Mohamed Soubei

Mohamed Soubei’s biggest success on the international judo scene came at the 1979 Mediterranean Games, when he took bronze in the half-lightweight division. He was also eliminated in the opening round of that class at the 1981 World Championships and 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, by France’s Thierry Rey and upcoming bronze medalist Pepi Reiter of Austria, respectively. Following his retirement, he experimented with a career in business, but soon refocused his attention on judo. He became a coach and served with the Saudi national team for over 15 years. He was still running the team in October 2013 when he suffered a heart attack during a training camp in Algeria and died.