Jamal Rahimov

Jamal Rahimov
Personal information
NationalityAzerbaijani
Born (1987-09-16) 16 September 1987 (age 38)
Height1.78
Weight72
Sport
CountryAzerbaijan
SportShow jumping
TeamAZE
Achievements and titles
Olympic finalsBeijing 2008, London 2012
Medal record
Heydar Aliyev Show Jumping Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Baku Individual jumping
Gold medal – first place 2012 Baku Individual jumping
Gold medal – first place 2014 Baku Individual jumping

Jamal Rahimov (born 16 September 1987 in Baku) is an Azerbaijani equestrian showjumper. He has represented Azerbaijan twice at the Olympic Games: in 2008 and 2012.

Career

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He started show jumping in 1998 in Istanbul. He graduated from The Istanbul International Community School.[1][2]

He is the first showjumper to represent Azerbaijan in the equestrian events at the Olympic Games.[1][2]

Personal life

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He moved to Istanbul with his family, when he was three. He lives in Belgium.[3][1]

He is the grandson of Hasan Hasanov,[1][4] the former ambassador of Azerbaijan in Poland.[5]

He has a B.A. in Business Management from the Regent's Business School in London. Rahimov fluently speaks Azerbaijani, English, French, Russian and Turkish.[1] He has a good knowledge of Italian and Portuguese too.[2]

Olympics 2008

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At the 2008 Olympic Games Rahimov competed in the individual jumping. He ended at the second qualification round[6] because he fell from his horse,[7] Ionesco de Brekka who was bought by Rahimov for 1,96 mln euro.[8]

Olympics 2012

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At the 2012 Olympic Games Rahimov competed in the same event. He ended at the second qualification round too.[9][10][11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "RAHIMOV Jamal". infostradasports.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "About Jamal". jamalrahimov.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  3. ^ Məmmədov, Elşən (27 October 2010). "Camal Rəhimov: "Olimpiadada zədələnən atımı 2 ata dəyişdim"" (in Azerbaijani). lent.az. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  4. ^ Hasanov, Kenan (18 August 2008). "Azeri jockey Jamal Rahimov gives up struggle in Beijing Olympics". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Hasan Hasanov syn Aziza" (in Polish). azembassy.pl (Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Poland). Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Equestrianism at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Mixed Jumping, Individual Qualifying Round". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  7. ^ Азербайджанский наездник Джамал Рагимов упал с лошади (in Russian). baku.ws. 18 August 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  8. ^ "DİQQƏT! BURA CIDIR DÜZÜ YOX, PEKİNDİR!" (in Azerbaijani). qaynar.info. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  9. ^ "Jamal Rahimov: Azerbaijan, Equestrian". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  10. ^ "Equestrianism at the 2012 London Summer Games: Mixed Jumping, Individual Qualifying Round". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  11. ^ "Camal Rəhimov məğlub oldu" (in Azerbaijani). idmantv.az. 5 August 2012. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
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