Jalal Khan (athlete)

Jalal Khan
Personal information
Birth name Jalal Khan
Born (1927-08-13)13 August 1927
Sport
Country  Pakistan
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Javelin throw
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Asian Games
1954 ManilaJavelin throw
1958 TokyoJavelin throw
Commonwealth Games
1958 CardiffJavelin throw
1954 VancouverJavelin throw

Jalal Khan (born 13 August 1927) is a Pakistani former javelin thrower. Khan represented Pakistan at the 1952 Summer Olympics and 1956 Summer Olympics.[1] During the 1950s he was a two-time Asian Games silver medallist and won both a silver and bronze medal in the British Commonwealth Games.[2][3] His personal best, 73.16m, was set in 1959.

References

  1. ↑ "Jalal Khan - Olympic Athletics - Pakistan". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Zuberi, Anwar (16 November 2006). "Pakistan's golden past in athletics: Asian Games in perspective". Dawn. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Karachi to host national athletics C'ships this month". The Nation. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2016.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.