Jalal Khan (athlete)

Jalal Khan (born 13 August 1927) was a Pakistani javelin thrower. Khan represented Pakistan at the 1952 Summer Olympics and 1956 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Jalal Khan

Personal information
Birth name	Jalal Khan
Nationality	Pakistani
Born	(1927-08-13)13 August 1927
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
Medal record Men's Athletics Asian Games 1954 Manila Javelin throw 1958 Tokyo Javelin throw Commonwealth Games 1958 Cardiff Javelin throw 1954 Vancouver Javelin throw

Biography

Jalal won the bronze medal in the 1954 Commonwealth Games and silver four years later in 1958. In 1954, his compatriot Muhammad Nawaz won the silver medal.^[2][3][4][5]

In the Asian Games, he won two silver medals in 1954 and 1958, with Muhammad Nawaz winning the gold on both occasions.^[6][7][8][9]

His personal best, 73.16m, was set in 1959. Khan was twice third at the British AAA Championships at the 1958 AAA Championships and the 1959 AAA Championships.^[10][11][12]

Like his fellow soldiers, Khan was awarded with honours at the World Military Games and several international tournaments.^[6]