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Abdul Rashid

1979 – 2025

Pakistani hurdler

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Lived 1979 – 2025 (aged 46). Abdul Rashid was a Pakistani marathon runner.

Abdul Rashid (; 15 February 1979 – 6 December 2025) was a Pakistani hurdler. Rashid represented Pakistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 110 m hurdles. He ran in the third heat against seven other athletes, including three-time Olympian Dudley Dorival 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 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 seconds in the men's Indoor 60 m hurdles event on 14 November 2005 at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games in Pattaya, Thailand. He won a gold medal in 110 metre hurdles (14.33s) at the 2004 South Asian Games at Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad, Pakistan. He also won a bronze medal in 110 metre hurdles (14.62s) at the 2006 South Asian Games held at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Rashid died of a heart attack on 6 December 2025, at the age of 46.

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Who was Abdul Rashid?

Pakistani hurdler

When was Abdul Rashid born?

Abdul Rashid was born on 15 February 1979 in Khanewal.

When did Abdul Rashid die?

Abdul Rashid died on 6 December 2025.

What was Abdul Rashid's occupation?

Abdul Rashid was a marathon runner.

What nationality was Abdul Rashid?

Abdul Rashid was Pakistani.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Abdul Rashid

· Wikidata: Q4665665

· DBpedia: Abdul Rashid (hurdler)

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