Personal information | |
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Full name | שלומי חיימי |
Born | (1989-06-19) 19 June 1989 (age 35) Kokhav Yair, Israel |
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
Team information | |
Disciplines |
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Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
2010 | Infotre–LeeCougan |
2011–2014 | Focus MIG Team |
2015–2016 | Novus OMX Pro Team |
2018–2019 | Bike Way Racing Team |
2020 | Israel Cycling Academy |
Shlomi Haimy (Hebrew: שלומי חיימי; born 19 June 1989) is an Israeli road and cross-country cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team Israel Cycling Academy.
Career
In 2007, Haimy came in 7th in the World Men Juniors Cross Country Championships in Fort William, Highland, Scotland. In 2012, he won the Israeli MTB National Championships in a time of 1:23:56. In 2013, he won the Israeli MTB National Championships in a time of 1:20:06. In 2014, he won the Israeli MTB National Championships in a time of 1:27:39.
In July 2015, he won the Israeli MTB National Championships in a time of 1:29:52. In October 2015, he won the Israel National Mountain Bike Championships - XCM, with a time of 3:15:30. In 2016, he won the Israeli MTB National Championships in a time of 1:27:12.
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.
Haimy competed for Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Men's Mountain Biking in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the age of 27. 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. 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.
References
- ^ "Shlomi Haimy". MTBCrossCountry. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- "Israel Cycling Academy". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- "World Championships 2007 - Men Junior - MTBCrossCountry". MTBCrossCountry.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "Israeli MTB National Championships - Men Elite - MTBCrossCountry". MTBCrossCountry.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "Israeli MTB National Championships - Men Elite - MTBCrossCountry". MTBCrossCountry.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "Israeli MTB National Championships - Men Elite - MTBCrossCountry". MTBCrossCountry.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "Israel National Mountain Bike Championships - Men Elite - MTBCrossCountry". MTBCrossCountry.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "Israel National Mountain Bike Championships - XCM - Men Elite - MTBCrossCountry". MTBCrossCountry.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "Israeli MTB National Championships - Men Elite - MTBCrossCountry". MTBCrossCountry.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "2015 European Games - Men's cross-country". Baku2015.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- "Israeli Olympic delegation continues to grow". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Flat tire punctures cyclist Haimy's hopes in Rio". Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "Israeli Olympic profiles: Shlomi Haimy". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
External links
- Shlomi Haimy at UCI
- Shlomi Haimy at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Shlomi Haimy at ProCyclingStats
- Shlomi Haimy at MTB Data
- Shlomi Haimy at Olympics.com
- Shlomi Haimy at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Shlomi Haimy at The-Sports.org
- Shlomi Haimy Results at RootsAndRain.com
- Shlomi Haimy at FirstCycling.com
- Shlomi Haimy on Facebook