Mir Nawaz is a Pakistani alpine skier. His bronze medal in Giant slalom skiing at the 2011 South Asian Winter Games was Pakistan's first ever medal at any South Asian Winter Games.[1]

Mir Nawaz
Medal record
Men's Alpine skiing
Representing  Pakistan
South Asian Winter Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Dehradun and Auli Slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Dehradun and Auli Giant slalom

Career

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Nawaz won two medals at the 2011 South Asian Winter Games held in India from 10–16 January 2011. He won a bronze in Giant slalom with a time of 2 minutes and 21.75 seconds[1] and a silver in Slalom.[2]

In 2013, he qualified for the slalom in the 2014 Winter Olympics held in Sochi, Russia.[3]

In 2017, he was named to Pakistan's Asian Winter Games team.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b India clinch gold, silver in Alpine Men’s Giant slalom event The Hindu 14 January 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011
  2. ^ Pakistan ski team returns home with medals Archived 2012-10-22 at the Wayback Machine Daily Times 21 January 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011
  3. ^ "Pakistani skiers qualify for Olympic winter games-2014". Global Post. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  4. ^ Raheel, Natasha (11 February 2017). "Jan dominates as Army clinch ski championship". The Express Tribune. Karachi, Pakistan. Retrieved 11 February 2017.