Manzoor Hussain Atif
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- Not to be confused with Manzoor Hussain (field hockey)
Brigadier (R) Manzoor Hussain Atif (1928 – 2008) was a former secretary Pakistan Hockey Federation
Pakistan Hockey Federation
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and Olympian
Olympic Games
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. Atif was born in 1928 in Gujrat
Gujrat
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, Punjab
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, Pakistan
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Atif was one of Pakistan's iconic hockey fullback, he represented Pakistan in four Olympics and was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics
1960 Summer Olympics
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. He also served as the team manager of the Pakistan squad that won second and third Olympic gold medals in Mexico
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in 1968
1968 Summer Olympics
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and in Los Angeles
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in 1984
1984 Summer Olympics
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He served as general secretary of the Pakistan Hockey Federation
Pakistan Hockey Federation
The Pakistan Hockey Federation is the national governing body for field hockey in Pakistan. It is affiliated to the International Hockey Federation .The current PHF president is Qasim Zia.- History :...
(PHF) for 11 years, becoming the first non-European chairman of the International Hockey Federation
International Hockey Federation
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Rules Board in 1994. During his tenure as PHF general secretary, Pakistan won the World Cup
Hockey World Cup
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1982 in Bombay
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, India
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. Atif also held the position of Asian Hockey Federation
Asian Hockey Federation
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general secretary for 16 years and was vice president of the organization between 1982–2001. He was highly respected in the hockey world and was instrumental in raising the sport’s profile at an international level.
Brig (R) Manzoor Hussain Atif died after a prolonged illness in Islamabad
Islamabad
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on December 8, 2008. He was 81. He has left behind a widow, two daughters and two sons.