Aamir Atlas Khan (born 30 July 1990 in Peshawar) is a Pakistani professional squash player and recipient of Pakistan highest civil award ( Tamgha-I-Imtiaz ). He is the nephew of former world champion, Jansher Khan.[1]
| Country |  Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 30 July 1990 | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| Turned Pro | 2002 | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Atlas Khan | |||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Tecnifibre | |||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | No. 14 (September 2009) | |||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 65 (January 2015) | |||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tour final(s) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated: January 2015. | ||||||||||||||||||
Career edit
2007 has been Khan's most successful year and has seen his rankings rise. He was a finalist in the Governor NWFP International 2007 and in the President PSF international 2007, but in both occasions he was beaten by Mansoor Zaman. In August, he went one step better by winning his first title at the CAS international, beating Malaysian Mohd Azlan Iskandar.
As of 2009, Aamir, who turned pro in 2002 is ranked 14th, his highest ranking, and is the current No. 1 Pakistan squash player.
2010 edit
Khan won a silver medal in the individual event at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[2]
Asian Squash Championship '13 edit
In the Asian Squash Championship 2013, Khan brushed aside Kuwait's Abdullah Al Mezayan in three sets to become the first Pakistani in 14 years to claim the title.[3]
References edit
- ^ Spirited Khan gives Pakistan squash silver Archived 25 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine Dawn Retrieved 25 November 2010
- ^ Medallists Archived 30 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Official Asian Games website. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ "Aamir Atlas wins final to become Asian Champion". Dawn. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
External links edit
- Aamir Atlas Khan at PSA (archive) (archive 2)
- Aamir Atlas Khan at Squash Info
- Aamir Atlas Khan at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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