Jamal Rahimov

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Jamal Rahimov
Personal information
NationalityAzerbaijani
Born16 September 1987
Baku, Azerbaijan
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

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

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

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

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

References

  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "RAHIMOV Jamal". infostradasports.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  8. ^ "DİQQƏT! BURA CIDIR DÜZÜ YOX, PEKİNDİR!" (in Azerbaijani). qaynar.info. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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