Nazim Babayev

Nazim Babayev
Personal information
Nationality Azerbaijani
Born (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997
Sport
Country Azerbaijan
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Triple jump

Nazim 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.[1] 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.[2][3] He qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio for the Men's triple jump.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
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 Games Baku, Azerbaijan 1st Triple jump 16.38 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)
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 25th (q) Triple jump 16.38 m

References

  1. "Nazim Babayev wins the Men's Triple Jump". baku2015.com. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  2. Paul, Harford. "Six more golds for GB at the European Junior Championships". www.athleticsweekly.com. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  3. "Nazim Babayev wins gold at European Athletics Junior Championship". azertag.az. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
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