Noor Haki | |
Fullname: | Noor Basil Haki |
National Team: | Iraq |
Strokes: | Freestyle |
Birth Date: | 31 March 1979 |
Birth Place: | Baghdad, Iraq |
Height: | 1.640NaN0 |
Weight: | 600NaN0 |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Noor Basil Haki (ar|نور باسل حقي; born March 31, 1979) is an Iraqi former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] She was the first woman to represent Iraq at the Olympics.[2]
Haki competed for Iraq in the women's 50 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She received a ticket from FINA, under a Universality program, in an entry time of 30.15.[3] She challenged six other swimmers in heat two, including Cambodia's two-time Olympian Hem Raksmey and Maldives' 13-year-old Fariha Fathimath. Entering the race with a fastest-seeded time, she faded down the stretch to pick up a last seed in 35.51, more than five seconds below her entry standard. Haki failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed seventy-first overall in the prelims.[4] [5] [6]