This article is about the squash player Jahangir Khan. For other people with the same name, please see Jahangir Khan (disambiguation).

Jahangir Khan, HI (born December 10, 1963, in Karachi, Pakistan) (sometimes spelled "Jehangir Khan") is a former World No. Hilal-i-Imtiaz or Hilal-e-Imtiaz is the second highest honor given to a civilian or a military personnel in Pakistan. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan. It is the world's second largest city proper behind Mumbai in terms of population which exceeds 10 million Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and 1 professional squash player from Pakistan, who is considered by many to be the greatest player in the history of the game. Squash is a racquet sport that was formerly called squash racquets, a reference to the "squashable" soft ball used in the game (compared with the During his career he won the World Open six times and the British Open a record ten times. The World Open is a squash event which serves as the individual world championship for squash players The British Open Squash Championships is one of the oldest and most established tournaments in the game of squash. Between 1981 and 1986, he was unbeaten in competitive play for five years. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) During that time he won 555 matches consecutively. This was not only the longest winning streak in squash history, but also one of the longest unbeaten runs by any athlete in top-level professional sports. In sports a winning streak refers to a consecutive number of games won He retired as a player in 1993, and has served as President of the World Squash Federation since 2002. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The World Squash Federation (WSF is the international federation for squash, an indoor Racquet sport which was formerly called "Squash rackets See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Contents 1 Playing career 1.1 Five-year unbeaten run 1.2 Success in the hardball game 1.3 Rivalry with Jansher Khan 1.4 World Open final appearances 1.5 British Open final appearances 2 Training Regime 3 Awards, services & recognition 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

Playing career

Jahangir was coached initially by his father, Roshan Khan, the 1957 British Open champion, and then by his cousin Rehmat Khan, who guided Jahangir through most of his career. Roshan Khan ( 26 November 1929 - 6 January 2006) was a squash player from Pakistan. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Rehmatullah "Rehmat" Khan (sometimes spelled Rhamat Khan) is a squash coach and former squash player from Pakistan. Ironically, during his earlier years, Jahangir was a sickly child and physically very weak. Though the doctors had advised him not to take part in any sort physical activity, after undergoing a couple of hernia operations his father let him play and try out their family game. A hernia is a protrusion of a tissue, structure or part of an organ through the muscular tissue or the membrane by which it is normally contained

In 1979, the Pakistan selectors decided not to select Jahangir to play in the world championships in Australia, judging him too weak from a recent illness. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. So Jahangir decided instead to enter himself in the World Amateur Individual Championship and, at the age of 15, became the youngest-ever winner of that event.

In November 1979, Jahangir's older brother Torsam Khan, who had been one of the leading international squash players in the 1970s, died suddenly of a heart attack during a tournament match in Australia. Torsam Khan (sometimes spelled " Torsan Khan " was a squash player from Pakistan. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Torsam's death affected Jahangir profoundly. He considered quitting the game, but decided to pursue a career in the sport as a tribute to his brother.

Five-year unbeaten run

In 1981, when he was 17, Jahangir became the youngest winner of the World Open, beating Australia's Geoff Hunt (the game's dominant player in the late-1970s) in the final. Geoffrey Brian ("Geoff" Hunt, MBE (born March 11 1947, in Melbourne, Australia) is a retired Australian squash This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. That tournament marked the start of an unbeaten run which lasted for five years and over 500 matches. The hallmark of his play was his incredible fitness and stamina, which Rehmat Khan helped him build-up through a punishing training and conditioning regime. Jahangir was quite simply the fittest player in the game, and would wear his opponents down through long rallies played at a furious pace.

In 1982, Jahangir astonished everyone by winning the International Squash Players Association Championship without losing a single point. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)

The unbeaten run finally came to end in the final of the World Open in 1986 in Toulouse, France, when Jahangir lost to New Zealand's Ross Norman. Toulouse ( pronounced in standard French, and in the local accent ( Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced) is a city in southwest This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Ross Norman (born January 7 1959) is a former professional squash player from New Zealand. Norman had been in pursuit of Jahangir's unbeaten streak, being beaten time and time again. "One day Jahangir will be slightly off his game and I will get him," he vowed for five years.

Speaking about his unbeaten streak, Jahangir said: "It wasn't my plan to create such a record. All I did was put in the effort to win every match I played and it went on for weeks, months and years until my defeat to Ross Norman in Toulouse in 1986. "

"The pressure began to mount as I kept winning every time and people were anxious to see if I could be beaten. In that World Open final, Ross got me. It was exactly five years and eight months. I was unbeaten for another nine months after that defeat. "

Success in the hardball game

With his dominance over the international squash game in the first half of the 1980s secure, Jahangir decided to test his ability on the North American hardball squash circuit in 1983-1986. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Hardball squash is a format of the indoor Racquet sport squash which was first developed in North America in the late-nineteenth century and early-twentieth Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) (Hardball squash is a North American variant of the game, played on smaller courts with a faster-moving ball. ) Jahangir played in 13 top-level hardball tournaments during this period, winning 12 of them. He faced the leading American player on the circuit at the time, Mark Talbott, on 11 occasions (all in tournament finals), and won 10 of their encounters. Mark Talbott is a squash coach and former professional squash player from the United States. With his domination of both the softball and hardball versions of the game, Jahangir truly cemented his reputation as the world's greatest squash player. His success in North America is considered by some observers to be among the factors which led to growing intertest in the international "softball" version of squash in the continent, and the demise of the hardball game in the late-1980s and 1990s. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999

Rivalry with Jansher Khan

At the end of 1986 another Pakistani squash player, Jansher Khan, appeared on the international scene to challenge Jahangir's domination. Jansher Khan (born 15 June 1969, in Peshawar, Pakistan) is a former World No (Jansher is not known to be directly related to Jahangir, but their families originate from the same village in the Peshawar region of northern Pakistan, so they may be distantly related. ( پښور; Urdu: پشاور) is the capital of the North-West Frontier Province and the administrative centre for the Federally Administered ) Jahangir won their first few encounters in late-1986 and early-1987. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) But Jansher scored his first win over Jahangir in September 1987, beating him in straight games in the semi-finals of the Hong Kong Open. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Jansher then went on to beat Jahangir in their next eight consecutive encounters and capture the 1987 World Open title.

Jahangir ended Jansher's winning streak in March 1988, and went on to win 11 of their next 15 encounters. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The pair met in the 1988 World Open final, with Jahangir emerging the victor. But by that point it had become clear that squash now had two dominant players. The pair would continue to dominate the game for the rest of the decade. Jansher and Jahangir met total of 37 times in tournament play. Jansher won 19 matches (74 games and 1,426 points), and Jahangir 18 matches (79 games and 1,459 points). This record doesn't include exhibition matches and league matches between them.

Jahangir did not win the World Open again after 1988, but he continued a stranglehold over the British Open title which he captured a record ten successive times between 1982 and 1991. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.

World Open final appearances

Wins (6)
Year	Opponent in final	Score in final
1981	Geoff Hunt	7-9, 9-1, 9-2, 9-2
1982	Dean Williams	9-2, 6-9, 9-1, 9-1
1983	Chris Dittmar	9-3, 9-6, 9-0
1984	Qamar Zaman	9-0, 9-3, 9-4
1985	Ross Norman	9-4, 4-9, 9-5, 9-1
1988	Jansher Khan	9-6, 9-2, 9-2
Runner-ups (3)
Year	Opponent in final	Score in final
1986	Ross Norman	9-5, 9-7, 7-9, 9-1
1991	Rodney Martin	14-17, 15-9, 15-4, 15-13
1993	Jansher Khan	14-15, 15-9, 15-5, 15-5

British Open final appearances

Wins (10)
Year	Opponent in final	Score in final
1982	Hiddy Jahan	9-2, 10-9, 9-3
1983	Gamal Awad	9-2, 9-5, 9-1
1984	Qamar Zaman	9-0, 9-3, 9-5
1985	Chris Dittmar	9-3, 9-2, 9-5
1986	Ross Norman	9-6, 9-4, 9-6
1987	Jansher Khan	9-6, 9-0, 9-5
1988	Rodney Martin	9-2, 9-10, 9-0, 9-1
1989	Rodney Martin	9-2, 3-9, 9-5, 0-9, 9-2
1990	Rodney Martin	9-6, 10-8, 9-1
1991	Jansher Khan	2-9, 9-4, 9-4, 9-0
Runner-ups (1)
Year	Opponent in final	Score in final
1981	Geoff Hunt	9-2, 9-7, 5-9, 9-7

Training Regime

In a documentary on himself telecasted on GEO Super, Jahangir revealed that he never had any fixed training regime particularly designed for him nor he had any specially formulated diet - he would eat anything hygienic but never miss two glasses of milk everyday. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Geoffrey Brian ("Geoff" Hunt, MBE (born March 11 1947, in Melbourne, Australia) is a retired Australian squash Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Dean Williams is a retired squash player from Australia. He was one of the leading players in the game in the late-1970s and 1980s reaching a career-high world Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Chris Dittmar (born 16 January 1964, in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian sports commentator who was formerly the World No Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Qamar Zaman (born 1952 in Quetta, Pakistan) is a former squash player from Pakistan Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Ross Norman (born January 7 1959) is a former professional squash player from New Zealand. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Jansher Khan (born 15 June 1969, in Peshawar, Pakistan) is a former World No Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Ross Norman (born January 7 1959) is a former professional squash player from New Zealand. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Rodney Martin is a former professional squash player from Australia. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Jansher Khan (born 15 June 1969, in Peshawar, Pakistan) is a former World No Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Hidayet "Hiddy" Jahan (born 15 March 1950, in Quetta, Pakistan) is a squash player who was ranked among the top-6 players Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Gamal Awad ( 9 August 1955 – 6 November 2004) is a former squash player from Egypt. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Qamar Zaman (born 1952 in Quetta, Pakistan) is a former squash player from Pakistan Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Chris Dittmar (born 16 January 1964, in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian sports commentator who was formerly the World No Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Ross Norman (born January 7 1959) is a former professional squash player from New Zealand. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Jansher Khan (born 15 June 1969, in Peshawar, Pakistan) is a former World No Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Rodney Martin is a former professional squash player from Australia. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Rodney Martin is a former professional squash player from Australia. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Rodney Martin is a former professional squash player from Australia. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Jansher Khan (born 15 June 1969, in Peshawar, Pakistan) is a former World No Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Geoffrey Brian ("Geoff" Hunt, MBE (born March 11 1947, in Melbourne, Australia) is a retired Australian squash Geo Super is the first 24-hour Pakistani Sports channel dedicated to the world of sports and sports stars

For his training he would start his day with a 9 mile jog which he would complete in 60-120 minutes at a moderate pace, followed by short bursts of timed sprints. Later he would weight train in the gym finally cooling down in the pools. He would follow this routine 5 days a week. On the 6th day he would match practice and rest on the 7th day.

He also said that he has experienced running on every surface - from custom-built tracks to ashpalt roads, grass & farm fields to sea shores & knee-deep waters. Sometimes he would also visit the northern areas of Pakistan to train in high altitude fields under low oxygen conditions. All in all it made Jahangir one of the most physically and mentally fittest athlete in the world.

In his book, In the Line of Fire: A Memoir the President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf states: "If Hollywood only knew his story of tragedy, grit and determination it would make another movie like Chariots of Fire. In the Line of Fire A Memoir is a book that was written by former President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf and first published on September General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of For the instrumental theme see Chariots of Fire (instrumental. Many of those who know him consider him the best athlete who ever lived. "^[1]

Awards, services & recognition

Jahangir retired as a player in 1993 after helping Pakistan win the World Team Championship in Karachi. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The World Team Squash Championships are an international squash competition played between teams representing different nations (ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan. It is the world's second largest city proper behind Mumbai in terms of population which exceeds 10 million The Government of Pakistan honored Jahangir with the awards of Pride of Performance and civil award of Hilal-e-Imtiaz for his achievements in squash. Pride of Performance is a civil award given by the Government of Pakistan to Pakistanis who did any respectable jobs in their fields Hilal-i-Imtiaz or Hilal-e-Imtiaz is the second highest honor given to a civilian or a military personnel in Pakistan. They also awarded him the title of Sportsman of the Millennium.

“	Hashim Khan, Jahangir Khan, and Jansher Khan are the best squash players the world has ever known, with Jahangir the best of the three. If Hollywood only knew his story of tragedy, grit and determination it would make another movie like Chariots of Fire. For the instrumental theme see Chariots of Fire (instrumental. Many of those who know him consider him the best athlete who ever lived.	”
— President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf on Jahangir's achievements. General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of [1]

In 1990, Jahangir was elected Chairman of the Professional Squash Association, and in 1997, Vice-President of the Pakistan Squash Federation. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar He was elected as Vice-President of the World Squash Federation in November 1998, and in October 2002 was elected WSF President. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. In 2004, he was again unanimously re-elected as President of the World Squash Federation at the International Federation's 33rd Annual General Meeting in Casa Noyale, Mauritius. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Mauritius (pronounced məˈrɪʃəs L’île Maurice /il mɔ'ʁis/ Mauritian Creole: Maurice) officially the Republic of Mauritius, République

Jahangir is listed in Guinness Book of World Records as having the most world championship squash titles [1]. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U

Time Magazine has named Jahangir as one of Asia's Heroes in the last 60 years. ^[2]

Jahangir Khan was conferred with a Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy by London Metropolitan University for his contributions to the sport. The London Metropolitan University, sometimes referred to as London Met or LMU, located in London, England, was formed on 1 August

Due to his immense and absolute dominance in squash he was nicknamed "The Conqueror" (a loose translation of his first name).

See also

• List of squash players
• Jansher Khan
• World Open
• British Open Squash Championships
• Roshan Khan
• Torsam Khan
• Rehmat Khan
• World Squash Federation
• List of Pakistanis

References

External links

• The Incredible Khans of Squash: Part III Jahangir
• The Khan Family, A Squash Dynasty Part III
• Pakistan Squash - The Khan Supremacy Part VII
• Jahangir Khan page at squashpics.com
• Details of Jahangir's rivalry with Jansher Khan
• Article on Jahangir's hardball squash rivalry with Mark Talbott
• World Squash Awards
• The KhanSquash Management Group

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