Sheikh Ahmad bin Mohammad bin Hasher Al Maktoum (أحمد بن محمد بن حشر آل مكتوم)[2] (born 31 December 1963 in Dubai[citation needed]) is an Emirati sports shooter who won the first ever Olympic medal for his country.[3]
Ahmad bin Mohammad bin Hasher Al Maktoum | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 February 1963[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Emirati | ||||||||||||||
| House | Al Maktoum | ||||||||||||||
| Father | Mohammad bin Hasher Al Maktoum | ||||||||||||||
| Mother | Maitha bint Abdullah Al Falasi | ||||||||||||||
| Sports career | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sport shooting | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Trap, double trap | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sport career
editAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, he won the double trap event and finished fourth in the trap event.
At the 2005 ISSF World Cup, he won another gold medal in double trap.
He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but did not reach the final in trap.[4]
He subsequently began coaching young British shooter Peter Wilson, who would win the double trap event at the 2012 London Olympics.[5][6]
| Olympic results | |||
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| Event | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 |
| Trap | 18th 111 |
4th 121+23 |
30th 110 |
| Double trap | 23rd 120 |
 Gold144+45 |
7th 136 |
References
edit- ^ "Look: When UAE won its first gold medal at the Olympics". Khaleej Times. 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Ahmad and Saeed to take part in Beijing". Gulf News. 2008-02-14. Archived from the original on 2 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ^ "Al-Maktoum gearing up to defend his Olympic gold - Newindpress.com". 2008-07-30. Archived from the original on 2011-06-03. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- ^ "Chinese judges accused of favouritsm in Rathore's event". The Times Of India. 2008-08-13. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- ^ "London 2012: Peter Wilson, profile of a shooting star". BBC Sport. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ Al Haddad, Amna (29 January 2012). "The incredible Emirati gold medalist retired and decided to spend time with his children; Moza, Mohammed and Hamdan". The National. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
External links
edit- Ahmed Almaktoum at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Shaikh Ahmed Almaktoum at Olympics.com
- Shaikh Ahmed Almaktoum at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Shaikh Ahmed Almaktoum at Olympic.org (archived)
- Ahmed Al-Maktoum at Olympedia (archive)
