Goshpi Avari

Goshpi Avari is a Pakistani Asian Games gold medallist 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

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

Sailing

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

• Pride of Performance (2011)[4]

References

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