Mohamed Mahbub Alam Explained

Mohamed Mahbub Alam should not be confused with Mohamed Shah Alam.

Mohamed Mahbub Alam
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Sport:Sprinting
Event:200 metres
Birth Date:1 October 1972
Death Place:Kanchpur, Narayanganj District, Bangladesh

Mohamed Mahbub Alam (1 October 1972  - 4 December 2010)[1] was a Bangladeshi sprinter. In men's 200 metres sprint, he won gold in the 1995 South Asian Games in Madras and silver in the 1999 South Asian Games in Kathmandu.[2] [1] He also earned the national record of 10.54 seconds in the 100 metres sprint which 1996 Bangladesh National Athletics Championship.[1] He received 2013 Bangladesh National Sports Award in the athletics category.[3]

Career

Alam competed in the men's 200 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics but failed to finish the race.[4] Alam later served as a member of the executive committee of Bangladesh Athletics Federation (BAF).[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A sprint cut short. 5 December 2010. The Daily Star. en. 25 January 2019.
  2. Web site: 10th South Asian Games; Colombo 2006; Dimming hopes in athletics. The Daily Star. 26 July 2006. 25 January 2019.
  3. Web site: PM hands over Nat'l Sports Awards Dec 23. The Daily Star. 16 December 2003. 25 January 2019.
  4. Mohamed Mahbub Alam Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418103953/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/mohamed-mahbub-alam-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 21 July 2017.