Mumtaz Ahmed
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Pakistan |
| Born | 25 December 1971 |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
Mumtaz Ahmed (Urdu: ممتاز احمد; born January 7, 1970) is a retired Pakistani swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] Ahmed qualified for the men's 100 m freestyle, as a 34-year-old, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He received a Universality place from FINA in an entry time of 57.48.[2] He challenged six other swimmers in heat one, including 15-year-old Leonel Matonse of Mozambique. He overhauled a one-minute barrier, and saved a sixth spot over Burundi's Emery Nziyunvira by more than 10 seconds in 59.19. Ahmed failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed sixty-eighth overall out of 71 swimmers in the preliminaries.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Mumtaz Ahmed". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ Thomas, Stephen (17 August 2004). "Men’s 100 Freestyle Prelims Day 4: Lezak, Crocker Fail to Qualify. Hoogie Best with 48.70". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2013.