Nazim Babayev

Nazim Babayev (born 8 October 1997) is an Azerbaijani track and field athlete who specializes in the triple jump and long jump.

Nazim Babayev
Personal information
NationalityAzerbaijani
Born (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997
EducationPhysical Culture and Sports Academy in Baku
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
CountryAzerbaijan
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Triple 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 leapeed 17.04m in the triple jump at 2015 European Athletics Junior Championships.[3][4] He qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio for the Men's triple jump.[5]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Azerbaijan
2013 European Youth Olympic Festival Utrecht, Netherlands 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 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
1st Triple jump 17.15 m
European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st Triple jump 17.18 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 14th (q) Triple jump 16.61 m
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 1st Triple jump 17.01 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 4th Triple jump 16.76 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 1st Triple jump 17.29 m
Universiade Naples, Italy 1st Triple jump 16.89 m
European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 2nd Triple jump 17.03 m (w)
World Championships Doha, Qatar 19th (q) Triple jump 16.65 m

References

  1. 2017 Universiade bio
  2. "Nazim Babayev wins the Men's Triple Jump". baku2015.com. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  3. Paul, Harford. "Six more golds for GB at the European Junior Championships". www.athleticsweekly.com. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  4. "Nazim Babayev wins gold at European Athletics Junior Championship". azertag.az. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nazim Babayev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
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