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Shlomi Haimy

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Shlomi Haimy
Personal information
Full nameשלומי חיימי‎
Born (1989-06-19) 19 June 1989 (age 35)
Kokhav Yair, Israel
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Team information
Disciplines
RoleRider
Professional teams
2010Infotre–LeeCougan
2011–2014Focus MIG Team
2015–2016Novus OMX Pro Team[1]
2018–2019Bike Way Racing Team
2020Israel Cycling Academy

Shlomi Haimy (Hebrew: שלומי חיימי; born 19 June 1989) is an Israeli road and cross-country cyclist,[1] who most recently rode for UCI Continental team Israel Cycling Academy.[2]

Career

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In 2007, Haimy came in 7th in the World Men Juniors Cross Country Championships in Fort William, Highland, Scotland.[3] In 2012, he won the Israeli MTB National Championships in a time of 1:23:56.[4] In 2013, he won the Israeli MTB National Championships in a time of 1:20:06.[5] In 2014, he won the Israeli MTB National Championships in a time of 1:27:39.[6]

In July 2015, he won the Israeli MTB National Championships in a time of 1:29:52.[7] In October 2015, he won the Israel National Mountain Bike Championships - XCM, with a time of 3:15:30.[8] In 2016, he won the Israeli MTB National Championships in a time of 1:27:12.[9]

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.[10]

Haimy competed for Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Men's Mountain Biking in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the age of 27.[11][12] 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.[13] 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.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Shlomi Haimy". MTBCrossCountry. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Israel Cycling Academy". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. ^ "World Championships 2007 - Men Junior - MTBCrossCountry". MTBCrossCountry.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Israeli MTB National Championships - Men Elite - MTBCrossCountry". MTBCrossCountry.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Israeli MTB National Championships - Men Elite - MTBCrossCountry". MTBCrossCountry.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Israeli MTB National Championships - Men Elite - MTBCrossCountry". MTBCrossCountry.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Israel National Mountain Bike Championships - Men Elite - MTBCrossCountry". MTBCrossCountry.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Israel National Mountain Bike Championships - XCM - Men Elite - MTBCrossCountry". MTBCrossCountry.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Israeli MTB National Championships - Men Elite - MTBCrossCountry". MTBCrossCountry.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  10. ^ "2015 European Games - Men's cross-country". Baku2015.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ "Israeli Olympic delegation continues to grow". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  12. ^ a b "Flat tire punctures cyclist Haimy's hopes in Rio". Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Israeli Olympic profiles: Shlomi Haimy". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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