# Danish Atlas Khan

Danish Atlas Khan (born 2 January 1994, in Peshawar) is a top professional squash player from Pakistan. He is the recipient of one of Pakistan's highest civil award, the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence). During his squash career, he has won won an overall 71 medals for Pakistan, including 35 gold, 20 silver, and 16 bronze medals. He is the nephew of former World Squash Champion Jansher Khan.

## Family

Danish Atlas Khan belongs to a squash champion family. His family has dominated World Squash for 40 years and has won 15 World Championships titles for Pakistan. He is the son of former world team squash champion Atlas Khan and nephew of former world squash champion Jansher Khan. His father is his coach.

## Career

He was a bronze medalist in World Junior Championship in 2012 and achieved his career-high ranking of World # 3.
He also won the silver medal at the 2010 World Junior Team Championship, where he was the Pakistan national team's captain.
Danish Atlas Khan is 5-time Asian Squash Champion, he also won the silver medal in the 2016 South Asian Games.
He is two-times Asian Junior Individual Champion (2011 & 2012) and became the #1 junior squash player in Asia.
Khan has been a 14-time national gold medalist.
Atlas Khan is former Pakistan #1 Senior squash player and has a great services for Pakistan in the field of squash, he started playing squash aged six, he has served Pakistan squash and keep Pakistan flag flying internationally for 20 years, He represented Pakistan in 20 countries USA, England, Canada, Switzerland, France, China, etc. During his career he has won many national and international medals including 35 Gold Medals, 20 Silver Medals, 16 Bronze Medals for Pakistan,
He represented Pakistan in the following prestigious events, • Commonwealth Games 2010, • Asian Games 2010 & 2014, • South Asian Games 2016
Medals List • Asian Games Gold Medalist 2010 in China, Team Event • Chicago Open Champion 2015 in USA
* Gold Medalist in Asian Senior Team Championship in Hong Kong 2014 • Twice Asian Junior Champion Individual 2011 in Jordan & 2012 in Iran • Silver Medalist in South Asian Games Team Event in India in 2016 • Silver Medalist in World Junior Championship Team Event in Ecuador in 2010 • Silver Medalist in Asian Junior Team Event 2011 in Sri lanka • Silver Medalist in U-17 British Junior Open squash Championship 2009 in England • Bronze Medalist in World Junior Individual Championship in Qatar in 2012
During his PSA career Danish Atlas Khan has played 16 (PSA) Professional Squash Association Finals where he won 8 PSA finals, he won his first 3 PSA consecutive tournaments in Iran and did hat trick in 2011.
Government of Pakistan awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Mr. Danish Atlas Khan for Projecting the image of the country by winning International Gold Medals for Pakistan in 2005, he is also Awarded Outstanding Best Man Player of the Year award in Asia by Asian Squash Federation in 2012.

## Awards & Recognitions

Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medals of Excellence) by President of Pakistan in 2024
Certificate of Recognition by Prime Minister of Pakistan in 2005
Asian Junior Man Player of the Year award by Asian Squash Federation in 2012

## Rankings

Pakistan Highest Rank #1 Senior
Pakistan Highest Rank #1 in Junior
Asian Highest Rank #1 in Junior
World Highest Rank #3 in Junior

### (PSA) Professional Squash Association

Highest Rank #65. (May 2015):