Nadir Khan (runner)
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| Nationality | Pakistani | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 June 1966 Pakistani | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Middle-distance running | |||||||||||||||||
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Nadir Khan is a Pakistani Olympic middle-distance runner. He represented his country in the men's 1500 meters at the 1992 Summer Olympics. His time was a 3:44.96.[1]
Khan's first global championship was at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships, where he ran 1:52.08 in the 800 metres to set the Pakistani indoor record, which still stands as of 2024[update].[2] Although he did not advance to the 1992 Olympic final, he did win international gold medals in the 800 m (at the 1989 South Asian Games) and 1500 m (at the 1991 South Asian Games). He also won two South Asian Games silver medals, plus one silver in the 800 m at the 1991 Asian Athletics Championships and bronze medals at both the 1990 Asian Games and 1991 Asian Athletics Championships.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nadir Khan Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Nadir Khan at World Athletics
- ^ "Nadir Khan". Athletics Podium. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
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