Bisma Khan

Bisma Khan (born 21 April 2002)[2] is a Pakistani swimmer.

Bisma Khan
Personal information
Born (2002-04-21) 21 April 2002
Lahore, Pakistan[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Pakistan
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Guwahati 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kathmandu 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guwahati 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guwahati 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guwahati 4×200 m freestyle

She represented Pakistan at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[3] She competed in five events and in each event she did not advance to compete in the final.[3] She also finished in 11th place in the heats in the mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay event.

In 2019, she represented Pakistan at the World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea.[2] She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event.[4] She did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.[4] She also competed in the women's 100 metre butterfly event. In the same year, she won the silver medal in the women's 200 metre individual medley event at the 2019 South Asian Games held in Nepal.[5]

In 2021, she competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[6] In 2022, she represented Pakistan at the World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[7] She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle and women's 100 metre freestyle events.[7]

She represented Pakistan at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[8]

In 2023 National Games of Pakistan, Bisma's extraordinary accomplishment is truly awe-inspiring. She has proven herself as an unrivaled champion in the swimming competitions, securing an astounding total of five gold medals in individual categories and an additional three gold medals in relay events.[9]

References
  1. "Bisma Khan". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. "Entry list" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. "Women's 50 metre freestyle – Heats" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. "Swimming Results – Event 31 – Event 34". 2019 South Asian Games. Archived from the original on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  6. "Women's 50 metre freestyle – Heats" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  7. "Swimming – Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Aquatics Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  8. "Pakistan athletes fall to Indian opponents at CWG". Dawn. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  9. Web Desk (2023-05-29). "Pakistan Army's Bisma Khan Shines Bright as Best Swimmer at National Games". Life In Pakistan. Retrieved 2023-05-29.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.