Yahya Butt
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| Yahya Butt یحییٰ بٹ | |
|---|---|
| Bodybuilder | |
 Yahya Butt after Mr Pakistan Olympia 2001 | |
| Personal info | |
| Born | 23 April 1965 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Died | 6 February 2022 (aged 56) Lahore, Pakistan |
| Height | 5.9 ft (180 cm) |
| Weight | Contest: 194 lb (88 kg) Off season: 260 lb (118 kg) |
| Professional career | |
| Best win |
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| Competition record | ||
|---|---|---|
| BodyBuilding | ||
| International achievements | ||
| 1st | 1994 | Mr. Asia |
| 1st | 1990 | Mr. Asia |
| 1st | 1985 | Jr Mr. Asia |
| 2nd | 1989 | Mr. Asia |
| National achievements | ||
| 1st | 1986 | Mr. Pakistan |
| 1st | 1992 | Mr. Olympia Pakistan |
| 1st | 1995 | Mr. Olympia Pakistan |
| 1st | 1998 | Mr. Olympia Pakistan |
| 1st | 2001 | Mr. Olympia Pakistan |
| 1st | 2004 | Mr. Olympia Pakistan |
Yahya Butt (1961/1962 – 6 February 2022) was a leading bodybuilder in Pakistan. He won the Asian Gold Medal three times. He was also the chairman of Punjab Bodybuilding Association.[1] Butt succumbed to bowel cancer and died on 6 February 2022 at a local hospital in Lahore.[2]
Butt had won the Mr. Pakistan Olympia title five times and represented Pakistan four times in the Mr. Universe competitions.[2] Butt won the Mr. Asia title in 1994.[3] Yahya Butt was also a Certified Trainer from Gold's Gym California, USA. He was a police officer in the Punjab Police. Yahya had retired to divert his attention to bodybuilding. He ran his own gym and ran a sports manufacturing company to manufacture gym equipment.[4]
Personal life and death[edit]
Butt died on 6 February 2022 at a local hospital in Lahore. He contracted COVID-19 in 2020 and, after recovering from it, was diagnosed with colon cancer.[5]
Provincial Sports Minister Rai Taimoor Khan expressed grief over his demise and said that Yahya Butt's bodybuilding services could never be forgotten.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "پاکستان کے معروف تن ساز یحییٰ بٹ انتقال کرگئے". urdu.geo.tv.
- ^ a b "پاکستان کے معروف تن ساز یحییٰ بٹ انتقال کرگئے". 6 February 2022.
- ^ "ایشین گولڈ میڈلسٹ باڈی بلڈر یحییٰ بٹ کینسر سے جنگ ہار گئے". jang.com.pk.
- ^ "Pakistan's record-holder bodybuilder Yahya Butt passes away". The Nation. 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Ex-Mr Pakistan Yahya Butt in hospital after being diagnosed with colon cancer". www.geosuper.tv.