Hakimuddin Habibulla
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Hakimuddin Shabbir Habibulla |
| National team |
 India |
| Born |
25 September 1979 Bangalore, India |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
Hakimuddin Shabbir Habibulla (born September 25, 1979) is an Indian former swimmer, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle events.[1] He represented India at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and later became a co-founder of GoSports India Pvt. Ltd., a sports management company based in Bangalore. He was also the Founder Trustee of the GoSports Foundation.[2][3]
Habibulla competed only in the men's 200 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[4] He received a Universality place from FINA in an entry time of 1:56.11.[5] 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.[6] Habibulla failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fiftieth overall in the prelims.[7][8]
Habibulla is currently the founder and principal consultant for sports performance at Winning Matters Consulting Pvt. Ltd., a niche sports consulting firm working on making India a sporting superpower.[9]
References
- ↑ "Hakimuddin Habibulla". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ↑ Habibulla, Hakimuddin. "Founder & Principal Consultant". Winning Matters. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
