Yaznee Nasheeda
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Maldivian |
| Born | 8 September 1977 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Middle-distance running |
| Event | 800 metres |
Yaznee Nasheeda (born 8 September 1977) is a Maldivian middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 metres. She was the Maldivian national record-holder in the event, competing at several international championships and the women's 800 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics before becoming a coach.[1]
Career
[edit]Nasheeda was coached by Japanese trainer Hiraoki Higuchi. She had to train on the road while avoiding stones, people, and cars because she had no access to a track in the Maldives.[2]
Nasheeda finished 7th in her 200 m and 400 m heats at the 1993 World Championships, failing to advance. She set a Maldivian record running 2:34.18 over 800 m to finish 7th in her heat at the 1995 World Championships.[3]
At the 1996 Olympics, Nasheeda was seeded in the 3rd 800 m heat, running 2:36.85 to finish 7th.[4] Nasheeda's time was 36 seconds behind the rest of the field, but the crowd cheered her finish. She said, "I think it went OK. I don't feel anything bad about what happened".[2]
She was 7th in her heat at the 1997 World Championships 800 m. She entered the 400 m and 800 m at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, finishing 7th in her heat in both events.[3] She was 5th in the second 800 m heat at the 1998 Asian Games, running 2:31.50.[5] She set her personal best of 2:28.92 minutes in 1999.[6]
Nasheeda was 10th in the 2000 Asian Championships 800 m final while she finished 7th in her 400 m heat.[7] She was 6th in her 400 m heat at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in a time of 64.14 seconds.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Nasheeda became an athletics coach. She coached sprinter Fathimath Ibrahim, who represented the Maldives at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[8]She was the chef de mission of the Maldivian team at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games.[9]
In May 2024, Nasheeda was elected as a female athlete representative at the Maldives Athletic Association.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yaznee Nasheeda Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Here's to the losers: There's more than agony in defeat". The Oregonian. 30 July 1996. p. 35. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ a b c Yaznee Nasheeda at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
- ^ Yaznee Nasheeda at World Athletics
- ^ "ASIAN GAMES Bangkok, Thailand 1998" (PDF). atfs.org.
- ^ Yaznee Nasheeda at Olympedia
- ^ Results Archived March 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ms. Yaznee Nasheeda has been coaching Fathimath Ibrahim for the last two years". Maldives Paralympic Committee.
- ^ "Maldivian contingent taking part in Commonwealth Youth Games departs". vaguthu.mv.
- ^ "Musthafa Mohamed Elected President of Maldives' Athletics Association". mvrepublic.com.
External links
[edit]- Yaznee Nasheeda at World Athletics
- Yaznee Nasheeda at Olympedia
- Yaznee Nasheeda at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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