

Biography

Born to Lebanese Jews and Syrian Jews who had to emigrate from Lebanon to Canada due to antisemitism, Saad studied computer science in which he had a DEUG from the University of Paris-Sud, a BSc from Concordia University, an MSc.A. from McGill University and PhD from the University of Paris-Sud.
His younger brother Gad Saad is a Lebanese-Canadian evolutionary behavioural scientist at the John Molson School of Business. His nephew is Ariel Helwani who is a Canadian mixed martial arts journalist.