| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Pakistan |
| Born | (1979-02-15)15 February 1979 Khanewal, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Died | 6 December 2025(2025-12-06) (aged 46) |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 110 m hurdles & 60 m hurdles |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 110 m hurdles: 14.24 s 60 m hurdles : 7.95 s (National record) |
Medal record | |
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Abdul Rashid (Urdu: عبد الرشید; 15 February 1979 – 6 December 2025) was a Pakistani sprint hurdler.[1] Rashid represented Pakistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 110 m hurdles. He ran in the third heat against seven other athletes, including three-time Olympian Dudley Dorival of Haiti. He finished the heat in the last place, nearly two seconds behind Dorival, with a time of 14:52, twenty-eight hundredths of a second slower than his personal best of 14:24. Rashid failed to advance into the quarterfinal round, as he placed fortieth overall, based on his time and performance in the preliminary heats.[2]
He made a national record of 7.95 seconds in the men's Indoor 60 m hurdles event on 14 November 2005 at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games in Pattaya, Thailand. He won a gold medal in 110 metre hurdles (14.33s) at the 2004 South Asian Games at Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad, Pakistan. He also won a bronze medal in 110 metre hurdles (14.62s) at the 2006 South Asian Games held at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[citation needed]
Rashid died of a heart attack on 6 December 2025, at the age of 46.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Abdul Rashid". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's 11m Hurdles Round 1– Heat 3". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ Renowned Pakistani Olympian athlete dies of heart attack
External links
- Abdul Rashid at World Athletics
- NBC Olympics Profile
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