Mohamed Mahbub Alam (1 October 1972 – 4 December 2010) was a Bangladeshi sprinter. In men's 200 metres sprint, he won gold in the

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and silver in the

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in Kathmandu. He also earned the national record of 10.54 seconds in the 100 metres sprint which 1996 Bangladesh National Athletics Championship. He received 2013 Bangladesh National Sports Award in the athletics category.

Career

Alam competed in the men's 200 metres at the

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but failed to finish the race. Alam later served as a member of the executive committee of Bangladesh Athletics Federation (BAF).

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* 1972 births 2010 deaths Bangladeshi male sprinters Olympic athletes for Bangladesh Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Recipients of the Bangladesh National Sports Award Road incident deaths in Bangladesh Place of birth missing Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games South Asian Games gold medalists for Bangladesh Asian Games competitors for Bangladesh South Asian Games medalists in athletics 20th-century Bangladeshi people 21st-century Bangladeshi people {{Bangladesh-athletics-bio-stub