Shabana Akhtar

Shabana Akhtar

Personal information
Nationality	Pakistani
Born	(1972-04-05)5 April 1972
Sport
Country	Pakistan
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, Long jump, High jump
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing   Pakistan South Asian Games 1995 Madras Long Jump 1993 Dhaka Long Jump 1991 Colombo 200 m

Shabana Akhtar (born April 5, 1972) ^{[1] [2]} is a track and field athlete from Pakistan. She became the first Pakistani woman to compete at the Olympics when she took part in the women's long jump at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. ^{[3] [4]}

Career

She is a 42-time Pakistan national champion, having won the 100m and 200m dashes from 1989 to 1998, and from 1992 to 1998 the 400 metres, long jump, high jump, 4 × 100 m Relay and 4 x 400 Relay. ^[5]

She has represented Pakistan at the:

• World Championships: 1993 (100 metres and 200 metres) and 1995 (100 metres)
• South Asian Games: 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995
• Women's Islamic Games: 1993, 1997
• Women's International Games: 1998, 2001

See also

• List of Pakistani records in athletics
• Athletics in Pakistan
• Pakistan at the Olympics

References

1. Akhtar's profile from the IAAF; retrieved 2011-01-24
2. Akhtar's bio from sports-reference.com; retrieved 2011-01-24
3. Pakistan's female athlete hopes to uphold Olympic spirit, published sometime in 2008; retrieved in 2011-01-24.
4. "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
5. Akhtar's entry from the 1998 Pakistan Sports Board awards; retrieved 2011-01-24.