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Mazhar-Ul-Haque Khan

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Mazhar-Ul-Haque Khan
Personal information
NationalityPakistani
Born23 February 1923
Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died15 February 1997(1997-02-15) (aged 73)[1]
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event110 metres hurdles

Mazhar-Ul-Haque Khan (23 February 1923 – 15 February 1997) was a Pakistani hurdler. He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2]

Khan was an admirer of British hurdler Donald Finlay, who was the 1936 Olympic silver medalist in the 110 m hurdles. After the 1948 Games, Ul-Haq Khan stayed in London and sought to break Finlay's records. He later worked in the cipher department at the Pakistan House in London. Splitting 15 seconds, he set a Pakistani national record in the 110 m hurdles.[3]

Khan trained under Finlay's old coach Bill Thomas. He was a member of the Herne Hill Harriers and trained in Tooting Bec when not with the club. Thomas said that Khan had a "good chance" of lowering the British record in the 120 yards hurdles, which at the time was 14.7 seconds held by Finlay.[3]

Khan sought selection to the English team at the 1950 British Empire Games (later called the Commonwealth Games), which Pakistan was not represented at. However, he was ultimately not given a birth and did not compete at the 1952 Olympic Games.[3]

Khan died in London on 15 February 1997, aged 73.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Mazhar-Ul-Haque Khan at Olympedia (archive)
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mazar Ul-Haq Khan Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "A London Letter for Pakistan". Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). 15 September 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  4. ^ Mazhar-Ul-Haque Khan at Olympedia (archive) Edit this at Wikidata