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Shabana Akhtar

Shabana Akhtar

Pakistani long jumper

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][4]

Quick Facts Medal record, Women's Athletics ...

She is a 42-time Pakistan national champion, having won the 100m and 200m dashes from 1989 to 1998, and from 1992 to 1998 the 400 metres, long jump, high jump, 4 × 100 m Relay and 4x400 Relay.[5]

She represented Pakistan at the:

References

  1. [1]
    Akhtar's profile from the IAAF; retrieved 2011-01-24
  2. [2]
    Akhtar's bio from sports-reference.com; retrieved 2011-01-24
  3. [3]
    Pakistan's female athlete hopes to uphold Olympic spirit, published sometime in 2008; retrieved in 2011-01-24.
  4. [4]
    "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  5. [5]
    Akhtar's entry from the 1998 Pakistan Sports Board awards; retrieved 2011-01-24.


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