Madiea Ghafoor
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 Madiea Ghafoor in Moscow, 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | Netherlands |
| Born | 9 September 1992 |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Madiea Ghafoor (born 9 September 1992) is a Dutch female former athlete who participated in sprinting and track and field.[1] She mainly competed in the women's 400m sprint, but has also participated in 60m, 100m, 200m and 300m events. She was part of the Netherlands squad at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] She is currently (January 2020) detained in Germany, convicted to an 8.5 year jail term for smuggling 50 kilograms of drugs into the country.
Ghafoor was born and raised in Amsterdam to Pakistani parents. Her interest in athletics began when she was at school aged 13. She trains at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam under the coaching of Urta Rozenstruik.[2]
Ghafoor is of Pakistani descent; her parents belong to the Lyari district in Karachi, Sindh, belonging to the dominantly Brahui population of the district.[2] Her grandfather, Lal Baksh Rind, was a senior politician from the Brohi community.[2] She became the first female athlete of Rind origin to participate in the Olympic Games.[2]
Career
Ghafoor earned a bronze medal at the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships in Estonia, coming third in the women's 400m sprint. She has also represented Netherlands in the European Athletics Indoor Championships, reaching up to the semi-finals.[2]
