Muhammad Karim (alpine skier)

Muhammad Karim
Personal information
Born May 1, 1995 (1995-05) (age 21)
Gilgit, Baltistan, Pakistan
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) (5'4")[1]
Weight 64kg/141 lb[1]
Medal record
Alpine skiing
Representing  Pakistan

Muhammad Karim (born May 1, 1995[2]) is an alpine skier from Pakistan. He will become the second Pakistani to participate at a Winter Olympics when he competes at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. He will participate in the slalom and giant slalom events.[3][4][5][6]

Career

Karim made his debut in the 2011 South Asian Winter Games[1] held in India. During 2013/2014 season he participated in FIS events held in Iran and Turkey. His best finishes were 13th in Giant Slalom and 18th in Slalom.[1]

2014 Olympics

Karim placed 71st out of 109 athletes in the Giant Slalom event at the Sochi Olympics with a time of 3:27.41[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Muhammad Karim Sochi Olympic Games 2014 official website. Retrieved 18 February 2014
  2. ↑ FIS Biography
  3. ↑ "Pakistan ski team qualify for 2014 Winter Olympics". Dawn. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Pakistani skiers qualify for Olympic winter games-2014". Global Post. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  5. ↑ Raheel, Natasha (29 December 2013). "Pakistan may miss Winter Olympics 2014". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  6. ↑ Raheel, Natasha (31 January 2014). "Karim to represent Pakistan in Winter Olympics". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  7. ↑ Giant Slalom Sochi Olympics Official website. Retrieved 19 February 2014


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