Abdullah Al Sharbatly is a Saudi equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. 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.

Historical Results

World Championships

Year	Venue	Horse	Ind. Rank	Team Rank
2006	5th WEG-S Aachen (GER)	HUGO GESMERAY	102	22

World Cup Final

Year	Venue	Horse	Team Rank
2010	CSI-W Final Geneva (SUI)	-	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-S Cairo (EGY)	NO TIME	9	1
2006	Asian Games-S Doha (QAT)	HUGO GESMERAY	25	1

Al Sharbatly is trained by Stanny von Paesschen.

Legacy

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.

Personal life

Al Sharbatly currently resides in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He is unmarried and by profession is a businessman and student, having obtained a BA in Business Administration and studied Computerisation, English, Economics and Marketing. He can speak English, German and French and his favourite hobbies are diving and table-tennis. His most influential person in his father, because "he raised me well."

External links

• http://www.highoffleystud.co.uk/stableexpress/Rider-Profile.asp?rider=Abdullah%20Al%20Sharbatly&id=1674