Rubab Raza

Rubab Raza
Personal information
Native nameرُباب رضا
Born (1991-01-15) January 15, 1991 (age 33)
Lahore, Pakistan
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Women's Swimming
Representing  Pakistan
Women's Islamic Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Tehran 50m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2005 Tehran 4x100m freestyle relay
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Tehran 4x200m freestyle relay
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Islamabad 4x100m medley relay
Silver medal – second place 2004 Islamabad 4x100m freestyle relay
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Islamabad 100m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Colombo 50m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Colombo 50m backstroke

Rubab Raza (Urdu: رُباب رضا; born January 15, 1991[1]) is an Olympic and national-record-holding swimmer from Pakistan. She became Pakistan's first female Olympic swimmer when she swam at the 2004 Olympics.[2][3]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she swam the 50m Freestyle, though unable to progress through the first round she undoubtedly opened up the opportunity for future female Pakistani swimmers. She became the second Pakistani female to compete at the Olympics—following Shabana Akhtar at the 1996 Olympics—shortly before the country's third female competitor, Sumaira Zahoor, who ran the 1500m at the 2004 Games a few days after Raza swam. At the age of 13 at the time of her Olympic race, Raza was the youngest Pakistani female ever to compete at an Olympics.

The Pakistani Swimming Federation funded her with only $30 a month, but she was fortunate to have support from her father who is a retired army major and her mother who is a doctor.

She has won a number of national titles, and has seen success at Asian swimming tournaments. She also won a gold medal in 50m freestyle at Islamic Women's Solidarity Games in Tehran, Iran.

She has also swum for Pakistan at the:

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rubab Raza". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  2. ^ "Pakistan girl gets Olympic dream". BBC News. 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  3. ^ "Pakistan girl makes Olympic history". BBC News. 2004-08-20. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
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