Hakimuddin_Habibulla

Hakimuddin Habibulla

Hakimuddin Habibulla

Indian swimmer

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.

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Career

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]

References

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    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.
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    "Sunita Rani named in squad for Olympics". The Tribune. 27 August 2000. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
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    "Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
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    "Hakimuddin sinks without a trace". The Tribune. 17 September 2000. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
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    "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 124. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
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    "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)
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    "Swimming against tide". economictimes.indiatimes.com. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
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    Hannon, Elliott (10 February 2010). "In India, Many Top Athletes Work on the Railroad". New York Times. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
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    Mudalgi, Yogaraj (12 January 2011). "Bangalore has the perfect weather for sports training". Citizen Matters (Bangalore). Retrieved 10 June 2013.
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    Habibulla, Hakimuddin. "Founder & Principal Consultant". Winning Matters. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
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    "From sportspersons to entrepreneur". economictimes.indiatimes.com. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.


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