Hakimuddin Habibulla Explained

Hakimuddin Habibulla
Fullname:Hakimuddin Shabbir Habibulla
Strokes:Freestyle
Birth Date:25 September 1979
Birth Place:Bangalore, India
Height:1.770NaN0
Weight:720NaN0
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Hakimuddin Shabbir Habibulla (born 25 September 1979) is an Indian former swimmer, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle events.[1] He represented India at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Career

Habibulla competed only in the men's 200 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2] He received a Universality place from FINA in an entry time of 1:56.11.[3] He challenged four other swimmers in heat one, including Uzbekistan's two-time Olympian Oleg Tsvetkovskiy. Coming from third at the first turn, Habibulla finished the race to a fourth seed in a time of 1:58.35, finishing behind the leader Tsvetskovskiy by 3.42 seconds.[4] Habibulla failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed 50th overall in the prelims.[5] [6]

Habibulla was co-founder of GoSports India Pvt. Ltd., a sports management company based in Bangalore, which works towards development of young talent in Olympic sports. He was also the Founder Trustee of the GoSports Foundation.[7] [8] [9]

Habibulla is currently the founder and principal consultant for sports performance at Winning Matters Consulting Pvt. Ltd., a sports consulting firm.[10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. Hakimuddin Habibulla. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031607/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/hakimuddin-shabbir-habibulla-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 10 June 2013.
  2. News: Sunita Rani named in squad for Olympics. The Tribune. 27 August 2000. 10 June 2013.
  3. Web site: Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 23 April 2013.
  4. News: Hakimuddin sinks without a trace. The Tribune. 17 September 2000. 10 June 2013.
  5. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 1. Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. 124. 23 April 2013.
  6. News: Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM. https://archive.today/20130616043443/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep17_dol.html. usurped. 16 June 2013. Canoe.ca. 17 September 2000. 28 May 2013.
  7. News: Swimming against tide . economictimes.indiatimes.com. 2008-09-23. 2008-09-23.
  8. News: Hannon. Elliott. In India, Many Top Athletes Work on the Railroad. New York Times. 10 February 2010. 10 June 2013.
  9. News: Mudalgi. Yogaraj. Bangalore has the perfect weather for sports training. Citizen Matters (Bangalore). 12 January 2011. 10 June 2013.
  10. Web site: Habibulla. Hakimuddin. Founder & Principal Consultant. Winning Matters. 20 June 2015.
  11. News: From sportspersons to entrepreneur . economictimes.indiatimes.com. 2012-02-14. 2012-02-14.

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