Pakistan at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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Pakistan
competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
in Munich
, West Germany
. The men's hockey team won a silver medal.
Athletics
Men's 200 metres
Men's 400 metres
Men's 800 metres
Men's 1500 metres
Men's 110 metres hurdles
Men's 400 metres hurdles
Men's 4x100m relay
Boxing
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
Weightlifting
Men's Middleweight (-75kg)
Wrestling
Men's Freestyle Bantamweight (– 67kg)
Men's Freestyle Welterweight (– 74kg)
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
. The men's hockey team won a silver medal.
AthleticsAthletics at the 1972 Summer OlympicsAt the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 38 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 14 for women. There were a total number of 1324 participating athletes from 104 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*...
Men's 200 metres
- Nusrat Iqbal Sahi
- Heat 6 1st round; 22.07 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 metres
- Nusrat Iqbal Sahi
- Heat 1 1st round; 49.47 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
- Mohammad Siddiq
- Heat 6 1st round; 1:52.6 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres
- Mohammad Younus
- Heat 2 1st round; 3:44.1 (→ did not advance)
Men's 110 metres hurdles
- Bashir Ahmed
- Heat 1 1st round; 15.38 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 metres hurdles
- Norman Brinkworth
- Heat 3 1st round; 54.67 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x100m relay
- Mohammad Younus, Norman Brinkworth, Mohammad Siddiq and Nusrat Iqbal Sahi
- Heat 1 1st round; DNP (→ did not participate)
BoxingBoxing at the 1972 Summer OlympicsFinal results for the Boxing competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics:It was held August 27 to September 10, with the participation of 357 fighters from 81 countries.-Medal table:-Light Flyweight :-First Round:...
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- Jan Baloch
- First round — Lost to Georgi KostadinovGeorgi KostadinovGeorgi Kostadinov is a former boxer from Bulgaria.-Amateur career:Kostadinov won the Olympic Flyweight gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games for Bulgaria...
(BUL), TKO-2
Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
- Malang Baloch
- First round — Lost to Graham Moughton (GBR), 0:5
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary round Group A
- Defeated (3-0)
- Drew with (1-1)
- Defeated (3-1)
- Lost to (1-2)
- Defeated (3-1)
- Defeated (3-0)
- Defeated (3-1)
- Semifinals
- Defeated (2-0)
- Final
- Lost to (0-1) → Silver Medal
- Team Roster
- Mohammad Asad Malik (captain)
- Saeed Anwar (vice-captain)
- Saleem SherwaniSaleem Sherwani (field hockey goalkeeper)Saleem Sherwani is a former field hockey goalkeeper from Pakistan Men's National Hockey Team. He won the silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany and bronze medal in 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.-References:...
(gk) - Mohammad Aslam (gk)
- Munawwaruz ZamanMunawwaruz ZamanMunawwaruz Zaman was one of the players of the Pakistan national field hockey team produced by Pakistan. Munawwar played for Pakistan until his retirement in 1980. He was also a high ranking bank officer....
- Zahid SheikhZahid SheikhMuhammad Zahid Sheikh was a field hockey player who played for the Pakistan National Hockey Team from 1969-1976. He was born at Sialkot. He was capped 34 times and scored 8 goals. He is the younger brother of field hockey star Shahnaz Sheikh.-References:***...
- Fazalur Rehman
- Shahnaz SheikhShahnaz SheikhShahnaz Sheikh is a famous hockey player from Pakistan. He was born at Sialkot, Pakistan.A forward, Shahnaz Sheikh played between 1969 and 1978, he was capped 68 times and scored 45 goals. He won Silver in the 1972 Olympics and Bronze in the 1976 Olympics . Shahnaz won 1971 World Cup and was...
- Abdul Rasheed Jr
- Akhtarul Islam
- Islahuddin
- Mudassar Asghar
- Jahangir Butt
- Iftikhar Syed
- Riaz Ahmed
- Akhtar RasoolAkhtar RasoolAkhtar Rasool is a former field hockey player and captain from Pakistan, who won the golden medal with the Men's National Hockey Team at the Hockey World Cups 1978 and again in 1982....
- Tanvir Dar
- Umar Farooq
WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 1972 Summer OlympicsThe weightlifting competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only. Two new weight classes were introduced at these Games , marking the first changes to the Olympic program since 1952...
Men's Middleweight (-75kg)- Mohammad Arshad Malik
- Press 117.5kg
- Snatch 107.5kg
- Jerk 147.5kg
- Total 372.5kg (finished 19th out of 19)
WrestlingWrestling at the 1972 Summer OlympicsAt the 1972 Summer Olympics, 20 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were 10 weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and 10 classes in freestyle wrestling.- Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal table:-Participating nations:...
Men's Freestyle Bantamweight (– 67kg)
- Allah Ditta
- 1st round — Lost to Jorge Ramos (CUB)
- 2nd round — Lost to Risto Darlev (YUG)
Men's Freestyle Welterweight (– 74kg)
- Mohammad Yaqoob
- 1st round — Lost to Mildos Urbanovics (HUN)
- 2nd round — Drew with Shakar Khan Shakar (AFG)
- 3rd round — Lost to Jan Karlsson (SWE)