Alibay Shukurov Explained

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Alibay Shukurov
Fullname:Alibay Shukurov
Sport:Athletics
Event:Middle-distance running
Pb:800 m: 1:46.64 (2004)
1500 m: 3:45.81 (2004)
Residence:Baku, Azerbaijan
Birth Date:2 May 1977
Birth Place:[Baku],
, Soviet Union
Weight:700NaN0
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Alibay Shukurov (Azerbaijani: Əlibəy Şükürov; born 2 May 1977 in Baku, Azerbaijan, is a retired Azerbaijani middle-distance runner, who specialised in both the 800 metres and the 1500 metres.[1] He was selected to compete for the Azerbaijan Olympic squad in the 800 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics, after posting his own personal best in 1:46.64 from the national athletics meet in Baku.[2]

Shukurov qualified for the Azerbaijani squad in the men's 800 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by attaining a personal record and an Olympic B-standard entry time of 1:46.64 from the national athletics meet in Baku.[2] He surpassed Bolivia's Fadrique Iglesias to cross the finish line in heat one of the prelims by seventy-six hundredths of a second (0.76), failing to advance further into the semifinals with a seventh-place time in 1:51.11.[3]

Shukurov currently resides in Istanbul, Turkey, where he works as an international relations officer for Fenerbahçe Sports Club (Turkish: Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü).[4]

Notes and References

  1. Alibay Shukurov. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418084816/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/su/liby-sukurov-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 23 February 2015.
  2. Web site: Athens 2004: Athletics – Entry List by NOC Men. 5. Athens 2004. IAAF. 23 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140232/http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2004/Results/Athletics.pdf. 12 June 2018. dead.
  3. Web site: IAAF Athens 2004: Men's 800m Round 1 – Heat 1. Athens 2004. IAAF. 27 September 2013.
  4. News: Özgür. Akman. Alışverişkolik milli atlet: Karin Melis Mey. Shopaholic national athletes: Karin Melis Mey. tr. Sabah. 5 September 2009. 15 October 2015.