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Born in Qatar on December 21 1970, Nasser al-Attiyah has enjoyed a spectacular sporting career. Not many athletes enjoy international success in more than one discipline however al-Attiyah has done just that. On top of his achievements as a rally driver, the Qatari has also represented his country at three Olympic Games in Skeet Shooting – with a best finish of fourth at Athens, Greece in 2004.

It is as a rally driver that he made his name though. Al-Attiyah won consecutive Qatar National Rally Championships from 1990-95 and followed up that success with FIA Middle East Rally Championship titles in 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007, plus a FIA P-WRC crown in 2006. In 2008 he switched his focus to cross-country rallying and then signed with Volkswagen to compete in the 2010 Dakar Rally. In his first event for the team – the 2009 Silk Way Rally – he and co-driver Timo Gottschalk crashed out while leading. The pair learned from that experience though and finished the 2010 Dakar Rally second behind Carlos Sainz.
 
In 2011, the Qatari showed the consistency to back his well-known speed and clinched his maiden Dakar triumph in the Car category aboard the Red Bull Volkswagen Touareg. He became the first Arab ever to win the famous enduro.

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