Qamar Zaman (born 11 April 1952 in

Quetta Quetta (; ur, ; ; ps, کوټه‎) is the tenth most populous city in Pakistan with a population of over 1.1 million. It is situated in south-west of the country close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is the capital of th ...

, Balochistan, Pakistan) is a former squash player from

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. He was one of the leading players in the game of Squash during the 1970s and 1980s. His biggest triumph was winning the

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in 1975. He lives in

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.Profile of Qamar Zaman on the-south-asian.com website
Published November 2001, Retrieved 8 September 2020 Qamar won the Pakistan junior squash championship in 1968. On his first trip to the

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in 1973, he reached the semi-finals of the British Amateur championship. In 1974, he reached the semi-finals of the British Open and won the Australian Amateur championship. In the 1975 British Open, Qamar stunned and beat the defending-champion

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of Australia in the quarter-finals, and went on to win the title beating his fellow Pakistani player

Gogi Alauddin Gogi Alauddin (born September 9, 1950, in Lahore, Pakistan) is a former squash Squash may refer to: Sports * Squash (sport), the high-speed racquet sport also known as squash racquets * Squash (professional wrestling), an extremely one-sided ...

in the final 9-7, 9-6, 9-1. Subsequently, Qamar reached the British Open final on four further occasions. He was runner-up to Hunt in 1978, 1979 and 1980, and to

Jahangir Khan Jahangir Khan (Pashto/ ur, جهانگير خان born 10 December 1963) is a former World No. 1 professional Pakistani squash player. He won the World Open title six times , and the British Open title ten times (1982-1991). Jahangir Khan is ...

in 1984. He was also runner-up at the World Open four times, losing to Hunt in the finals of 1976, 1979 and 1980, and to Jahangir in 1984.

Awards and recognition

Pride of Performance The Pride of Performance ( ur, ), officially known as Presidential Pride of Performance, is an award bestowed by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to recognize people with "notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sports, an ...

Award by the President of Pakistan in 1984Qamar Zaman's award info on Pakistan Sports Board website
Retrieved 8 September 2020

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External links

* * https://psaworldtour.com/news/view/5733/g-o-a-t-13-qamar-zaman-janet-morgan {{DEFAULTSORT:Zaman, Qamar 1952 births Living people Pashtun people People from Quetta Pakistani male squash players Recipients of the Pride of Performance