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| Nationality | Pakistani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 April 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Events | 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, Long jump, High jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Shabana Akhtar TI (born April 5, 1972)[1][2] is a track and field athlete from Pakistan. She became the first Pakistani woman to compete at the Olympics when she took part in the women's long jump at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.[3][4] She set a new South Asian Games record of 6.31 meters in the women's long jump at the 1995 South Asian Games, a performance that also stood as Pakistan's national record for years.[5][6]
Career
[edit]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 4 x 400 Relay.[7][8]
She has represented Pakistan at the:
- World Championships: 1993 (100 metres and 200 metres) and 1995 (100 metres)
- South Asian Games: 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995
- Women's Islamic Games: 1993, 1997
- Women's International Games: 1998, 2001
Awards
[edit]| Ribbon | Decoration | Country | Year |
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Tamgha-e-Imtiaz |  Pakistan |
1998 |
Shabana was awarded the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz in 1998 in recognition of her outstanding achievements and contributions to athletics.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ↑ "'I gave Pakistan so much but didn't get anything back'". The Express Tribune. 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2026-08-30.
- ↑ "Shabana Akhtar". Athletics Podium. Retrieved 2026-08-30.
- ↑ Akhtar's entry from the 1998 Pakistan Sports Board awards; retrieved 2011-01-24.
- ↑ "Awards – Athletics". Pakistan Sports Board. 2007-10-05. Archived from the original on 2007-12-18. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
- ↑ "Pakistan Sports Board – Athletics: Pride of Performance Awardees". Pakistan Sports Board. Retrieved 2026-08-29.
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