Firoza Khatun | |
Native Name: | ফিরোজা খাতুন |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
Birth Date: | 4 January 1969 |
Sport: | Track and field |
Event: | Sprints, hurdling, long jump |
Firoza Khatun (born 4 January 1969) is a Bangladeshi retired athlete.[1] She became the fastest Bangladeshi woman 10 times from 1986 to 1996.[1] [2] [3]
Khatun was awarded 2012 National Sports Award and 2024 Independence Award, the highest civilian award, by the government of Bangladesh for her contribution to sports.[4] [5]
Khatun started her career in Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation in 1987 and retired in 1996 from Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation.[1]
She competed at the 1991 and 1993 World Championships.
At the national level, Khatun won gold medals in 200m sprint and 100m hurdles and a silver medal from high-jump and long-jump events.[1]
Khatun lives in Mymensingh with her daughter, Afnan Rozana (aged).[3]