Umar Hayat Khan

Umar Hayat Khan
Nationality:	Pakistan
Birthday:	July 28, 1964
1st professional season:	1982
Resignation:	1991
successes
Best placement:	6 (January 1990)
Sources: official player profiles at PSA and Squashinfo (see web links )

Umar Hayat Khan (born July 28, 1964 in Peshawar ) is a former Pakistani squash player .

Career

Umar Hayat Khan was active as a squash player between 1982 and 1991 and reached sixth in January 1990, his highest place in the world rankings.

With the Pakistani national team he took part in the World Cup in 1985 , 1987 and 1989 . In 1985 and 1987 he became world champion, and in 1989 vice world champion. In 1985 he lost the opening game in the final against New Zealand , two years later he was also victorious against New Zealand in this time the third game of the encounter. In 1989 he was not used in the final against Australia .

From 1983 to 1991 he was eight times in the main field of the individual world championships. His best performance was reaching the quarter-finals in 1985 , 1987 and 1988 . At the Asian Championships he was in 1986 against Qamar Zaman and in 1988 against Jahangir Khan in the final of the individual competition. He lost both times. With the team he was meanwhile each Asian champion.

successes

• World champion with the team: 1985 , 1987
• Vice-Asian champion : 1986, 1988
• Asian champions with the team: 1986, 1988

Web links

• Player profile at squashinfo.com (English)