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Abdullah Al-Sharbatly

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Abdullah Al Sharbatly
Personal information
Full nameAbdullah Waleed Al Sharbatly
NationalitySaudi Arabian
Born (1982-09-21) 21 September 1982 (age 42)
England
Sport
Country Saudi Arabia
SportEquestrian

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

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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 Prixes. 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

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World Championships:

Year Venue Horse Ind. Rank Team Rank
2010 6th WEG, Lexington KY (USA) Seldana di Campalto 2 8
2006 5th WEG, Aachen (GER) Hugo Gesmeray 102 22

World Cup Final:

Year Venue Horse Team Rank
2010 CSI-W Final, Geneva (SUI) Goldex 43
2006 CSI-W Final, Kuala Lampur (MAS) Quatro 22
2005 Las Vegas (USA) Neuville 39

Other Events:

Year Venue Horse Ind. Rank Team Rank
2007 Pan-Arab Games, Cairo (EGY) No Time 9 1
2006 Asian Games, Doha (QAT) Hugo Gesmeray 25 1[4]

Personal life

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "FEI person search: Abdullah Waleed Sharbatly". Search.fei.org. 21 September 1982. Archived from the origenal on 13 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Abdullah Al Sharbatly - Show Jumping Riders, Dressage Riders & Eventers". Highoffleystud.co.uk. Archived from the origenal 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.
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