Abdullah_Al_Saud

Abdullah bin Mutaib Al Saud

Abdullah bin Mutaib Al Saud

Saudi royal and equestrian (born 1984)

Abdullah bin Mutaib Al Saud (born 13 October 1984) is a Saudi Arabian show jumping rider and member of House of Saud.

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Early life and education

Prince Abdullah was born in London on 13 October 1984.[1] He is the son of Mutaib bin Abdullah, the minister of national guard.[2] His mother is Jawahir, the daughter of Abdallah bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud. Prince Abdullah holds a law degree from King Saud University.[1][3]

Sports career

Prince Abdullah participated in various show jumping events.[4] He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympic in Beijing and also participated in 2012 London Olympics.[5][6] Saudi Arabia's equestrian show jumping team, including Prince Abdullah, won a bronze medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7][8] Prince Abdullah finished the rounds with a score of 13 faults.[7]

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    Reeves, Nick (6 August 2012). "Saudis shrug off dope row for princely bronze". Yahoo! News. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
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    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Prince Abdullah Al Saud". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
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    Edmonds, Sarah (5 August 2012). "Equestrian: Saudis lead into team jump final last round". Chicago Tribune. Reuters. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
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    "Britain beats Dutch for show jumping Olympic gold in jumpoff, Saudis 3rd". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 6 August 2012. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
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