Salman Butt
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Salman Iqbal Butt (Urdu/Punjabi سلمان اقبال بٹ) is a Pakistani coach and former Pakistan national champion and record holder in Discus throw. He has been coaching[1] [2][3]reigning Olympic and Commonwealth Games Javelin throw champion, Arshad Nadeem, for the last four years[4].
Early life[edit]
Butt was born in 1958 [5] [6]in Lahore, Pakistan in a Punjabi Kashmiri family. His father Muhammad Iqbal Butt was a weight lifter and represented Pakistan internationally at several occasions[7]. Butt went to Atchison college from 1966 to 1977[8] and held records for shotput, discus and javelin throws at the school. After almost 50 years, his school records are still unbeaten. He was also National Juniors Discus champion at age 18, and secured a sports scholarship at a University in Texas, USA.
Career[edit]
He obtained a degree in sports in USA and returned to Pakistan. In the 1980s and 1990s he continued his Discus throw career. During this time he held the national discus record in Pakistan[9], and won silver medals in 1989[10] and 1991[11] South Asian games.
Although, he started coaching youngsters during his own athletics career, upon retiring from active sports, he dedicated more time to coaching younger generation, and took Arshad Nadeem[who?] under his wing, around four years ago[12].
References[edit]
- ↑ Asif Khan (Sports Journalist) (2024-08-15). Coach Salman Iqbal Butt opens up about facilities to Arshad Nadeem #arshadnadeem #olympics. Retrieved 2024-08-16 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Capital TV (2024-08-10). Who Is Arshad Nadeem's Coach? Know Surprising Details About Salman Iqbal Butt | Capital TV. Retrieved 2024-08-16 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ↑ "News and Events - Aitchison College". www.aitchison.edu.pk. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ↑ Hussain, Abid. "'I compete against myself': Meet Pakistan's Olympic javelin thrower". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ↑ "Athletics Podium". Athletics Podium. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ↑ "Muhammad Iqbal Butt Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". web.archive.org. 2020-04-18. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2024-08-16. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "News and Events - Aitchison College". www.aitchison.edu.pk. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ↑ Hussain, Abid. "'I compete against myself': Meet Pakistan's Olympic javelin thrower". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ↑ "Athletics Podium". Athletics Podium. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ↑ "Athletics Podium". Athletics Podium. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ↑ "News and Events - Aitchison College". www.aitchison.edu.pk. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
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