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Jansher Khan

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Jansher Khan is a former Pakistani professional squash player who won the World Open eight times and the British Open six times during his career. He was the world's number one ranked player from January 1988 to January 1998, and he went unbeaten for eighty one matches from 1990 to 1996, one of the longest unbeaten runs in professional squash history.

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Birth Year
1969 1
Birth Date
1969-06-15 1
Nationality
Pakistani 1
Career Highlight
Eight-time World Open champion and six-time British Open champion in squash; world number one for a decade from 1988 to 1998, with an 81-match unbeaten run. 1
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Competition Category
Individual 1
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  • Wikipedia article lead sentence, nationality clause
    Jansher Khan (born 15 June 1969) is a former Pakistani professional squash player.
  • Wikipedia article lead sentence, birth date parenthetical
    Jansher Khan (born 15 June 1969) is a former Pakistani professional squash player.
  • Wikipedia article lead sentence, birth year
    Jansher Khan (born 15 June 1969) is a former Pakistani professional squash player.
  • Wikipedia article lead paragraph, achievement sentence
    During his career, he won the World Open eight times and the British Open six times. He was the world's number-one-ranked player from January 1988 to January 1998.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Jansher Khan PP SI HI NI (Pashto: جان شیر خان; born 15 June 1969) is a former Pakistani professional squash player.
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