Shabana Akhtar TI (born April 5, 1972)Akhtar's profile from the IAAF; retrieved 2011-01-24Akhtar's bio from sports-reference.com; retrieved 2011-01-24 is a track and field athlete from Pakistan. She became the first Pakistani woman to compete at the Olympics when she took part in the women's long jump at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.Pakistan's female athlete hopes to uphold Olympic spirit, published sometime in 2008; retrieved in 2011-01-24. She set a new South Asian Games record of 6.31 meters in the women's long jump at the 1995 South Asian Games, a performance that also stood as Pakistan's national record for years.
Career She is a 42-time Pakistan national champion, having won the 100m and 200m dashes from 1989 to 1998, and from 1992 to 1998 the 400 metres, long jump, high jump, 4 × 100 m Relay and 4 x 400 Relay.Akhtar's entry from the 1998 Pakistan Sports Board awards; retrieved 2011-01-24.
She has represented Pakistan at the: World Championships: 1993 (100 metres and 200 metres) and 1995 (100 metres) South Asian Games: 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 Women's Islamic Games: 1993, 1997 Women's International Games: 1998, 2001
Awards Ribbon Decoration Country Year Tamgha-e-Imtiaz 1998 Shabana was awarded the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz in 1998 in recognition of her outstanding achievements and contributions to athletics.
See also List of Pakistani records in athletics Athletics in Pakistan Pakistan at the Olympics
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