Doli Akhter

Doli Akhter (born 15 January 1986)^[1] is an Olympic swimmer from Bangladesh.

Doli Akhter

Personal information
Nationality	Bangladesh
Born	(1986-01-15) 15 January 1986 (age 39)
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Bangladesh South Asian Games 2006 Colombo 50 m breaststroke 1999 Kathmandu 100 m breaststroke 2004 Islamabad 100 m breaststroke 2004 Islamabad 200 m breaststroke 2006 Colombo 200 m breaststroke 2010 Dhaka 50 m breaststroke 2010 Dhaka 100 m breaststroke

She has swum for Bangladesh at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics. On all three occasions, she attended thanks to a wild card qualification.^[2]

She competed in the 100m breaststroke in Sydney (2000), where she was disqualified.^[3] In Athens (2004), she competed in the 50m freestyle. She won her heat with a time of 30.72, which was not sufficient for her to advance to the next round.^[4]

Akhter won a silver medal in the 200m breaststroke event at the South Asian Games in Islamabad in 2004.^[5]

She is Bangladesh's sole athlete at the 2009 World Championships (July 2009).^[6]