Abdullah Al-Sharbatly

Abdullah Al Sharbatly
Personal information
Full nameAbdullah Waleed Al Sharbatly
NationalitySaudi Arabian
Born (1982-09-21) 21 September 1982
England
Sport
Country Saudi Arabia
SportEquestrian
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Saudi Arabia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonTeam jumping
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2010 KentuckyIndividual jumping
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2006 DohaTeam jumping
Gold medal – first place2010 GuangzhouTeam jumping
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonIndividual jumping
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta-PalembangTeam jumping
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouIndividual jumping
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouTeam jumping
Silver medal – second place2014 IncheonTeam jumping
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Gold medal – first place2017 AshgabatTeam jumping
Silver medal – second place2017 AshgabatAkhal-Teke cup
Pan Arab Games
Gold medal – first place2007 CairoTeam jumping

Abdullah Waleed Al Sharbatly (Arabic: عبد الله الشربتلي; born 21 September 1982[1] in London, England) is a Saudi Arabian equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He is mostly known because of his win of the individual silver medal at the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games. He was part of the Saudi team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Career

He started competing in England at the age of seven. He was Arab Champion at the age of sixteen. He first competed internationally in England at Hickstead. He has competed in the Asian Games, the Pan-Arab Games and in many Grand Prix. He is sponsored by the Saudi Equestrian Fund.[2]

Al Sharbatly became the first Middle Eastern medallist and finalist when he won the silver medal on Seldana di Campalto at the WEG Show Jumping Championships in Kentucky in 2010, coming second only to Belgium's Phillipe Le Jeune on his horse Vigo D'Arsouilles.[3]

Major results

World Championships:

YearVenueHorseInd. RankTeam Rank
20106th WEG, Lexington KY (USA)Seldana di Campalto28
20065th WEG, Aachen (GER)Hugo Gesmeray10222

World Cup Final:

YearVenueHorseTeam Rank
2010CSI-W Final, Geneva (SUI)Goldex43
2006CSI-W Final, Kuala Lumpur (MAS)Quatro22
2005Las Vegas (USA)Neuville39

Other Events:

YearVenueHorseInd. RankTeam Rank
2007Pan-Arab Games, Cairo (EGY)No Time91
2006Asian Games, Doha (QAT)Hugo Gesmeray251[4]

Personal life

Al Sharbatly currently resides in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 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."[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FEI person search: Abdullah Waleed Sharbatly". Search.fei.org. 21 September 1982.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. 1 2 "Abdullah Al Sharbatly - Show Jumping Riders, Dressage Riders & Eventers". Highoffleystud.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Philippe le Jeune Wins WEG Jumping Championship, Abdullah al Sharbatly Takes Silver as 1st Middle Eastern Medalist |". Dressage-news.com. 10 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "FEI biographies: Abdullah Al Sharbatly". Fei.infostradasports.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2012.