Jahangir Khan is a Pakistani former squash player widely regarded as one of the greatest in the sport's history. He was unbeaten in competitive squash for over five years, a run of 555 consecutive matches from 1981 to 1986 that remains one of the longest winning streaks in any sport, and he won the World Open championship a record ten times. He later served as president of the World Squash Federation.
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Career HighlightWon the World Open squash title six times (1981-1985, 1988) and the British Open title ten consecutive times (1982-1991). 1 Classification
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Who finally ended Jahangir Khan's unbeaten streak?
Ross Norman beat him in the 1986 World Open final in Toulouse.
Ross Norman of New Zealand ended it by beating Jahangir Khan in the final of the World Open in Toulouse on 11 November 1986, by 9-5 9-7 7-9 9-1. It was Norman's only win in 30 meetings with Jahangir. The streak is usually put at 555 matches, from the spring of 1981 to the winter of 1986, although the squash records of the time were patchy, so the exact count is not certain.
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Jahangir Khan PP HI NI (Pashto, Urdu: جهانګير خان born 10 December 1963) is a Pakistani former professional squash player.
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From 1981 to 1986, Khan was unbeaten and won 555 consecutive matches during that time - the longest winning streak by any athlete in top-level professional sport as recorded by Guinness World Records.
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born 10 December 1963
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a Pakistani former professional squash player
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Jahangir Khan PP HI NI (Pashto, Urdu: جهانګير خان born 10 December 1963) is a Pakistani former professional squash player.
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