Sabir Butt (born April 20, 1969 in

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) is a Canadian former professional male

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player. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No.17 in May 1988 after having joined the

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in 1985. Winner of 16 PSA international events and 4 time Canadian National Men's Champion. He represented Canada during the 1987 & 1989

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. Sabir was also

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Athlete of the Year in 1994.

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* 1969 births Living people Canadian male squash players Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in squash Squash players at the 1995 Pan American Games Kenyan emigrants to Canada Sportspeople from Nairobi Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games 20th-century Canadian people 21st-century Canadian people {{Canada-squash-bio-stub