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Full name | Abdullah Hel Baki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Baki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Gazipur, Bangladesh | 1 August 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 132 lb (60 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Sports shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 10 meter air rifle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Klavs Jørn Christensen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 29 September 2023 |
Abdullah Hel Baki [1] (born 1 August 1989) is a Bangladeshi sports shooter. He competed in the men's 10 metre air rifle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [2] [3] Prior to the Olympic games he also won a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. [4] He also won a bronze medal during the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Abdullah Hel Baki was also the flag bearer for Bangladesh at the 2018 Commonwealth Games during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Games Parade of Nations. [5] [6] He also claimed the nation's first medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games after clinching a silver medal in the men's 10 metre air rifle event. [7] [8]
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