Shabana Akhtar (born April 5, 1972)
from the

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; retrieved 2011-01-24 is an Olympic athlete from Pakistan. She became Pakistan's first woman to compete at the Olympics when she took part in the women's long jump at the

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. She is a 42-time Pakistan national champion, having won the

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and

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dashes from 1989 to 1998, and from 1992 to 1998 the

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, long jump,

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and 4x400 Relay.Akhtar's entry
from the 1998 Pakistan Sports Board awards; retrieved 2011-01-24. She represented Pakistan at the: * World Championships: 1993 (

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and

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

) and 1995 (

) * South Asian Games: 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 *

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: 1993, 1997 * Women's International Games: 1998, 2001

References

Pakistani female long jumpers Olympic athletes for Pakistan Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics 1972 births Living people South Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan South Asian Games medalists in athletics {{Pakistan-athletics-bio-stub