Shabana Akhtar
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Shabana Akhtar is an Olympic athlete from Pakistan
. She became Pakistan's first female to compete at an Olympics when she took part in the women's long jump at the 1996 Olympics
.
She is a 42-time Pakistan national champion, having won the 100m
and 200m
dashes from 1989–1998, and from 1992–1998 the 400 metres
, long jump
, high jump
, 4x100m Relay
and 4x400 Relay.
She represented Pakistan at the:
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. She became Pakistan's first female to compete at an Olympics when she took part in the women's long jump at the 1996 Olympics
Pakistan at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Pakistan competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-Athletics:Women's long jump* Shabana Akhtar* Qualifying round Group B; 5.80m...
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She is a 42-time Pakistan national champion, having won the 100m
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...
and 200m
200 metres
A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...
dashes from 1989–1998, and from 1992–1998 the 400 metres
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...
, long jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
, high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
, 4x100m Relay
4 x 100 metres relay
The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...
and 4x400 Relay.
She represented Pakistan at the:
- World ChampionshipsIAAF World Championships in AthleticsThe World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations . Originally, it was organised every four years, but this changed in 1991, and it has since been organised biennially.-History:...
: 1993 and 1995 - South Asian Games: 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995
- Women's Islamic GamesWomen's Islamic GamesThe Women's Islamic Games is an international multi-sport event started in 1993. The event is organised by the Islamic Federation of Women's Sport ....
: 1993, 1997