Abdullah bin Mutaib Al Saud
Born (1984-10-13) 13 October 1984 (age 39)
London
Names
Abdullah bin Mutaib bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
HouseHouse of Saud
FatherMutaib bin Abdullah
MotherJawahir bint Abdallah bint Abdul Rahman Al Saud
Sports career
Country Saudi Arabia
SportEquestrian
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team jumping

Abdullah bin Mutaib Al Saud (born 13 October 1984) is a Saudi Arabian show jumping rider and member of House of Saud.

Early life and education

Prince Abdullah was born in London on 13 October 1984.[1] He is the son of Mutaib bin Abdullah, the minister of national guard.[2] His mother is Jawahir, the daughter of Abdallah bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud. Prince Abdullah holds a law degree from King Saud University.[1][3]

Sports career

Prince Abdullah participated in various show jumping events.[4] He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympic in Beijing and also participated in 2012 London Olympics.[5][6] Saudi Arabia's equestrian show jumping team, including Prince Abdullah, won a bronze medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7][8] Prince Abdullah finished the rounds with a score of 13 faults.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Abdullah bin Metab Al Saud". FEI. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  2. ^ "King Abdullah transforms National Guard into ministry". Asharq Alawsat. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  3. ^ Reeves, Nick (6 August 2012). "Saudis shrug off dope row for princely bronze". Yahoo! News. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  4. ^ Kapoor, Talal (25 April 2010). "From Horsemen To Rappers: Changing Faces of the Younger Royals". Datarabia. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Prince Abdullah Al Saud". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  6. ^ Edmonds, Sarah (5 August 2012). "Equestrian: Saudis lead into team jump final last round". Chicago Tribune. Reuters. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Saudi Arabia wins Olympic bronze in equestrian show jumping". Al Arabiya. 6 August 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Britain beats Dutch for show jumping Olympic gold in jumpoff, Saudis 3rd". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 6 August 2012. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2012.

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