| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 December 1990 |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
Medal record | |
Najma Parveen (born 20 December 1990) is a Pakistani sprinter. She represented Pakistan at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics, becoming the first female athlete to represent the country in two Olympics. [1] As of July 2021, she is the national record holder in 200m, 400m and 400m hurdles.
Parveen is part of the country's elite pool of athletes. [2]
Parveen represents WAPDA in all national competitions. She broke the 200m record at the 33rd National Games in Peshawar in 2019. A month later she would break it again in Nepal.
She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 200 metres race; her time of 26.11 seconds in the heats did not qualify her for the semifinals. [3] [4] She competed in the same event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, finishing last in her qualifying heat, albeit with a season's best.
| Event | Time | Meet | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200m | 23.86 [5] | 33rd National Games, Peshawar | 2019 |
| 23.69 [6] | 13th South Asian Games, Kathmandu, Nepal | December 2019 | |
| 400m | 53.63 [5] | 33rd National Games, Peshawar | 2019 |
| 400m hurdles | 1:01.41 [5] | 33rd National Games, Peshawar | 2019 |
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