Nadeem Iqbal

Nadeem Iqbal (born 3 April 1983) is an Indian army junior commissioned officer belonging to the Sher-E-Kashmir battalion and across-country skier. He was born in Rajouri a district in the Jammu division of Jammu and Kashmir in India.

Nadeem Iqbal

Iqbal in 2014
Personal information
Born	3 April 1983 (1983-04-03) (age 42) Nowshera, Rajouri district, India
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Cross-country skiing
Now coaching	Jagdish Singh
Medal record Men's Cross-country skiing Representing  India South Asian Winter Games 2011 Dehradun and Auli 15 km freestyle

Iqbal competed for India at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the 15 kilometre classical race.^[1][2][3] Iqbal became the first athlete from Jammu and Kashmir to qualify for the Winter Olympics.^[4] Iqbal finished the race in 85th position (out of 92 competitors), nearly 17 minutes behind the winner Dario Cologna of Switzerland.^[5]

See also

• India at the 2014 Winter Olympics