Jamal Rahimov Explained

Jamal Rahimov
Nationality:Azerbaijani
Residence:Belgium
Birth Date:16 September 1987
Birth Place:Baku, Azerbaijan
Height:1.78
Weight:72
Country:Azerbaijan
Sport:Show jumping
Team:AZE
Olympics:Beijing 2008, London 2012

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]

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

Personal life

He moved to Istanbul with his family, when he was three. He lives in Belgium.[2] [3]

He is the grandson of Hasan Hasanov,[3] [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.[3] He has a good knowledge of Italian and Portuguese too.[1]

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Jamal. jamalrahimov.com. 17 September 2013. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044738/http://jamalrahimov.com/about-jamal/. dead.
  2. Web site: Məmmədov. Elşən. Camal Rəhimov: "Olimpiadada zədələnən atımı 2 ata dəyişdim". lent.az. 17 September 2013. Azerbaijani. 27 October 2010. 21 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053542/http://news.lent.az/news/47277. dead.
  3. Web site: RAHIMOV Jamal. infostradasports.com. 17 September 2013.
  4. Web site: Hasanov. Kenan. Azeri jockey Jamal Rahimov gives up struggle in Beijing Olympics. 17 September 2013. 18 August 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053803/http://en.apa.az/news/86916. 21 September 2013. dead.
  5. Web site: Hasan Hasanov syn Aziza. azembassy.pl (Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Poland). 17 September 2013. Polish. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053626/http://azembassy.pl/pl/?section=72. 21 September 2013. dead.
  6. Web site: Equestrianism at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Mixed Jumping, Individual Qualifying Round . sports-reference.com . 17 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054205/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/EQU/mixed-jumping-individual-qualifying-round.html . 21 September 2013 .
  7. Web site: ru:Азербайджанский наездник Джамал Рагимов упал с лошади. http://baku.ws/index.php?newsid=2074. baku.ws. 17 September 2013. Russian. 18 August 2008.
  8. Web site: DİQQƏT! BURA CIDIR DÜZÜ YOX, PEKİNDİR!. 17 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20081013164536/http://news.qaynar.info/index.php?mod=view&id=17064. 13 October 2008. qaynar.info. Azerbaijani.
  9. Web site: Jamal Rahimov: Azerbaijan, Equestrian. bbc.co.uk. 17 September 2013.
  10. Web site: Equestrianism at the 2012 London Summer Games: Mixed Jumping, Individual Qualifying Round . sports-reference.com . 17 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055443/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2012/EQU/mixed-jumping-individual-qualifying-round.html . 21 September 2013 .
  11. Web site: Camal Rəhimov məğlub oldu. idmantv.az. 17 September 2013. Azerbaijani. 5 August 2012. 21 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055503/http://www.idmantv.az/readnews.php?id=5056. dead.

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