Azam Khan

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Azam Khan (born April 20, 1926 in Pakistan , † March 28, 2020 in London ) was a Pakistani squash player .

Career

Azam Khan was the dominant player of the 1950s and early 1960s alongside his older brother Hashim , cousin Roshan and nephew Mo. In 1954, 1955 and 1958 he was in the final of the British Open against Hashim, to which he was defeated in all three games. In the following years from 1959 to 1962 he won the tournament four times in a row. Three times he defeated Mo, once Roshan. At the US Open he was in the finals five times. Only in 1962 did he win the title. After a torn Achilles tendon and the death of his then 14-year-old son in the same year, he ended his career.

After his playing career, he moved to England , where he ran a squash facility in London. His granddaughter Carla Khan was also active as a squash player.

He died on March 28, 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK at London's Ealing Hospital of complications from COVID-19 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Azam Khan, champion squash player and member of the sport's greatest dynasty - obituary , telegraph.co.uk , accessed April 5, 2020
  2. ↑ Squash great Azam Khan dies of coronavirus aged 95. In: geo.tv. March 28, 2020, accessed on March 28, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Khalid Hussain: Pakistan squash great Azam Khan dies of coronavirus aged 95. In: thenews.com.pk. March 29, 2020, accessed on March 29, 2020 .
  4. ↑ KR Nayar: Pakistan legend Azam Khan 1925-2020: An inspiration for a dynasty and generations to come after COVID-19 death. In: gulfnews.com. March 30, 2020, accessed April 2, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Khan, Azam
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Pakistani squash player
DATE OF BIRTH April 20, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Pakistan
DATE OF DEATH March 28, 2020
Place of death London