Abdullah Al-Sharbatly

Abdullah Waleed Al Sharbatly (Arabic: عبد الله الشربتلي; born 21 September 1982^[1] in London, England) is a Saudi Arabian equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He is mostly known because of his win of the individual silver medal at the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games. He was part of the Saudi team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Abdullah Al Sharbatly

Personal information
Full name	Abdullah Waleed Al Sharbatly
Nationality	Saudi Arabian
Born	(1982-09-21) 21 September 1982 (age 42) England
Sport
Country	Saudi Arabia
Sport	Equestrian
Medal record Equestrian Representing  Saudi Arabia Olympic Games 2012 London Team jumping World Championships 2010 Kentucky Individual jumping Asian Games 2006 Doha Team jumping 2010 Guangzhou Team jumping 2014 Incheon Individual jumping 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team jumping 2022 Hangzhou Individual jumping 2022 Hangzhou Team jumping 2014 Incheon Team jumping Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 2017 Ashgabat Team jumping 2017 Ashgabat Akhal-Teke cup Pan Arab Games 2007 Cairo Team jumping

Career

He started competing in England at the age of seven. He was Arab Champion at the age of sixteen. He first competed internationally in England at Hickstead. He has competed in the Asian Games, the Pan-Arab Games and in many Grand Prixes. He is sponsored by the Saudi Equestrian Fund.^[2]

Al Sharbatly became the first Middle Eastern medallist and finalist when he won the silver medal on Seldana di Campalto at the WEG Show Jumping Championships in Kentucky in 2010, coming second only to Belgium's Phillipe Le Jeune on his horse Vigo D'Arsouilles.^[3]

Major results

World Championships:

Year	Venue	Horse	Ind. Rank	Team Rank
2010	6th WEG, Lexington KY (USA)	Seldana di Campalto	2	8
2006	5th WEG, Aachen (GER)	Hugo Gesmeray	102	22

World Cup Final:

Year	Venue	Horse	Team Rank
2010	CSI-W Final, Geneva (SUI)	Goldex	43
2006	CSI-W Final, Kuala Lampur (MAS)	Quatro	22
2005	Las Vegas (USA)	Neuville	39

Other Events:

Year	Venue	Horse	Ind. Rank	Team Rank
2007	Pan-Arab Games, Cairo (EGY)	No Time	9	1
2006	Asian Games, Doha (QAT)	Hugo Gesmeray	25	1[4]

Personal life

Al Sharbatly currently resides in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He is married and by profession is a businessman and student, having obtained a BA in Business Administration and studied Computerisation, English, Economics and Marketing. He speaks English and Arabic. His most influential person is his father, because "he raised me well."^[2]

See also

• Horses in Saudi Arabia