Hamza Khan | |
Birth Name: | Muhammad Hamza Khan |
Nationality: | Pakistani |
Birth Date: | 2006 |
Birth Place: | Peshawar, Pakistan |
Occupation: | Squash player |
Years Active: | 2016 - present |
Height Ft: | 5.7 |
Weight Lb: | 143 |
Sport: | Squash |
Event: | Men's singles |
League: | Pakistan Squash Federation |
League Type: | Federation |
Coach: | Tahir Iqbal Khan |
Highestranking: | No. 278 |
Updated: | 23 July 2023 |
Hamza Khan is a Pakistani junior squash player. He won the 2023 World Junior Squash Championship held in Melbourne, Australia.[1] [2]
Hamza belongs to Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. His maternal uncle Shahid Zaman was formerly ranked 14th in the world. The former world champion Qamar Zaman is also a close relative of his.
After winning the title Chief of Air Staff U-11 in 2016, Hamza was invited by the Pakistan Squash Federation to register as a trainee. As a career start, he won the U-15 British Junior Open squash championship in 2020.[3] [4] The following year, he came out on top in 2021 U-19 US Junior Open squash championship.[5] He secured a bronze medal at the 2022 Men's World Junior Squash Championships.[6]
In July 2023, Hamza achieved another milestone by winning the World Junior Squash Championship held in Melbourne, Australia. He defeated Muhammad Zakaria of Egypt by a score of 3-1 in the final. He is the first Pakistani to win the championship since Jansher Khan's accomplishment in 1986.[7] [8]
In June 2024, Hamza won the Boys’ Under-19 title at the 31st Asian Junior Squash Championship in Islamabad.[9]