Category: Mutaz Barshim

Qatari high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim and his Italian friend and rival Gianmarco Tamberi were bestowed with the ‘Inspiration Award’ during the World Athletics Gala 2021 on Wednesday. The duo had become the talking point of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after deciding to share the gold medal at an intense contest. Faced with the prospect of a jump-off for the title, they instead decided to take a different path, in an act of mutual respect… Continue reading ‘Inspiration Award’ during the World Athletics Gala 2021 on Wednesday.

Rare shared gold came as Qatar’s Mutaz Barshim  and Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi tied  on 2.37-metre clearances in Tokyo. Qatar’s Mutaz Barshim and Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi have put the nightmare of serious injuries behind them to share a rare Olympic athletics gold in the high jump. Barshim – giving Qatar its first Olympic track and field title – and Tamberi recorded a best clearance of 2.37 metres on Sunday. Maksim Nedasekau of Belarus also cleared that… Continue reading Qatar’s Barshim, Italy’s Tamberi share Olympic high jump gold

Ultra-luxe watchmaker Richard Mille combines artistry, technology, a nod to architecture, Kitty Harris speaks to their latest partner, Qatari Silver Olympic Highjump Medalist Mutaz Essa Barshim about time and the new RM67-02 Automatic watch. The RM67-02 LUX: You hold the Qatari national record and Asian record for the best mark of 2.43m. How old were you when you started high jumping?Mutaz Essa Barshim: I was around 10-11 years old when I started. I began in track and field because my father used to… Continue reading Olympic highjumper and Richard Mille brand ambassador Mutaz Essa Barshim on the importance of timing

“It takes all sorts to make the world”. Popular sayings are often hiding the truth, and I love to discover how they apply to a specific sector, like watchmaking. The market is full of every kind of timepieces, either they’re boasting simple and affordable mechanical movements or high-end complications coupled with the most precious materials, but there’s no doubt that only one brand has, since its foundation, proposed something never seen before and utterly different, has explored… Continue reading The Richard Mille RM 67-02 Automatic High Jump Mutaz Barshim

The 28 year old Qatar high jump star Mutaz Essa Barshim, who holds the Asian and national record with a 2.43 m mark, is sporting a Richard Mille RM 67-02 Automatic High Jump – made especially for him by the Swiss watch brand. The timepiece weighs only 32g, including the strap, which makes it among the lightest self-winding Richard Mille watches. Price tag: around $150,000 dollars Source: https://superwatchman.com/mutaz-essa-barshim-richard-mille/

Gold medal-winning high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim, who helped design Richard Mille’s RM 67-02 High Jump, tells Ajeng G. Anindita why wearing his favourite timepiece makes gives him feel more powerful and confident It’s not every day you get the chance to meet one of the world’s greatest high jumpers. Watching athletes competing in a stadium is one thing, but often you can only see tiny dots in the field, running and jumping.When Prestige met… Continue reading Athlete Mutaz Essa Barshim Feels Confident with Richard Mille Timepiece

Mutaz means proud in Arabic. And Qatar has every reason to be proud of its native son, Mutaz Essa Barshim, who is now acknowledged to be one of today’s greatest athletes, the crown prince of the high jump. Mutaz returned from the London games in 2012 with a bronze medal around his neck. Olympic achievement has always been the dream of this slender young man, who enjoys nothing better than flirting with bars placed 2.40… Continue reading Mutaz Essa Barshim – The crown prince of the high jump

Red Bull celebrated high-jump world champion Mutaz Barshim and his wonderous achievements at a reception held on October 13 at Japanese restaurant MEGU in The Pearl-Qatar. Mutaz’s fellow athletes and friends, key media representatives and some of Qatar’s most significant opinion leaders attended the reception.  The Red Bull Track & Field athlete took his career to new heights at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships on October 4th at the Khalifa International Stadium. Barshim cleared… Continue reading Red Bull celebrates high jump world champion Mutaz Barshim

Mutaz Barshim is a Qatari High Jump Athlete currently taking the world by storm. At the age of 28 in 2019, Mutaz won the IAAF World Athletics Championship in his hometown Doha, setting the record to be the first high jumper to win the World Champion Title two times in a row. Chapter 1: Mountain Training in Poland Mutaz Barshim takes us to the kickoff of his journey towards a big milestone in his career… Continue reading Mutaz Barshim – Jump for Gold

Standing 188 centimeters high, 25-year-old Qatari high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim can clear a bar 1.3 times his own height. But in order to topple the sport’s 23-year-old world record held by Cuba’s Javier Sotomayor, Barshim needs to add two centimeters to the seminal 2.43-meter jump he completed at a 2014 meet in Brussels.  Recalling the moment, Barshim beams. “It was just crazy. When the other guy jumped 2.40 meters, everyone thought it was over for me.… Continue reading Mutaz Barshim Aims for Historic Heights

There were tears, crazy celebrations and Italian dancing as high-jumping history was made inside Tokyo’s Olympic stadium on Sunday. Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim added Olympic gold to his list of accolades in the men’s high jump – and persuaded organisers to let him share it with friend and rival Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi.Share This is a modal window. Unsupported location The video you are trying to watch cannot be viewed from your current country or locationQatar’s… Continue reading Tokyo 2020: Olympic gold shared by high jumpers Mutaz Essa Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi

TOKYO — They were called the “COVID Olympics.” The “pandemic Olympics.” The “anger Olympics.” Many Japanese people were upset to host such a huge and risky event in the middle of the pandemic, and many outside observers were surprised it happened at all. But as the Tokyo Games close out inside these quiet and largely fan-less venues, records were set, history was made, and heartwarming moments of underdogs prevailing were streamed onto smartphones and beamed… Continue reading The 14 Moments That Swept Us Away At The Tokyo Olympics

(CNN)They both cleared the highest bar, but when it came to deciding a winner, two Olympic high jumpers opted not to take it to a tie-breaker.Instead, they asked to share the gold medal — prompting cheers beyond their home countries of Qatar and Italy.During the long competition, 30-year-old Mutaz Essa Barshim from Qatar and Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi, 29, executed the first six jumps up to 2.37 meters (7 feet 8 inches). Both then attempted to match the… Continue reading Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Essa Barshim share Olympic gold in emotional high jump final