Adil Mohammad
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Adil Khalid Mohammad |
| Nationality |  United Arab Emirates |
| Born | 8 October 1988 Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | Dinghy |
| Club | Emirates Sailing School |
| Coach | Omar Mohamed Bazara |
Adil Khalid Mohammad (
Arabic: عادل خالد محمد; born 8 October 1988 in Dubai) is an Emirati sailor, who specialized in the Laser class.[1] Mohammad became the first and only Emirati sailor to represent his country at the Olympic Games, where he finished forty-second in his respective category at Beijing 2008.[2][3] Mohammed trained at the Emirates Sailing School in his native Dubai
, under head coach Omar Mohamed Bazara.
Mohammed qualified for his nation's Olympic sailing debut in the
International Sailing Federation and the International Olympic Committee.[2] Despite producing his best performance of the Games by finishing eleventh in the fifth race, Mohammad strived his relentless effort to obtain the penultimate position in a fleet of forty-three sailors at the end of the eleven-race series with 272 net points.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adil Mohammad". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b Gomes, Alaric (19 June 2010). "Adel Khalid hopes for boost to his sport". Gulf News. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Gunning for glory: UAE at the Games". Emirates 24/7. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- NBC Olympics. Archived from the originalon 28 July 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ Gomes, Alaric (16 August 2008). "UAE sailor Adel Khalid does his best at Olympic Games". Gulf News. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ Gomes, Alaric (30 June 2009). "Dubai has capacity to shock with its achievements: Khalid". Gulf News. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
External links
- Adil Khalid Mohammad at World Sailing
- Adil Khalid Mohammad at Olympics.com
- Adil Khalid Mohammad at Olympic.org (archived)
- Adil Khalid Mohammad at NBC 2008 Olympics website at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 January 2014)
- Adil Mohammad at Olympedia
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