Roshan Khan

Roshan Khan

Roshan Khan (* 26. November 1929 in Peschawar; † 6. Januar 2006 in Karatschi) war ein pakistanischer Squashspieler und Trainer. Er war 1957 British Open Gewinner im Squash und gewann drei Mal die US Open.

Die Khan Familie ist im Squash legendär. Sein Sohn Jahangir Khan hat zehn Weltmeistertitel gewonnen (zwei in der Jugend, zwei im Amateurbereich und sechs bei den Profis) und ist seit 2002 Präsident der World Squash Federation.

Roshan Khan starb 2006 an einem Gehirntumor.

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