Nazim Babayev Explained
| Nazim Babayev |
| Nationality: | Azerbaijani |
| Birth Date: | 8 October 1997 |
| Height: | 1.87 m[1] |
| Weight: | 74 kg |
| Country: | Azerbaijan |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Event: | Triple jump |
| Education: | Physical Culture and Sports Academy in Baku |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Nazim Tahir oğlu Babayev (born 8 October 1997) is an Azerbaijani track and field athlete who specializes in the triple jump and long jump.
Biography
In 2015, he won the triple jump competition at 2015 European Games in Baku.[2] A month later, Babayev set a championship record, national junior record and world junior lead when he leaped 17.04m in the triple jump at 2015 European Athletics Junior Championships.[3] [4] Babayev competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, competing in the Men's triple jump.[5]
Competition record
| Representing |
|---|
| 2013 | European Youth Olympic Festival | Utrecht, Netherlands | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Triple jump | 15.53 m |
| 2014 | Youth Olympic Games | Nanjing, China | 3rd | Triple Jump | 15.96 m |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 17th (q) | Triple jump | 15.92 m |
| European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Triple jump | 17.04 m |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 8th | Triple jump | 16.43 m |
| European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 23rd (q) | Triple jump | 16.06 m (w) |
| World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 15th (q) | Triple jump | 15.74 m |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 25th (q) | Triple jump | 16.38 m |
| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 9th | Long jump | 7.30 m |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | Triple jump | 17.15 m |
| European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Triple jump | 17.18 m |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 14th (q) | Triple jump | 16.61 m |
| Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Triple jump | 17.01 m |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 4th | Triple jump | 16.76 m |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Triple jump | 17.29 m |
| Universiade | Naples, Italy | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Triple jump | 16.89 m |
| European U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Triple jump | 17.03 m (w) |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 19th (q) | Triple jump | 16.65 m |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 15th (q) | Triple jump | 16.72 m |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 8th | Triple jump | 16.55 m |
| Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 11th | Long jump | 7.15 m |
| 5th | Triple jump | 16.06 m |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | – | Triple jump | NM |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 5th | Triple jump | 16.50 m |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 29th (q) | Long jump | 6.92 m | |
Notes and References
- Web site: 2017 Universiade bio . 2 September 2017 . 22 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200622141638/https://data.2017.gov.taipei/atos/prod/eng/zb/engzb_athletics-athlete-profile-n155083-babayev-nazim.htm . dead .
- Web site: Nazim Babayev wins the Men's Triple Jump . https://web.archive.org/web/20150623083049/http://www.baku2015.com/video/article/nazim-babayev-wins-the-men-triple-jump.html . usurped . 23 June 2015 . baku2015.com . 20 July 2015.
- Web site: Paul . Harford . Six more golds for GB at the European Junior Championships . www.athleticsweekly.com . 19 July 2015 . 20 July 2015.
- Web site: Nazim Babayev wins gold at European Athletics Junior Championship . azertag.az . 20 July 2015.
- Web site: Results Summary - Men's Triple Jump Qualification . olympics.com . 9 August 2021 . 5 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210805194052/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/ATH/OG2020-_ATH_C74B_ATHMTRPLJUMP----------QUAL--------.pdf . dead .
