Aamir Atlas Khan (born 30 July 1990 in Peshawar) is a Pakistani professional squash player and recipient of Pakistan's prestigious civil award, the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (lit. 'Medal of Excellence'). He is the nephew of former world champion, Jansher Khan.[1]
| Country |  Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 30 July 1990 | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg[citation needed] | |||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2002 | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Atlas Khan | |||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Tecnifibre | |||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | No. 14 (September 2009) | |||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 65 (January 2015) | |||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tour final(s) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on January 2015. | ||||||||||||||||||
Career
edit2007 was Khan's most successful year and saw his rankings rise. He was a finalist in the Governor NWFP International 2007 and in the President PSF international 2007, but in both occasions he was beaten by Mansoor Zaman. In August, he went one step better by winning his first title at the CAS international, beating Malaysian Mohd Azlan Iskandar.
As of 2009, Aamir, who turned pro in 2002 is ranked 14th, his highest ranking, and is the current No. 1 Pakistan squash player.
2010
editKhan won a silver medal in the individual event at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[2]
Asian Squash Championship '13
editIn the Asian Squash Championship 2013, Khan brushed aside Kuwait's Abdullah Al Mezayan in three sets to become the first Pakistani in 14 years to claim the title.[3]
References
edit- ^ Spirited Khan gives Pakistan squash silver Archived 25 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine Dawn Retrieved 25 November 2010
- ^ Medallists Archived 30 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Official Asian Games website. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ "Aamir Atlas wins final to become Asian Champion". Dawn. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
External links
edit- Aamir Atlas Khan at the Professional Squash Association (archive) (archive 2)
- Aamir Atlas Khan at Squash Info
- Aamir Atlas Khan at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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