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Kamal Masud

Personal information
Full name	Kamal Salman Masud
National team	Pakistan
Born	18 May 1979 (1979-05-18) (age 45) London, England, UK
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Men's Swimming Representing  Pakistan South Asian Games 1995 Madras 200m Freestyle 1995 Madras 400m Freestyle 1995 Madras 100m Butterfly 1995 Madras 200m Butterfly 1999 Kathmandu 200m Butterfly 1999 Kathmandu 100m Butterfly

Kamal Salman Masud (born 18 May 1979 in London, UK) is a former Olympic swimmer from Pakistan. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he became the first ever Pakistani swimmer to participate in any Olympic Games.

Family life

Masud was born in London to a Pakistani father, Salman and a Trinidadian mother, Veena. At an early age, his parents decided to relocated to Pakistan. His mother is the Honorary Secretary of Pakistan Women's Swimming Association.

Career

College

Masud swam collegiately for Johns Hopkins University. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 2001.

South Asian Games

Masud took part in the 7th edition in Madras (now Chennai), India where is won 4 individual medals in freestyle (2) and butterfly (2).

He also took part in the 8th edition where he won two gold medals for butterfly.

References

1. ^ “We Refuse to Be Held to Ransom By Terrorism”: Veena Masud, Pakistan Women’s Swimming Association interview with Beena Sarwar. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2012
2. "Kamal Masud - Men's Swimming". hopkinssports.com. Johns Hopkins Athletics.
3. "7th SAF Games". Pakistan Sports Board. Retrieved 15 July 2012.

External links

• Kamal Masud at World Aquatics
• Kamal Masud at Olympics.com
• Kamal Salman Masud at Olympedia (archive)

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