Abdul Rashid (born February 15, 1979, in
Khanewal
Khanewal () is a city and the capital of Khanewal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the 36th largest city of Pakistan by population.
Khanewal is named after the earliest settlers here who belonged to the caste ‘Daha’ (A Su ...
) is a Pakistani sprint hurdler. Rashid represented
Pakistan
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at the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing
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, where he competed for the
men's 110 m hurdles. He ran in the third heat against seven other athletes, including
Ronald Forbes
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Forbes is an All American 110 meter hurdler and 60 meter hurdler who competed collegiality for Florida International University from 2005-2008 . Forbes ...
of the Cayman Islands and three-time Olympian
Dudley Dorival
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Dorival graduated from Ewing High School in 1993 and attended and competed at the University of Connecticut. He is best known for his ...
of Haiti. He finished the race only in last place by nearly two seconds behind Dorival, with a time of 14:52, twenty-eight hundredths of a second slower than his personal best of 14:24. Rashid, however, failed to advance into the quarterfinal round, as he placed fortieth overall, based on his time and performance in the preliminary heats.
He made a National record 7.95 s of Men's Indoor 60 m hurdles on 14 November 2005 Asian Indoor Games Pattaya, Thailand
He Win a Gold Medal 110 metre hurdles (14.33s) at the 2004 South Asian Games Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad, Pakistan
He Win a Bronze Medal 110 metre hurdles (14.62s) at the 2006 South Asian Games held at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
References
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NBC Olympics Profile
Living people
1979 births
Pakistani male hurdlers
Olympic athletes for Pakistan
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for Pakistan
21st-century Pakistani people
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