Abdullah Waleed Al Sharbatly ( ar, عبد الله الشربتلي; born 21 September 1982 in
London
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, England) is a Saudi Arabian
equestrian
The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse".
Horseback riding (or Riding in British English)
Examples of this are:
*Equestrian sports
*Equestrian order, one of the upper classes in ...
who competes in the sport of
show jumping
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. He is mostly known because of his win of the individual silver medal at the
2010 FEI World Equestrian Games
The 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games (officially the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games) were held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. from September 25 to October 10, 2010. This was the sixth edition of the games, which ar ...
. He was part of the Saudiغ team that won the bronze medal at the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
.
Career
He started competing in
England
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at the age of seven. He was Arab Champion at the age of sixteen. He first competed internationally in England at
Hickstead Hickstead may refer to:
* All England Jumping Course at Hickstead, a show jumping venue in England
* Hickstead (horse), an Olympic gold medal winning show jumping horse
* Hickstead Hickstead may refer to:
* All England Jumping Course at Hickstead ...
. He has competed in the
Asian Games
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, the Pan-Arab Games and in many Grand Prixes. He is sponsored by the Saudi Equestrian Fund.
Al Sharbatly became the first
Middle East
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ern medallist and finalist when he won the silver medal on Seldana di Campalto at the WEG Show Jumping Championships in
Kentucky
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in 2010, coming second only to
Belgium
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's Phillipe Le Jeune on his horse Vigo D'Arsouilles.
Major results
World Championships:
World Cup Final:
Other Events:
Personal life
Al Sharbatly currently resides in
Jeddah
Jeddah ( ), also spelled Jedda, Jiddah or Jidda ( ; ar, , Jidda, ), is a city in the Hejaz region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the country's commercial center. Established in the 6th century BC as a fishing village, Jeddah's pro ...
,
Saudi Arabia
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. He is married and by profession is a businessman and student, having obtained a BA in Business Administration and studied Computerisation, English, Economics and Marketing. He speaks English and Arabic. His most influential person is his father, because "he raised me well."
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1982 births
Living people
Saudi Arabian male equestrians
Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic equestrians for Saudi Arabia
Olympic bronze medalists for Saudi Arabia
Olympic medalists in equestrian
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Equestrians at the 2006 Asian Games
Equestrians at the 2010 Asian Games
Equestrians at the 2014 Asian Games
Equestrians at the 2018 Asian Games
Asian Games gold medalists for Saudi Arabia
Asian Games silver medalists for Saudi Arabia
Asian Games medalists in equestrian
Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
Sportspeople from London