Danish Atlas Khan (born 2 January 1994,Biography, Danish Atlas Khan
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) is a professional

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Family

Danish Atlas Khan belongs from squash champion's family son of former world team squash champion Mr Atlas Khan & nephew of former world squash champion Mr

Jansher Khan Jansher Khan PP SI HI ( ur, جان شیر خان; born 15 June 1969, in Peshawar, Pakistan) is a former World No. 1 professional Pakistani squash player. During his career, he won the World Open a record eight times, and the British Open s ...

. His father,

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, is his coach.

Career

Khan turned pro in 2008. He has represented Pakistan at the British Juniors in U-17s age group in 2009 where he won silver. Danish Atlas Khan has won 32 Gold Medals for Pakistan, he has won silver medal in World junior team championship in Ecuador in 2010 as a team captain and bronze medal in World Junior Championship Individual and became World Rank no 3 in Junior, he was no 1 in Asia and he also won the Asian junior championship twice in 2011 in Jordan and 2012 in Kish, Iran

2010

Danish played at the

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. In his first round he won against

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n, Bruce Barrows. He was then defeated in the next round by

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, 11–5, 11–4, 11–3.Result round of 32
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, Danish Atlas Khan is the youngest Asian games gold medalist in history at age of 16. Danish Atlas Khan won 2 x Asian junior championship in 2011-12 Danish Atlas Khan is current Chicago Open Champion 2015

Rankings

Pakistan Highest Rank #1 Senior Pakistan Highest Rank #1 in Junior Asian Highest Rank #1 in Junior World Highest Rank #3 in Junior

(PSA) Professional Squash Association

Highest Rank #65. (May 2015):Danish Atlas Khan
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References

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