Muhammad Karim (skier)

Muhammad Karim (born May 1, 1995[2]) is an alpine skier from Pakistan. He became the second Pakistani to participate at a Winter Olympics when he competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. He participated in the slalom and giant slalom events and got a rank of 71 in the giant slalom. [3][4][5][6]He also competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics. He participated in the giant slalom and secured a rank of 72.

Muhammad Karim
Personal information
BornMay 1, 1995 (1995-05) (age 25)
Gilgit, Baltistan, Pakistan
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) (5'4")[1]
Weight64kg/141 lb[1]
Medal record
Alpine skiing
Representing  Pakistan

Career

Karim made his debut in the 2011 South Asian Winter Games[1] held in India. During 2013/2014 season he participated in FIS events held in Iran and Turkey. His best finishes were 13th in Giant Slalom and 18th in Slalom.[1]

2014 Winter Olympics

Karim placed 71st out of 109 athletes in the giant slalom event at the Sochi Olympics with a time of 3:27.41[7]

2017 Asian Winter Games

In 2017, he was named to Pakistan's Asian Winter Games team.[8]

2018 Winter Olympics

Karim had a rank of 72 in the giant slalom event at the PyeongChang Olympics with a time of 2:54.04.[9]

See also

References
  1. Muhammad Karim Sochi Olympic Games 2014 official website. Retrieved 18 February 2014
  2. FIS Biography
  3. "Pakistan ski team qualify for 2014 Winter Olympics". Dawn. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  4. "Pakistani skiers qualify for Olympic winter games-2014". Global Post. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  5. Raheel, Natasha (29 December 2013). "Pakistan may miss Winter Olympics 2014". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  6. Raheel, Natasha (31 January 2014). "Karim to represent Pakistan in Winter Olympics". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  7. Giant Slalom Sochi Olympics Official website. Retrieved 19 February 2014
  8. Raheel, Natasha (11 February 2017). "Jan dominates as Army clinch ski championship". The Express Tribune. Karachi, Pakistan. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  9. "Men's Giant slalom results". 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.


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