Doli Akhter
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| Nationality |  Bangladesh |
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| Born | January 15, 1986 | ||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||
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Doli Akhter, born January 15, 1986,[1] is an Olympic swimmer from Bangladesh.
She has swum for Bangladesh at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics. On all three occasions, she attended thanks to a wild card qualification.[2]
She competed in the 100m breaststroke in Sydney (2000), where she was disqualified.[3] In Athens (2004), she competed in the 50m freestyle. She won her heat with a time of 30.72, which was not sufficient for her to advance to the next round.[4]
Akhter won a silver medal in the 200m breaststroke event at the South Asian Games in Islamabad in 2004.[5]
She is Bangladesh's sole athlete at the 2009 World Championships (July 2009).[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Akhtar's entry on www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-15.
- ^ "Bangladesh: Dream of Olympics comes true by wild card", Xinhua, July 30, 2008
- ^ "Event Results: Swimming - 100m breaststroke", CNN, September 30, 2000
- ^ "Swimming at the 2004 Athina Summer Games: Women's 50 metres Freestyle", Sports Reference
- ^ "Pakistan’s Sajjad creates history", Daily Times, April 5, 2004
- ^ One swimmer, three officials to take part in FINA World [Championships], The New Nation; published 2009-07-17, retrieved 2009-07-17.
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