Nadir Khan (athlete)

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Nadir Khan
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NationalityPakistani
Born (1966-06-10) 10 June 1966 (age 56)
Pakistani
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Sport Middle-distance running

Nadir Khan is a Pakistani Olympic middle-distance runner. He represented his country in the men's 1500 meters at the 1992 Summer Olympics. His time was a 3:44.96. [1]

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References

  1. "Nadir Khan Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2017.