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| show-medals = yes }} HH Prince Faisal Al Shalan ((アラビア語:الأمير فيصل الشعلان); born January 5, 1987 in Riyadh) is a Saudi Arabian equestrian rider, and a member of the Saudi Royal Family. He won several medals in show jumping events, including gold for the national equestrian team, at the 2011 Pan Arab Games in Doha, Qatar. He also obtained a silver medal in team jumping at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. ==Equestrian career== Coming from the Saudi Royal Family, Al Shalan grew up around horses in his birthplace Riyadh, but derived a slight enjoyment with riding. At the age of seven, he won his first competition on his little white pony from England called ''Snowdrop'', until he was bitten by a riding bug. While at elementary school, Al Shalan met Khaled Al Eid and Ramzy Al Duhami, who later served as his trainer for his career, in a summer clinic. Having tasted success, he progressed from ponies to horses, and claimed his first ever career title for the under-14 category at the Abu Dhabi World Championships.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://sport.uk.msn.com/olympics-2012/athletes/saudi-arabia-prince-faisal-al-shalan )〕 In 2004, Al Shalan made his official debut in the international scene, when he reached the final of the King Abdulaziz Cup and Saudi Arabian Equestrian Championships. He achieved early successes by winning individual gold medals at the 2005 Islamic Games, and finishing second at the 2006 World Cup Arab League. Al Shalan also became the youngest ever competitor at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany, riding on the ''Uthago'' in the individual and team events.〔 Al Shalan eventually competed on his another horse ''Wido'', as a member of the Saudi Arabian equestrian team, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He was eliminated at the second stage of qualifying rounds for the individual event, after knocking down eight fences and incurring three time penalties, which placed him in the bottom twenty places of a seventy-five strong field.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/equestrian/resultsandschedules/rsc=EQX002200/index.html )〕 Few hours later, Al Shalan helped his teammates Al Duhami, Kamal Bahamdan, and His Royal Highness Prince Abdullah Al Saud to an eleventh-place finish in the team event.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/equestrian/resultsandschedules/rsc=EQX402900/standings.html )〕 At the 2011 Pan Arab Games in Doha, Qatar, Al Shalan was awarded a gold medal after a spectacular performance in the team event, along with his fellow riders Bahamdan, Al Eid, and Al Saud. He continued to capture a bronze medal in the individual show jumping event, as he flew around the course with his 11-year-old mare ''Aphrodite van het Rexelhof''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Faisal Al Shalan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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