Doli Akhter
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Doli Akhter, born January 15, 1986[1], is a Bangladeshi swimmer.
She has represented her country at the Olympic Games in Sydney and in Athens, and will do so again at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. On all three occasions, she attended thanks to a wildcard.[2]
She competed in the 100 m breaststroke in Sydney, where she was disqualified.[3] In Athens, she competed in the 50 m freestyle. She won her heat with a time of 30.72, which was not sufficient for her to advance to the next round.[4]
Akhter won a silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke event at the South Asian Games in Islamabad in 2004.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Doli Akhtar", Sports Reference
- ^ "Bangladesh: Dream of Olympics comes true by wild card", Xinhua, July 30, 2008
- ^ "Event Results: Swimming - 100m breaststroke", CNN, September 30, 2000
- ^ "Swimming at the 2004 Athina Summer Games: Women's 50 metres Freestyle", Sports Reference
- ^ "Pakistan’s Sajjad creates history", Daily Times, April 5, 2004
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