Hakimuddin Shabbir Habibulla (born 25 September 1979) is an Indian former swimmer, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle events.[1] He represented India at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Habibulla competed only in the men's 200 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2] He received a Universality place from FINA in an entry time of 1:56.11.[3] He challenged four other swimmers in heat one, including Uzbekistan's two-time Olympian Oleg Tsvetkovskiy. Coming from third at the first turn, Habibulla finished the race to a fourth seed in a time of 1:58.35, finishing behind the leader Tsvetskovskiy by 3.42 seconds.[4] Habibulla failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed 50th overall in the prelims.[5][6]
Habibulla was co-founder of GoSports India Pvt. Ltd., a sports management company based in Bangalore, which works towards development of young talent in Olympic sports. He was also the Founder Trustee of the GoSports Foundation.[7][8][9]
Habibulla is currently the founder and principal consultant for sports performance at Winning Matters Consulting Pvt. Ltd., a sports consulting firm.[10][11]
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^"Hakimuddin sinks without a trace". The Tribune. 17 September 2000. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
^"Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 124. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
^"Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM". Canoe.ca. 17 September 2000. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^"Swimming against tide". economictimes.indiatimes.com. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
^Hannon, Elliott (10 February 2010). "In India, Many Top Athletes Work on the Railroad". New York Times. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
^Mudalgi, Yogaraj (12 January 2011). "Bangalore has the perfect weather for sports training". Citizen Matters (Bangalore). Retrieved 10 June 2013.
^Habibulla, Hakimuddin. "Founder & Principal Consultant". Winning Matters. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
^"From sportspersons to entrepreneur". economictimes.indiatimes.com. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
hakimuddin, habibulla, hakimuddin, shabbir, habibulla, born, september, 1979, indian, former, swimmer, specialized, middle, distance, freestyle, events, represented, india, 2000, summer, olympics, personal, informationfull, namehakimuddin, shabbir, habibullana. Hakimuddin Shabbir Habibulla born 25 September 1979 is an Indian former swimmer who specialized in middle distance freestyle events 1 He represented India at the 2000 Summer Olympics Hakimuddin HabibullaPersonal informationFull nameHakimuddin Shabbir HabibullaNational team IndiaBorn 1979 09 25 25 September 1979 age 44 Bangalore IndiaHeight1 77 m 5 ft 10 in Weight72 kg 159 lb SportSportSwimmingStrokesFreestyleMedal record Men s swimming Representing India South Asian Games 1999 Kathmandu 200 m freestyleCareer editHabibulla competed only in the men s 200 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney 2 He received a Universality place from FINA in an entry time of 1 56 11 3 He challenged four other swimmers in heat one including Uzbekistan s two time Olympian Oleg Tsvetkovskiy Coming from third at the first turn Habibulla finished the race to a fourth seed in a time of 1 58 35 finishing behind the leader Tsvetskovskiy by 3 42 seconds 4 Habibulla failed to advance into the semifinals as he placed 50th overall in the prelims 5 6 Habibulla was co founder of GoSports India Pvt Ltd a sports management company based in Bangalore which works towards development of young talent in Olympic sports He was also the Founder Trustee of the GoSports Foundation 7 8 9 Habibulla is currently the founder and principal consultant for sports performance at Winning Matters Consulting Pvt Ltd a sports consulting firm 10 11 References edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Hakimuddin Habibulla Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 10 June 2013 Sunita Rani named in squad for Olympics The Tribune 27 August 2000 Retrieved 10 June 2013 Swimming Men s 200m Freestyle Startlist Heat 1 PDF Sydney 2000 Omega Timing Retrieved 23 April 2013 Hakimuddin sinks without a trace The Tribune 17 September 2000 Retrieved 10 June 2013 Sydney 2000 Swimming Men s 200m Freestyle Heat 1 PDF Sydney 2000 LA84 Foundation p 124 Retrieved 23 April 2013 Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM Canoe ca 17 September 2000 Archived from the original on 16 June 2013 Retrieved 28 May 2013 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint unfit URL link Swimming against tide economictimes indiatimes com 23 September 2008 Retrieved 23 September 2008 Hannon Elliott 10 February 2010 In India Many Top Athletes Work on the Railroad New York Times Retrieved 10 June 2013 Mudalgi Yogaraj 12 January 2011 Bangalore has the perfect weather for sports training Citizen Matters Bangalore Retrieved 10 June 2013 Habibulla Hakimuddin Founder amp Principal Consultant Winning Matters Retrieved 20 June 2015 From sportspersons to entrepreneur economictimes indiatimes com 14 February 2012 Retrieved 14 February 2012 External links editHakimuddin Habibulla on Twitter nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to an Indian swimmer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hakimuddin Habibulla amp oldid 1201911575, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
