Shabana Akhtar
Appearance
Medal record | ||
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Women's Athletics | ||
Representing Pakistan | ||
South Asian Games | ||
1995 Madras | Long Jump |
Shabana Akhtar (born April 5, 1972)[1][2] is an Olympic athlete from Pakistan. She became Pakistan's first woman to compete at the Olympics when she took part in the women's long jump at the 1996 Olympics.[3]
She is a 42-time Pakistan national champion, having won the 100m and 200m dashes from 1989–1998, and from 1992–1998 the 400 metres, long jump, high jump, 4x100m Relay and 4x400 Relay.[4]
She represented Pakistan at the:
- World Championships: 1993 and 1995
- South Asian Games: 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995
- Women's Islamic Games: 1993, 1997
References
- ^ Akhtar's profile from the IAAF; retrieved 2011-01-24
- ^ Akhtar's bio from sports-reference.com; retrieved 2011-01-24
- ^ Pakistan's female athlete hopes to uphold Olympic spirit, published sometime in 2008; retrieved in 2011-01-24.
- ^ Akhtar's entry from the 1998 Pakistan Sports Board awards; retrieved 2011-01-24.