Ateequr Rahman

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Ateequr Rahman
NationalityBangladeshi
Known forFirst Bangladeshi to win a medal in commonwealth games.
Awards Independence Day Award (1994)

Ateekur Rahman is a Bangladeshi sports shooter. [1] He is the first Bangladeshi alongside Abdus Sattar to win a medal for Bangladesh in the Commonwealth Games. He won two medals in 1990 Commonwealth Games. He won gold in the Air Pistol - Pairs event and bronze in the Free Pistol - Pairs event, both partnering with Abdus Sattar. Rahman was awarded the Independence Award, Bangladesh's highest civilian award, in 1995. [2] [3]

References

  1. "Bangladesh shooting team aims high". Bangladesh shooting team aims high | theindependentbd.com.
  2. "Independence Day Award" (PDF). Bangladesh Rice Research Institute . Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  3. Rahman, Syedur (27 April 2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 353. ISBN   978-0-8108-7453-4.