Robina Muqimyar
Robina Muqimyar 
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| nation | Afghanistan |
| birthday | 3rd July 1986 |
| place of birth | Kabul , Afghanistan |
| size | 170 cm |
| Weight | 48 kg |
| Career | |
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| discipline | 100 m |
| Best performance | 9.92 s (60 m) 14.06 s (100 m) |
| status | not active |
Robina Muqimyar (born July 3, 1986 ) is an Afghan athlete.
Muqimyar and Friba Razayee are the first Afghan women ever to compete in the Olympic Games. Muqimyar started preparing for the Olympic Games in March 2004. She trained on a damaged track at the Kabul stadium .
At the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games 2004 in Athens , she was reportedly at the request of President Hamid Karzai flag bearer of their country.
On August 20, 2004, she competed in the 100 m sprint and, as expected, was eliminated in seventh place in the first heat. However, she improved the Afghan national record to 14.14 seconds. In the final score, Muqimyar finished 62nd out of 63 starters.
Web links
- biography
- "Right at the front" Die ZEIT 34/2004
- "Revolutionary with a flag and spikes" Die WELT, August 12, 2004
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Muqimyar, Robina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Afghan athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd July 1986 |