Nazim Tahir oğlu Babayev (born 8 October 1997) is an Azerbaijani track and field athlete who specializes in the triple jump and long jump.

Nazim Babayev
Personal information
NationalityAzerbaijani
Born (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 (age 26)
EducationPhysical Culture and Sports Academy in Baku
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
CountryAzerbaijan
SportTrack and field
EventTriple jump
Medal record

Biography edit

In 2015, he won the triple jump competition at 2015 European Games in Baku.[2] A month later, Babayev set a championship record, national junior record and world junior lead when he leaped 17.04m in the triple jump at 2015 European Athletics Junior Championships.[3][4] Babayev competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio[5] and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, competing in the Men's triple jump.[6]

Competition record edit

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 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)
World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 15th (q) Triple jump 15.74 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 25th (q) Triple jump 16.38 m
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 9th Long jump 7.30 m
1st Triple jump 17.15 m
European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st Triple jump 17.18 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 14th (q) Triple jump 16.61 m
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 1st Triple jump 17.01 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 4th Triple jump 16.76 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 1st Triple jump 17.29 m
Universiade Naples, Italy 1st Triple jump 16.89 m
European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 2nd Triple jump 17.03 m (w)
World Championships Doha, Qatar 19th (q) Triple jump 16.65 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 15th (q) Triple jump 16.72 m
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 8th Triple jump 16.55 m
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 11th Long jump 7.15 m
5th Triple jump 16.06 m
European Championships Munich, Germany Triple jump NM
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 5th Triple jump 16.50 m

References edit

  1. ^ 2017 Universiade bio
  2. ^ "Nazim Babayev wins the Men's Triple Jump". baku2015.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Paul, Harford (19 July 2015). "Six more golds for GB at the European Junior Championships". www.athleticsweekly.com. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Nazim Babayev wins gold at European Athletics Junior Championship". azertag.az. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nazim Babayev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Results Summary - Men's Triple Jump Qualification" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

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