Shakil Ahmed (sport shooter)

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Shakil Ahmed
Personal information
Full nameShakil Ahmed
Nationality Bangladeshi
Born (1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 (age 29)
Khulna, Bangladesh
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) (2014)
Weight48 kg (106 lb) (2014)
Sport
CountryFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Sport Sports shooting
Event50 m Pistol
Coached bySaiful Alam Rinky [1]
Medal record
Sports shooting
Representing Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast 50 m Pistol
South Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Guwahati and Shillong 50 m Pistol
Updated on 12 April 2016

Shakil Ahmed [2] is a Bangladeshi sports shooter. He won the gold medal in the 50 m pistol at the 2016 South Asian Games at Guwahati. [3] He also won a bronze medal as a member of the Bangladesh team in that event. He is a member of Bangladesh Army services team. [4]

In junior level, he won a bronze medal in the 10-meter Air Pistol Junior Group in the 8th Asian Air Gun Shooting Championship held in New Delhi. [5]

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References

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  2. "ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  3. "Shooter Shakil wins 4th gold for Bangladesh". Samakal. 2016-02-10. Archived from the original on 2016-02-11. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
  4. Ananda, Sudipta (2016-02-11). "Shakil stuns with shooting gold". New Age . Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
  5. "Bangladeshi shooter Shakil Ahmed win bronze medal in Asian Shooting". The New Nation. Dhaka. 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2016-02-16.