Doli Akhter

{{Short description|Bangladeshi swimmer (born 1986)}}

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{{MedalSport | Women's swimming}}

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{{MedalCompetition|South Asian Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2006 Colombo|50 m breaststroke}}

{{MedalBronze|1999 Kathmandu|100 m breaststroke}}

{{MedalBronze|2004 Islamabad|100 m breaststroke}}

{{MedalBronze|2004 Islamabad|200 m breaststroke}}

{{MedalBronze|2006 Colombo|200 m breaststroke}}

{{MedalBronze|2010 Dhaka|50 m breaststroke}}

{{MedalBronze|2010 Dhaka|100 m breaststroke}}

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Doli Akhter (born 15 January 1986)[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418010002/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ak/doli-akhtar-1.html Akhtar's entry] on www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-15. is an Olympic swimmer from Bangladesh.

She has swum for Bangladesh at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics. On all three occasions, she attended thanks to a wild card qualification.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080813044100/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/30/content_8851310.htm "Bangladesh: Dream of Olympics comes true by wild card"], Xinhua, 30 July 2008

She competed in the 100m breaststroke in Sydney (2000), where she was disqualified.[https://web.archive.org/web/20020209093014/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/results/2000/by_event/swimming_100m_breaststroke.html "Event Results: Swimming – 100m breaststroke"], CNN, 30 September 2000 In Athens (2004), she competed in the 50m freestyle. She won her heat with a time of 30.72, which was not sufficient for her to advance to the next round.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417162236/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2004/SWI/womens-50-metres-freestyle.html "Swimming at the 2004 Athina Summer Games: Women's 50 metres Freestyle"], Sports Reference

Akhter won a silver medal in the 200m breaststroke event at the South Asian Games in Islamabad in 2004.[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_5-4-2004_pg2_7 "Pakistan’s Sajjad creates history"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606175019/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_5-4-2004_pg2_7 |date=6 June 2011 }}, Daily Times, 5 April 2004

She is Bangladesh's sole athlete at the 2009 World Championships (July 2009).[http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2009/07/18/news0297.htm One swimmer, three officials to take part in FINA World] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614063611/http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2009/07/18/news0297.htm |date=14 June 2011 }} [Championships], The New Nation; published 17 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-17.