Mohamed Mahbub Alam (1 October 1972 – 4 December 2010)[1] was a Bangladeshi sprinter. In men's 200 metres sprint, he won gold in the 1995 South Asian Games in Madras and silver in the 1999 South Asian Games in Kathmandu.[2][1] He also earned the national record of 10.54 seconds in the 100 metres sprint which 1996 Bangladesh National Athletics Championship.[1] He received 2013 Bangladesh National Sports Award in the athletics category.[3]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Born | 1 October 1972 |
Died | 4 December 2010 Kanchpur, Narayanganj District, Bangladesh | (aged 38)
Sport | |
Sport | Sprinting |
Event | 200 metres |
Career
editAlam competed in the men's 200 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics but failed to finish the race.[4] Alam later served as a member of the executive committee of Bangladesh Athletics Federation (BAF).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "A sprint cut short". The Daily Star. 5 December 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "10th South Asian Games; Colombo 2006; Dimming hopes in athletics". The Daily Star. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "PM hands over Nat'l Sports Awards Dec 23". The Daily Star. 16 December 2003. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mohamed Mahbub Alam Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2017.