Mubarak Shah (athlete)
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| Nationality | Pakistani | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 June 1930 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 January 2001 (aged 70) Rawalpindi, Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mubarak Shah (Urdu: مبارک شاہ; 24 June 1930 – 19 January 2001)[1][2] was a Pakistani long-distance runner who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics.[3] He was a three-time Asian Games gold medallist.[4] Shah won two of those gold medals at the 4th Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia in 1962, in the 3000 m steeplechase and 5000 m, setting new Asian Games record times in both.[4]
Shah was born in 1930 in the Rawalpindi district of the Punjab province of British India.[5]
Like many of the early athletes in Pakistan history, Shah served in the Pakistan Army.[5]
