Aamir Atlas Khan
Country |
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Born |
Peshawar, Pakistan | July 30, 1990
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
Turned Pro | 2002 |
Coached by | Atlas Abbas Khan |
Racquet used | Tecnifibre |
Men's singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 14 (September 2009) |
Current ranking | No. 65 (January 2015) |
Title(s) | 8 |
Tour final(s) | 14 |
Last updated on: January 2015. |
Medal record | ||
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Men's Squash | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
Asian Games | ||
![]() | 2010 Guangzhou | Team |
![]() | 2010 Guangzhou | Individual |
Aamir Atlas Khan (born 30 July 1990 in Peshawar) is a Pakistani professional squash player. He is the nephew of former world champion, Jansher Khan.[1]
Career
2007 has been his most successful year and has seen his rankings rise. He was a finalist in the Governor NWFP International 2007 and in the President PSF international 2007, but in both occasions he was beaten by Mansoor Zaman. In August, he went one step better by winning his first title at the CAS international, beating Malaysian Mohd Azlan Iskandar.
As of 2009, Aamir, who turned pro in 2002 is ranked 14th, his highest ranking, and is the current No. 1 Pakistan squash player.
2010
Khan won a silver medal in the individual event at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[2]
Asian Squash Championship '13
In the Asian Squash Championship Khan brushed aside Kuwait’s Abdullah Al Mezayan in three sets to become the first Pakistani in 14 years to claim the title.[3]
References
- ↑ Spirited Khan gives Pakistan squash silver Archived November 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Dawn Retrieved 25 November 2010
- ↑ Medallists Archived April 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Official Asian Games website. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ↑
External links
- Aamir Atlas Khan profile from PSA (archived)
- Squashinfo player profile