Nazim Babayev

Nazim Babayev
	Nazim Babayev in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Nazim Tahir oğlu Babayev
Nationality	Azerbaijani
Born	8 October 1997 (age 28); Baku, Azerbaijan
Education	Physical Culture and Sports Academy in Baku
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country	Azerbaijan
Sport	Track and field
Event	Triple jump
Medal record
European Indoor Championships
Summer Universiade
Youth Olympic Games
European Junior Championships
European U23 Championships
Islamic Solidarity Games

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

Biography

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, winning the gold medal.^[3]^[4] Babayev competed in the men's triple jump in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio^[5] and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.^[6]

Competition record

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
2015	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
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	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
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	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
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	29th (q)	Long jump	6.92 m
2025	Islamic Solidarity Games	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	5th	Long jump	7.30 m
2025	Islamic Solidarity Games	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	5th	Triple jump	16.01 m

References

↑ "2017 Universiade bio". Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
↑ "Nazim Babayev wins the Men's Triple Jump". baku2015.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
↑ Paul, Harford (19 July 2015). "Six more golds for GB at the European Junior Championships". www.athleticsweekly.com. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
↑ "Nazim Babayev wins gold at European Athletics Junior Championship". azertag.az. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
↑ 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.
↑ "Results Summary - Men's Triple Jump Qualification" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

External links

Nazim Babayev at European Athletics (archived former page)
Nazim Babayev at Olympedia
Nazim Babayev at InterSportStats
Nazim Babayev at Olympic.az (in Azerbaijani)
Nazim Babayev at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics (archived)
Nazim Babayev at the Baku 2015 European Games (archived)
Nazim Babayev on Instagram

[1] "2017 Universiade bio". Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2017.

[2] "Nazim Babayev wins the Men's Triple Jump". baku2015.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

[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). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

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