Name | MOHAMMED Ahmed | |||
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NOC | ![]() |
Date of Birth | 23 DEC 1992 | |
Residence | Gender | Male | ||
Height | 175 cm | Weight | 55 kg | |
Discipline | Rowing |
Event | Date | Time | Heat | Rank | Result |
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Men's Eight | 21 SEP 2014 | 11:40 | Heat 1 | 2 | 5:53.58 |
Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
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Asian Championships | ||||
2 | Eight | 2013 | Lu'an, CHN | 6:12.47 |
2 | Eight | 2011 | Hwacheon, KOR | 5:50.91 |
Hobbies | Playing cricket and badminton. (thehindu.com, 01 Oct 2013) |
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Occupation | Police Officer |
Languages Spoken | English |
Coach | Ismail Baig [national] (IND) from 2010 (thehindu.com, 19 Oct 2013) |
Position / Style | Coxswain (thehindu.com, 19 Oct 2013) |
Additional Information | Start of sporting career He became interested in the sport at age 17. (thehindu.com, 19 Oct 2013) Reason for taking up this sport His father Mohammad Ismail worked as a butcher and supplied meat to Indian rowing's training camps. He became interested in the sport during one of his father's trips to the training camp and was encouraged to start the sport by his father and Indian rowing coach Ismail Baig. (newindianexpress.com, 09 Nov 2011; thehindu.com, 01 Oct 2013; sportstaronnet.com, 19 Oct 2013) Ambitions To win a medal at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, and then focus on qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (thehindu.com, 01 Oct 2013) Most memorable sporting achievement Winning a silver medal in the men's eight at the 2013 Asian Rowing Championships in China. (indiaatsports.in, 02 Oct 2013) Hero India cricketer Virat Kohli. (thehindu.com, 01 Oct 2013) Sporting philosophy / motto "You are the creator of your own destiny." (newindianexpress.com, 09 Nov 2011) |