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'''Amar Shah''' (born 12 October 12, 1985) is a Kenyan former swimmer who specialized in breaststroke, but also competed in the freestyle relays.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|title = Amar Shah|httpurl = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/amar-shah-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418110412/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/amar-shah-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 7 May 2013}}</ref> He is a single-time Olympian (2004), and a two-time swimmer at the [[Commonwealth Games]] (2006, and 2010).<ref>{{cite web|title=Biography – Shah, Amar|url=http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Participants/Participants?ID=107700|publisher=[[Melbourne 2006]]|accessdate=7 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103150933/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Participants/Participants?ID=107700|archive-date=3 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kenya on track for Melbourne|url=http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Sports+and+Venues/Aquatics+Swimming/News/20060227Kenya+on+track+for+Melbourne.htm|publisher=[[Melbourne 2006]]|date=27 February 2006|accessdate=7 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103150758/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Sports+and+Venues/Aquatics+Swimming/News/20060227Kenya+on+track+for+Melbourne.htm|archive-date=3 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Shah qualified for the semi finalssemifinals in 2010 Commonwealth Games setting a national record in the 50m breaststroke in a time of 30.53 . He currently holds three long-course Kenyan records in the 50, 100 and 200 m breaststroke. Shah also won a total of bronze medals, as a member of the Kenyan swimming team, in the freestyle and medley relays (along with brothers [[David Dunford|David]] and [[Jason Dunford]]) at the [[2011 All-Africa Games]] in [[Maputo, Mozambique]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Dunford brothers wrap up swim with Silver & Bronze|url=http://www.sportsnewsarena.com/dunford-brothers-wrap-up-swim-with-silver---bronze|publisher=Sportsnews Arena|date=10 September 2011|accessdate=7 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Dunford brothers take Silver & Bronze in relay event in Maputo |url=http://www.kenyanvibe.com/dunford-brothers-take-silver-bronze-in-relay-event-in-maputo/ |publisher=Kenyan Vibe |accessdate=7 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111231180351/http://www.kenyanvibe.com/dunford-brothers-take-silver-bronze-in-relay-event-in-maputo/ |archivedate=31 December 2011 }}</ref>

Shah qualified for the [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke|men's 100 m breaststroke]] at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], by receiving a Universality place from [[FINA]] in an entry time of 1:11.01.<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 1)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000104060004000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Athens 2004]]|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=24 March 2013}}</ref> He participated in heat one against three other swimmers [[Eric Williams (swimmer)|Eric Williams]] of Nigeria, [[Chisela Kanchela]] of Zambia, and [[Alice Shrestha]] of Nepal. He set a Kenyan record of 1:10.17 to earn a third spot by a 2.48-second margin behind winner Williams. Shah failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-eighth overall out of 60 swimmers on the first day of preliminaries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat 1|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/results/3535088.stm|work=[[Athens 2004]]|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=14 August 2004|accessdate=31 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Whitten |first=Phillip |title=Prelims, Men's 100 Breaststroke: Kitajima, Hansen Qualify One-Two; Japanese Sets Olympic Record |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7788.asp |publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]] |date=14 August 2004 |accessdate=19 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203065847/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7788.asp |archivedate= 3 December 2013 }}</ref>

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