 Iqbal in 2014 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 April 1983 (1983-04-03) (age 41) Nowshera, Rajouri district, India | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Cross-country skiing | ||||||||||||||
| Now coaching | Jagdish Singh | ||||||||||||||
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Nadeem Iqbal (born 3 April 1983) is an Indian army junior commissioned officer belonging to the Sher-E-Kashmir battalion and across-country skier. He was born in Rajouri a district in the Jammu division of Jammu and Kashmir in India.
Iqbal competed for India at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the 15 kilometre classical race. Iqbal became the first athlete from Jammu and Kashmir to qualify for the Winter Olympics. Iqbal finished the race in 85th position (out of 92 competitors), nearly 17 minutes behind the winner Dario Cologna of Switzerland.
See also
References
- "Indian flag flies over Sochi". International Olympic Committee. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- "Shiva Kesavan hopes India's suspension lifted before Sochi Olympics". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Associated Press. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- "Three Indians to take part in Sochi Winter Games". The Times of India. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- "Nadeem first soldier from J&K to qualify for Winter Olympics". Times of India. Srinagar, India. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- "Sochi 2014: Cross-country skier Nadeem Iqbal finishes 85th in men's 15km classic run event at Winter Olympics". Press Trust of India. Sochi, Russia: NDTV. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
External links
- Nadeem Iqbal at FIS (cross-country)
- Nadeem Iqbal at Olympics.com
- Nadeem Iqbal at Olympedia
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