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{{short description|Indian cross-country skier}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Nadeem Iqbal
| image = Надеем Икбал.JPG
| image_size =
| caption = Iqbal in 2014
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|3 April 1983}}
| birth_place = [[Rajouri district]], [[India]]
| height =
| weight =
| sport = [[Cross-country skiing]]
| country = {{IND}}
| coaching = [[Jagdish Singh (skier)|Jagdish Singh]]
| headercolor =
| show-medals = n
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}}

'''Nadeem Iqbal''' (born 3 April 1983<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.olympic.org/news/indian-flag-flies-over-sochi | title=Indian flag flies over Sochi | publisher=International Olympic Committee | date=16 February 2014 | access-date=18 April 2018 }}</ref> in [[Rajouri district]], [[India]]<ref name="s"/>) is a [[cross-country skier]] from [[India]]. He competed for [[India at the 2014 Winter Olympics]] in the [[Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre classical|15 kilometre classical]] race.<ref>{{cite news |author= |title=Shiva Kesavan hopes India's suspension lifted before Sochi Olympics |url=http://olympics.cbc.ca/news/article/shiva-kesavan-hopes-india-suspension-lifted-before-sochi-olympics-30984.html |newspaper=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] |agency=Associated Press |date=18 December 2013 |access-date=31 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129111156/http://olympics.cbc.ca/news/article/shiva-kesavan-hopes-india-suspension-lifted-before-sochi-olympics-30984.html |archive-date=29 January 2014 }}</ref><ref name="d">{{cite news |date=10 January 2014 |title=Three Indians to take part in Sochi Winter Games |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tournaments/2014-sochi-winter-olympics/Three-Indians-to-take-part-in-Sochi-Winter-Games/articleshow/28596848.cms |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=10 January 2014 }}</ref> Iqbal also became the first athlete from [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] to qualify for the Winter Olympics.<ref name="s">{{cite news |date=13 February 2014 |title=Nadeem first soldier from J&K to qualify for Winter Olympics |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tournaments/2014-sochi-winter-olympics/Nadeem-first-soldier-from-JK-to-qualify-for-Winter-Olympics/articleshow/30352825.cms |newspaper=[[Times of India]] |location=[[Srinagar]], [[India]] |access-date=13 February 2014 }}</ref> Iqbal finished the race in 85th position (out of 92 competitors) nearly 17 minutes behind the winner [[Dario Cologna]] of [[Switzerland at the 2014 Winter Olympics|Switzerland]].<ref>{{cite news |author= |title=Sochi 2014: Cross-country skier Nadeem Iqbal finishes 85th in men's 15km classic run event at Winter Olympics |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/othersports/220893-sochi-2014-cross-country-skier-nadeem-iqbal-finishes-85th-in-mens-15km-classic-run-event-at-winter-olympics |newspaper=[[Press Trust of India]] |location=[[Sochi]], [[Russia]] |publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=14 February 2014 |access-date=14 February 2014 }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[India at the 2014 Winter Olympics]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Indian male cross-country skiers]]
[[Category:Olympic cross-country skiers of India]]
[[Category:People from Rajouri district]]
[[Category:Cross-country skiers at the 2011 Asian Winter Games]]

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