Khalid Akhtar (sailor)

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Khalid Akhtar
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Born (1941-11-04) 4 November 1941 (age 82)
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportSailing

Khalid Akhtar (born 4 November 1941) is a Pakistani sailor. He competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1] Khalid also won a gold medal during the 1982 Asian Games in the OK Dinghy.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Khaled Akhtar Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2019.