Muhammad Karim (skier)
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| Born | May 1, 1995 (age 29) Gilgit, Baltistan, Pakistan | ||||||||
| Height | 1.63m (5 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||
| Weight | 64kg/141 lb[1] | ||||||||
Medal record
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Muhammad Karim (born May 1, 1995[2]) is an alpine skier from Pakistan. He became the second Pakistani to participate at a Winter Olympics when he competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. He participated in the slalom and giant slalom events and got a rank of 71 in the giant slalom. [3][4][5][6]He also competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics. He participated in the giant slalom and secured a rank of 72.
Career
Karim made his debut in the 2011 South Asian Winter Games[1] held in India. During 2013/2014 season he participated in FIS events held in Iran and Turkey. His best finishes were 13th in Giant Slalom and 18th in Slalom.[1]
2014 Winter Olympics
Karim placed 71st out of 109 athletes in the giant slalom event at the Sochi Olympics with a time of 3:27.41[7]
2017 Asian Winter Games
In 2017, he was named to Pakistan's Asian Winter Games team.[8]
2018 Winter Olympics
Karim had a rank of 72 in the giant slalom event at the PyeongChang Olympics with a time of 2:54.04.[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Muhammad Karim Sochi Olympic Games 2014 official website. Retrieved 18 February 2014
- ^ FIS Biography
- ^ "Pakistan ski team qualify for 2014 Winter Olympics". Dawn. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ "Pakistani skiers qualify for Olympic winter games-2014". Global Post. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ Raheel, Natasha (29 December 2013). "Pakistan may miss Winter Olympics 2014". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ Raheel, Natasha (31 January 2014). "Karim to represent Pakistan in Winter Olympics". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ Giant Slalom Sochi Olympics Official website. Retrieved 19 February 2014
- ^ Raheel, Natasha (11 February 2017). "Jan dominates as Army clinch ski championship". The Express Tribune. Karachi, Pakistan. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ "Men's Giant slalom results". 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
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