Doli Akhter
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Doli Akhter, born January 15, 1986, is an Olympic swimmer from Bangladesh
.
She has swam for Bangladesh at the 2000
, 2004
and 2008 Olympics
. On all three occasions, she attended thanks to a wild card qualification.
She competed in the 100m breaststroke
in Sydney (2000), where she was disqualified. 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.
Akhter won a silver medal in the 200m breaststroke event at the South Asian Games in Islamabad
in 2004.
She is Bangladesh's sole athlete at the 2009 World Championships
(July 2009).
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
.
She has swam for Bangladesh at the 2000
Bangladesh at the 2000 Summer Olympics
-Athletics:Men's 200m* Mohammad Mahabub Alam*# Round 1 — DNF Women's 100m* Foujia Huda*# Round 1 — 12.75 -Swimming:Men's 100m Breaststroke* Karar Samedul Islam...
, 2004
Bangladesh at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Bangladesh competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Athletics:Men's 100 metre* Mohammad Shamsuddin — Round 1: 11.13 s -Swimming:Men's 50 metre Freestyle...
and 2008 Olympics
Bangladesh at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Bangladesh sent five representatives to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China to compete in three fields: athletics, shooting and swimming....
. On all three occasions, she attended thanks to a wild card qualification.
She competed in the 100m breaststroke
Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre breaststroke
The women's 100 breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held in Sydney, Australia, on 17 September and 18 September .-Final:-Semi finals:* Held on 17 September 2000-Qualification Heats: -References:...
in Sydney (2000), where she was disqualified. 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.
Akhter won a silver medal in the 200m breaststroke event at the South Asian Games in Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
in 2004.
She is Bangladesh's sole athlete at the 2009 World Championships
2009 World Aquatics Championships
The 2009 World Aquatics Championships or the XIII FINA World Championships were celebrated in Rome, Italy in 2009 from July 17 to August 2. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.Rome won...
(July 2009).