Imranur Rahman

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Imranur Rahman
Personal information
NationalityBritish-Bangladeshi
Born (1993-07-05) 5 July 1993 (age 32)
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom (until 2021)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh (since 2021)
Sport Sprinting
Event 100 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal bests100 m – 10.11 NR (2023)
60 m – 6.59 NR (2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Asian Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Astana 60 m

Imranur Rahman (born 5 July 1993) [2] is a British-Bangladeshi sprinter. In the men's 60-meter dash, Imran medalled gold at the 2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Astana with a time of 6.59 seconds, setting a national record. [3] [2] Imran also ran the national record of 10.25 seconds in the 100-meter dash at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships, missing the final by 0.02 seconds. [4] Later that September in 2023, Imranur would set his personal record and the standing national record for Bangladesh with a wind-legal 10.11 seconds, when he was invited to an invitational meet for the Newham & Essex Beagles Outdoor Series at the Stratford Community Track in London. [5]

He represented Bangladesh at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 metres.

References

  1. https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/imranur-rahman_1552318#events
  2. 1 2 "Imranur Rahman". worldathletics.org. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  3. "Imranur wins historic gold in Asian athletics". thedailystar.net. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  4. "Imranur misses out on final by 0.02 seconds". thedailystar.net. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  5. "Imranur makes career best timing of 10.11 seconds in 100-metre sprint". thefinancialexpress.com.bd. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2025.