Walid Doumiati

Walid Mahmoud El Doumiati (born July 16, 1968 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a retired Lebanese professional basketball player who last played for Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut. Doumiati alongside Elie Mechantaf and Fadi El Khatib helped build the sport of basketball in Lebanon since the draft of Lebanese NBA player Rony Seikaly. Walid was committed to Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut leading the team to successive titles, despite being held back by archrivals Hekmeh BC during the 1990s. Walid was also a member of the Lebanon national basketball team during its first ever appearance in the 2002 FIBA World Championship[1] in Indianapolis after earning a silver medal at the 2001 ABC Championship.

Walid Doumiati
No. 8 – Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLebanese Basketball League
Personal information
BornJuly 16, 1968[1]
Beirut, Lebanon[1]
NationalityLebanese/American
Listed height1.79[1] m (5 ft 10 in)
Listed weight76[1] kg (168 lb)
Career information
Playing career1989–2002
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Lebanon
FIBA Asia Championship
Silver medal – second place 2001 ShanghaiTeam

References
  1. "Walid Mahmoud El Domiati". FIBA Archive. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
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