Allah Ditta (hurdler)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Allah Ditta
Personal information
Full nameAllah Ditta
Nationality Pakistan
Born (1977-02-07) 7 February 1977 (age 47)[1]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryPakistan
SportAthletics
EventHurdles
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Pakistan
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Colombo 400 m hurdles

Allah Ditta (born 7 February 1977) is a former Pakistani hurdler.

Ditta first competed internationally at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England. Representing Pakistan, he finished in 5th in his heat of the 400 m hurdles event in a season best time of 51.03 seconds.[2] Two months later at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, Ditta finished seventh in the final of the 400 m hurdles stopping the clock at 51.22 seconds.[3] Four years later at the 2006 South Asian Games in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Ditta won gold in the 400 m hurdles in 51 seconds flat.[4] Four months later at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, Ditta finished fifth in his heat of the 400 m hurdles and failed to advance to the final.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Profile of Allah Ditta". Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Results of the men's 400 metres hurdles heats at the 2002 Commonwealth Games". Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Results of the men's 400 metres hurdles final at the 2002 Asian Games". Busan 2002. Archived from the original on 15 May 2003.
  4. ^ "Day 2 athletics results of the 2006 South Asian Games". sports.kaputa.com. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Results of the heat 2 of the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2006 Asian Games". Doha 2006. Archived from the original on 10 December 2006.