Article from New Straits Times, Monday, August 4, 2008Do you know Qabil Ambak? Maybe some of you do not know him very well except people who like an equestrian sport because he is very popular among them. For your information, Qabil Ambak has qualified for next year’s World Showjumping Cup in the United States after winning the Merdeka Masters Class 12 (145cm) Showjumping SEA League qualifiers at the 3Q Equestrian Centre in Kuang.
His achievement in this sport is very outstanding. Before I talk more about his achievement, now I would like to give information about his biography. His full name is Qabil Ambak bin Dato’ Mahamad Fathil, born in Kuala Lumpur. He is the second child in a family of three. He has an elder brother Quzier Ambak and a younger sister Quzandria Nur whom also rides. He has been a National rider for Malaysia in Showjumping and Dressage since 1995 and had been competing in the European circuit at the age of 18. He is currently based in Malaysia and often goes to Europe to train and compete under the guidance of former world showjumping champion Dermott Lennon. At the same time his working with MFDM Holdings in Malaysia.
Briefly I would like to share about his history on riding, his love for horses started at the age of 10 as a weekend hobby. In 1992 he started competing at National Dressage competitions and was trained by an Australian trainer, Jenny Brockman. The following year he was trained by a German trainer, Reiner Kramer for about 3 years from Prelim level up till Prix St. George. He first represented Malaysia in dressage competitions in 1995. Later that year he was in the Malaysian Dressage team which won the Bronze medal at The 15th South East Asian Games in Thailand. In 1998, at the 13th Asian Games he was part of the Dressage team winning the Silver medal.
For you information, Qabil started show jumping seriously in 1995 when he competed in several national junior jumping competitions. At that time he was coached by a Canadian, Frank Selinger. In the following years he competed internationally in Spruce Meadows Calgary, Canada and also the United States. In the early part of 1997 he moved to Europe to compete in France under the guidance of French International rider Edouard Couperie. The year after he moved to Belgium and competed in several International competitions around Europe and was then coached by New Zealand's Olympic rider Bruce Goodin. In the same year he competed in several Nations Cup and the World Cup qualifiers held in South East Asia. In 1999 he started competing in some of the Grand Prix events around Europe. In that same year he competed in the World Cup B Final held in Germany and was placed overall second.
In 2001, Qabil was the winner of the South East Asian World Cup League and was the young rider champion. At the 2001 South East Asian Games, he took four Gold medals for Showjumping and Dressage. By winning the four Gold medals, Qabil was named as the most outstanding male athlete of the 21st SEA Games. He was also awarded as the Malaysian Olympian of the Year 2001 by the Olympic Council of Malaysia. In 2002, He was the first Malaysian qualified for The World Equestrian Games held in Jerez, Spain after he was placed 5th in the WEG qualifier Grand Prix in Lons Le Sounier, France. Later that year, He helped the Malaysian showjumping team to win the Bronze Medal at the 14th Asian Games in Korea. By winning the SEA World Cup League for the second time in 2003, Qabil was the first Malaysian to create history competing at The World Cup Finals. He followed this up in 2004 when he once again qualified to represent South East Asia at the World Cup Final. Qabil became the first man to defend his SEA Games showjumping crown when he won the Individual Final at the Manila SEA Games 2005. At the Doha Asian Games 2006 he helped the country to win the Team Dressage Silver Medal and Individualy took the Bronze Medal. Recently once again he created history by repeating his four Gold haul at the 2007 South East Asian Games in Thailand and in the same year winning the South East Asian World Cup league for the fourth time.
His goal is to represent the country in the coming Olympic Games in Beijing 2008. So, Good Luck to Qabil and all the best for you.
Thank you.
His achievement in this sport is very outstanding. Before I talk more about his achievement, now I would like to give information about his biography. His full name is Qabil Ambak bin Dato’ Mahamad Fathil, born in Kuala Lumpur. He is the second child in a family of three. He has an elder brother Quzier Ambak and a younger sister Quzandria Nur whom also rides. He has been a National rider for Malaysia in Showjumping and Dressage since 1995 and had been competing in the European circuit at the age of 18. He is currently based in Malaysia and often goes to Europe to train and compete under the guidance of former world showjumping champion Dermott Lennon. At the same time his working with MFDM Holdings in Malaysia.
Briefly I would like to share about his history on riding, his love for horses started at the age of 10 as a weekend hobby. In 1992 he started competing at National Dressage competitions and was trained by an Australian trainer, Jenny Brockman. The following year he was trained by a German trainer, Reiner Kramer for about 3 years from Prelim level up till Prix St. George. He first represented Malaysia in dressage competitions in 1995. Later that year he was in the Malaysian Dressage team which won the Bronze medal at The 15th South East Asian Games in Thailand. In 1998, at the 13th Asian Games he was part of the Dressage team winning the Silver medal.
For you information, Qabil started show jumping seriously in 1995 when he competed in several national junior jumping competitions. At that time he was coached by a Canadian, Frank Selinger. In the following years he competed internationally in Spruce Meadows Calgary, Canada and also the United States. In the early part of 1997 he moved to Europe to compete in France under the guidance of French International rider Edouard Couperie. The year after he moved to Belgium and competed in several International competitions around Europe and was then coached by New Zealand's Olympic rider Bruce Goodin. In the same year he competed in several Nations Cup and the World Cup qualifiers held in South East Asia. In 1999 he started competing in some of the Grand Prix events around Europe. In that same year he competed in the World Cup B Final held in Germany and was placed overall second.
In 2001, Qabil was the winner of the South East Asian World Cup League and was the young rider champion. At the 2001 South East Asian Games, he took four Gold medals for Showjumping and Dressage. By winning the four Gold medals, Qabil was named as the most outstanding male athlete of the 21st SEA Games. He was also awarded as the Malaysian Olympian of the Year 2001 by the Olympic Council of Malaysia. In 2002, He was the first Malaysian qualified for The World Equestrian Games held in Jerez, Spain after he was placed 5th in the WEG qualifier Grand Prix in Lons Le Sounier, France. Later that year, He helped the Malaysian showjumping team to win the Bronze Medal at the 14th Asian Games in Korea. By winning the SEA World Cup League for the second time in 2003, Qabil was the first Malaysian to create history competing at The World Cup Finals. He followed this up in 2004 when he once again qualified to represent South East Asia at the World Cup Final. Qabil became the first man to defend his SEA Games showjumping crown when he won the Individual Final at the Manila SEA Games 2005. At the Doha Asian Games 2006 he helped the country to win the Team Dressage Silver Medal and Individualy took the Bronze Medal. Recently once again he created history by repeating his four Gold haul at the 2007 South East Asian Games in Thailand and in the same year winning the South East Asian World Cup league for the fourth time.
His goal is to represent the country in the coming Olympic Games in Beijing 2008. So, Good Luck to Qabil and all the best for you.
Thank you.
4 comments:
Tahniah diatas penghasilan artikel yang begitu menarik untuk tontonan Umum. Teruskan usaha untuk menulis lebih banyak lagi tentang atlit negara.. huhu.
Terima kasih Rizal atas komen yang anda berikan...
Yup you did well.. at least you share a new info to us. Keep it up
Inikah Qabil Ambak ekuin negara yang bakal suami Fasha Sandha??
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