Mumtaz Ahmed Explained

Mumtaz Ahmed
Fullname:Mumtaz Ahmed
Strokes:Freestyle
Birth Date:7 January 1970
Birth Place:Karachi, Pakistan
Height:1.780NaN0
Weight:790NaN0
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Mumtaz Ahmed (Urdu: ممتاز احمد; born 7 January 1970) is a Pakistani former swimmer, who specialised in sprint freestyle events.[1] Ahmed qualified for the men's 100 m freestyle, as a 34-year-old, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He received a Universality place from FINA in an entry time of 57.48.[2] He challenged six other swimmers in heat one, including 15-year-old Leonel Matonse of Mozambique. He overhauled a one-minute barrier, and saved a sixth spot over Burundi's Emery Nziyunvira by more than 10 seconds in 59.19. Ahmed failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed sixty-eighth overall out of 71 swimmers in the preliminaries.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Mumtaz Ahmed. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418090725/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ah/mumtaz-ahmed-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 7 May 2013.
  2. Web site: Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1). PDF. Athens 2004. Omega Timing. 23 April 2013.
  3. Web site: Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 1. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
  4. News: Thomas. Stephen. Men's 100 Freestyle Prelims Day 4: Lezak, Crocker Fail to Qualify. Hoogie Best with 48.70. Swimming World Magazine. 17 August 2004. 19 April 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070403104714/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7852.asp. 3 April 2007.