Yahya Butt (1961/1962 – 6 February 2022) was a leading bodybuilder in Pakistan. He won the Asian Gold Medal three times. He was also the chairman of Punjab Bodybuilding Association.[1] Butt succumbed to bowel cancer and died on 6 February 2022 at a local hospital in Lahore.[2]

Yahya Butt
یحییٰ بٹ
Bodybuilder
Yahya Butt after Mr Pakistan Olympia 2001
Personal info
Born(1965-04-23)23 April 1965
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Died6 February 2022(2022-02-06) (aged 56)
Lahore, Pakistan
Height5.9 ft (180 cm)
WeightContest: 194 lb (88 kg)
Off season: 260 lb (118 kg)
Professional career
Best win
  • 3 Times Mr. Asia (Gold 1990)
    Mr . Pakistan (Gold - 1986)
    5 Times Mr Pakistan's Olympia (1992 - 2004)
Competition record
BodyBuilding
International achievements
1st 1994 Mr. Asia
1st 1990 Mr. Asia
1st 1985 Jr Mr. Asia
2nd 1989 Mr. Asia
National achievements
1st 1986 Mr. Pakistan
1st 1992 Mr. Olympia Pakistan
1st 1995 Mr. Olympia Pakistan
1st 1998 Mr. Olympia Pakistan
1st 2001 Mr. Olympia Pakistan
1st 2004 Mr. Olympia Pakistan

Butt had won the Mr. Pakistan Olympia title five times and represented Pakistan four times in the Mr. Universe competitions.[2] Butt won the Mr. Asia title in 1994.[3] Yahya Butt was also a Certified Trainer from Gold's Gym California, USA. He was a police officer in the Punjab Police. Yahya had retired to divert his attention to bodybuilding. He ran his own gym and ran a sports manufacturing company to manufacture gym equipment.[4]

Personal life and death

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Butt died on 6 February 2022 at a local hospital in Lahore. He contracted COVID-19 in 2020 and, after recovering from it, was diagnosed with colon cancer.[5]

Provincial Sports Minister Rai Taimoor Khan expressed grief over his demise and said that Yahya Butt's bodybuilding services could never be forgotten.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "پاکستان کے معروف تن ساز یحییٰ بٹ انتقال کرگئے". urdu.geo.tv.
  2. ^ a b "پاکستان کے معروف تن ساز یحییٰ بٹ انتقال کرگئے". 6 February 2022.
  3. ^ "ایشین گولڈ میڈلسٹ باڈی بلڈر یحییٰ بٹ کینسر سے جنگ ہار گئے". jang.com.pk.
  4. ^ "Pakistan's record-holder bodybuilder Yahya Butt passes away". The Nation. 6 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Ex-Mr Pakistan Yahya Butt in hospital after being diagnosed with colon cancer". www.geosuper.tv.