Abdul Rashid (born 15 February 1979) is a Pakistani former sprint hurdler. Rashid represented

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at the

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, where he competed for the men's 110 m hurdles. He ran in the third heat against seven other athletes, including Ronald Forbes of the Cayman Islands and three-time Olympian

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of Haiti. He finished the heat in the last place, nearly two seconds behind Dorival, with a time of 14:52, twenty-eight hundredths of a second slower than his personal best of 14:24. Rashid, however, failed to advance into the quarterfinal round, as he placed fortieth overall, based on his time and performance in the preliminary heats. He made a national record of 7.95 s in the men's Indoor 60 m hurdles event on 14 November 2005 at the

2005 Asian Indoor Games The 1st Asian Indoor Games were held in Bangkok, Thailand from November 12 to 19, 2005. Venues Bangkok * Indoor Stadium Huamark – Dancesport * Thai-Japanese Stadium – Futsal * Nimibutr Stadium – Indoor cycling * The Mall Bangkapi – Sepak ...

in Pattaya, Thailand. He won a gold medal in

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(14.33s) at the

2004 South Asian Games The 2004 South Asian Games, officially known as the IX South Asian Federation Games, were held in Islamabad, Pakistan from 29 March to 7 April 2004. Originally scheduled for 2001, the games were postponed in the wake of the 9/11 attacks on the U ...

at Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad, Pakistan. He also won a bronze medal in

(14.62s) at the

2006 South Asian Games The 2006 South Asian Games (also known as the 10th South Asian Games) were held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 18 August to 28 August 2006, in the Sugathadasa Stadium with more than 2000 sportspersons competing in the record 20 disciplines of Sports. ...

held at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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NBC Olympics Profile
Living people 1979 births Pakistani male hurdlers Olympic athletes for Pakistan Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games athletes for Pakistan 21st-century Pakistani sportsmen {{Pakistan-athletics-bio-stub