Shlomi Haimy
{{Short description|Israeli cyclist (born 1989)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
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| name = Shlomi Haimy
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| fullname = {{Script/Hebrew|שלומי חיימי}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|6|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Kokhav Yair, Israel
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| height = {{convert|167|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|58|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
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| disciplines = {{ubl|Cross-country|Road}}
| role = Rider
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| proyears1 = 2010
| proteam1 = Infotre–LeeCougan
| proyears2 = 2011–2014
| proteam2 = Focus MIG Team
| proyears3 = 2015–2016
| proteam3 = Novus OMX Pro Team
| proyears4 = 2018–2019
| proteam4 = Bike Way Racing Team
| proyears5 = 2020
| proteam5 = {{UCI team code|ISA|2020}}
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Shlomi Haimy ({{langx|he|שלומי חיימי}}; born 19 June 1989) is an Israeli road and cross-country cyclist,{{cite web |url=http://mtbcrosscountry.com/riders/shlomi-haimy/ |title=Shlomi Haimy |accessdate=2 June 2016 |work=MTBCrossCountry}} who most recently rode for UCI Continental team {{UCI team code|ISA|2020}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14238/2003451/257|title=Israel Cycling Academy|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=5 April 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405220331/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14238/2003451/257|archivedate=5 April 2020}}
Career
In 2007, Haimy came in 7th in the World Men Juniors Cross Country Championships in Fort William, Highland, Scotland.{{Cite web|url=http://mtbcrosscountry.com/races/world-championships-2007/men-juniors/#|title=World Championships 2007 - Men Junior - MTBCrossCountry|website=MTBCrossCountry.com|access-date=2018-07-18}} In 2012, he won the Israeli MTB National Championships in a time of 1:23:56.{{Cite web|url=http://mtbcrosscountry.com/races/israeli-mtb-national-championships/men-elite/#|title=Israeli MTB National Championships – Men Elite – MTBCrossCountry|website=MTBCrossCountry.com|access-date=2018-07-18}} In 2013, he won the Israeli MTB National Championships in a time of 1:20:06.{{Cite web|url=http://mtbcrosscountry.com/races/israeli-mtb-national-championships-1/men-elite/#|title=Israeli MTB National Championships – Men Elite – MTBCrossCountry|website=MTBCrossCountry.com|access-date=2018-07-18}} In 2014, he won the Israeli MTB National Championships in a time of 1:27:39.{{Cite web|url=http://mtbcrosscountry.com/races/israeli-mtb-national-championships-2/men-elite/#|title=Israeli MTB National Championships – Men Elite – MTBCrossCountry|website=MTBCrossCountry.com|access-date=2018-07-18}}
In July 2015, he won the Israeli MTB National Championships in a time of 1:29:52.{{Cite web|url=http://mtbcrosscountry.com/races/israel-national-mountain-bike-championships-2015/men-elite/#|title=Israel National Mountain Bike Championships – Men Elite – MTBCrossCountry|website=MTBCrossCountry.com|access-date=2018-07-18}} In October 2015, he won the Israel National Mountain Bike Championships – XCM, with a time of 3:15:30.{{Cite web|url=http://mtbcrosscountry.com/races/israel-national-mountain-bike-championships-xcm-2015/men-elite/#|title=Israel National Mountain Bike Championships – XCM – Men Elite – MTBCrossCountry|website=MTBCrossCountry.com|access-date=2018-07-18}} In 2016, he won the Israeli MTB National Championships in a time of 1:27:12.{{Cite web|url=http://mtbcrosscountry.com/races/israeli-mtb-national-championships-4/men-elite/#|title=Israeli MTB National Championships – Men Elite – MTBCrossCountry|website=MTBCrossCountry.com|access-date=2018-07-18}}
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.{{cite web|title=2015 European Games - Men's cross-country|url=http://www.baku2015.com/cycling-mountain-bike/event/men/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321081739/http://www.baku2015.com/cycling-mountain-bike/event/men/index.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=21 March 2015|accessdate=13 June 2015|work=Baku2015.com}}
Haimy competed for Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Men's Mountain Biking in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the age of 27.{{cite web|title=Israeli Olympic delegation continues to grow|url=http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Israels-Rio-Olympics-delegation-continues-to-grow-455387|accessdate=29 May 2016|work=The Jerusalem Post}}{{Cite news|url=http://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/flat-tire-punctures-cyclist-haimys-hopes-in-rio/|title=Flat tire punctures cyclist Haimy’s hopes in Rio|access-date=2018-07-18|language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Sports/Israeli-Olympic-profiles-Shlomi-Haimy-462826|title=Israeli Olympic profiles: Shlomi Haimy|work=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com|access-date=2018-07-18}} 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
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External links
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- [https://www.rootsandrain.com/rider87747/shlomi-haimy/results Shlomi Haimy] Results at RootsAndRain.com
- [https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=133003 Shlomi Haimy] at FirstCycling.com
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Category:Israeli male cyclists
Category:Olympic cyclists for Israel
Category:Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Central District (Israel)
Category:Cyclists at the 2015 European Games
Category:European Games competitors for Israel