Nadeem Iqbal

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Nadeem Iqbal
Надеем Икбал.JPG
Iqbal in 2014
Personal information
Born3 April 1983 (1983-04-03) (age 40)
Rajouri district, India
Sport
Country India
SportCross-country skiing
Now coachingJagdish Singh

Nadeem Iqbal (born 3 April 1983[1] in Rajouri district, India[2]) is a cross-country skier from India. He competed for India at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the 15 kilometre classical race.[3][4] Iqbal also became the first athlete from Jammu and Kashmir to qualify for the Winter Olympics.[2] Iqbal finished the race in 85th position (out of 92 competitors) nearly 17 minutes behind the winner Dario Cologna of Switzerland.[5]

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  1. "Indian flag flies over Sochi". International Olympic Committee. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Nadeem first soldier from J&K to qualify for Winter Olympics". Times of India. Srinagar, India. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  3. "Shiva Kesavan hopes India's suspension lifted before Sochi Olympics". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Associated Press. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  4. "Three Indians to take part in Sochi Winter Games". The Times of India. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. "Sochi 2014: Cross-country skier Nadeem Iqbal finishes 85th in men's 15km classic run event at Winter Olympics". Press Trust of India. Sochi, Russia: NDTV. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.