Shlomi Haimy

Shlomi Haimy
Personal information
Full name שלומי חיימי
Born (1989-06-19) 19 June 1989
Kokhav Yair, Israel
Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 58 kg (128 lb)
Team information
Current team Novus OMX Pro Team[1]
Role Rider
Rider type Cross-country

Shlomi Haimy (שלומי חיימי; born 19 June 1989) is an Israeli Olympic mountain cyclist who specializes in cross-country cycling.[2]

Cross-country cycling career

Haimy's team is the Novus OMX Pro Team.[3]

In 2007, Haimy came in 7th in the World Men Juniors Cross Country Championships in Fort William, Highland, Scotland.[4] In 2012, he won the Israeli MTB National Championships in a time of 1:23:56.[5] In 2013, he won the Israeli MTB National Championships in a time of 1:20:06.[6] In 2014, he won the Israeli MTB National Championships in a time of 1:27:39.[7]

In July 2015, he won the Israeli MTB National Championships in a time of 1:29:52.[8] In October 2015, he won the Israel National Mountain Bike Championships - XCM, with a time of 3:15:30.[9] In 2016, he won the Israeli MTB National Championships in a time of 1:27:12.[10]

Haimy represented Israel at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, and placed 18th at the men's cross country competition with a time of 1:49:18, eight minutes behind the winner Nino Schurter, of Switzerland.[11]

Olympics

Haimy competed for Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Men's Mountain Biking in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the age of 27.[12][13] It was the first time that Israel competed in an Olympic mountain biking competition, a position it qualified for by virtue of the 22nd-place ranking of the Israeli team in the Union Cycliste Internationale Olympic qualification rankings.[14] He fell victim to a punctured tire, and eventually completed the race in 29th place out of 49 riders, in a time of 1:43:30, 10:02 behind the winner, Nino Schurter of Switzerland.[13][15]

References

  1. ↑ "Shlomi Haimy". MTBCrossCountry.com.
  2. ↑ "Shlomi Haimy". MTBCrossCountry. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Shlomi Haimy". MTBCrossCountry.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  4. ↑ "World Championships 2007 - Men Junior - MTBCrossCountry". MTBCrossCountry.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  5. ↑ "Israeli MTB National Championships - Men Elite - MTBCrossCountry". MTBCrossCountry.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  6. ↑ "Israeli MTB National Championships - Men Elite - MTBCrossCountry". MTBCrossCountry.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  7. ↑ "Israeli MTB National Championships - Men Elite - MTBCrossCountry". MTBCrossCountry.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  8. ↑ "Israel National Mountain Bike Championships - Men Elite - MTBCrossCountry". MTBCrossCountry.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  9. ↑ "Israel National Mountain Bike Championships - XCM - Men Elite - MTBCrossCountry". MTBCrossCountry.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  10. ↑ "Israeli MTB National Championships - Men Elite - MTBCrossCountry". MTBCrossCountry.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  11. ↑ "2015 European Games - Men's cross-country". Baku2015.com. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "Israeli Olympic delegation continues to grow". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  13. 1 2 "Flat tire punctures cyclist Haimy's hopes in Rio". Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  14. ↑ "Israeli Olympic profiles: Shlomi Haimy". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  15. ↑ "Olympics-Mountain bike-Men's cross country results". Mail Online. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
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