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Goshpi Avari

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Pakistani sailor

Goshpi Avari is a Pakistani Asian Games gold medalist in sailing.[1] [2] She won the medal with her husband, Byram, at the 1982 Games.[1] She was the first and, until 2010, the only Pakistani woman to have won a gold medal at a major international competition.[3]

Family

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Avari is married to Byram and the couple have three children together, including Xerxes, also an Asian Games competitor for Pakistan.[citation needed ] She is Parsi.[citation needed ]

Sailing

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Avari won a gold medal in enterprise class yachting at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi, India,[1] [2] where she was the only female competitor in the sport.[3]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c History Karachi Yacht Club. Retrieved 20 November 2010
  2. ^ a b 9th Asian Games Archived 2012年03月24日 at the Wayback Machine Pakistan Sports Board. Retrieved 22 November 2010
  3. ^ a b Goshpi Avari holds a unique record Archived 2011年05月25日 at the Wayback Machine The News 7 January 2007. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  4. ^ PR. NO. 192, PRESS RELEASE, Islamabad 14 August 2010 Archived 16 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine Press Information Department, GoP, Islamabad. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
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