Waheed Karim

{{Short description|Afghan long-distance runner}}

Waheed Karim (born {{circa}} 1965) is an Afghan former long-distance runner who is recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations as holding the Afghan national record in the marathon and the 5,000 meters.{{cite web |title=12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009. |url=http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/05/15/63/20090706014834_httppostedfile_p345-688_11303.pdf |publisher=IAAF Media & Public Relations Department |location=Monte Carlo |pages=494, 497 |year=2009 |accessdate=March 21, 2011}}

On December 2, 1990 at the California International Marathon in Sacramento, California, Waheed covered the marathon distance in 2:28:46 and finished in 22nd place.{{cite web |url=http://www.runcim.org/page/show/259880-male-results |title=1990 Male Results |first= |last= |author= |authorlink= |date= |year= |work=California International Marathon |publisher= |location=Sacramento, California |page= |pages= |at= |language= |trans-title=|format= |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate=March 21, 2011}} Three months later on March 2, 1991 in San Diego, California, he ran the 5,000 in 16:04.7.