Samiullah Khan
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Samiullah Khan Niazi (Urdu
: سمیع اللہ خان نیازی) (born September 6, 1951, Bahawalpur, Pakistan) is a former field hockey
player from Pakistan
, who was nickname
d The Flying Horse because of his great speed. He played as a left winger for his native country in 1970s and 1980s.
He was instrumental in Pakistan's bronze medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics
in Montreal
, and winning gold in Asian Games
in Bangkok
in 1978. Khan retired from international hockey
in 1982 while he was a captain of Pakistan. His brother Kaleemullah Khan
also played for the national field hockey team of Pakistan. He later managed the Pakistani team, quitting in 2005.
Samiullah is also nephew of Haji Matiullah Khan, who was member of the 1960 Rome Olympics
gold-winning Pakistan hockey side.
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
: سمیع اللہ خان نیازی) (born September 6, 1951, Bahawalpur, Pakistan) is a former field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player from Pakistan
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...
, who was nickname
Nickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
d The Flying Horse because of his great speed. He played as a left winger for his native country in 1970s and 1980s.
He was instrumental in Pakistan's bronze medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, and winning gold in Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
in 1978. Khan retired from international hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
in 1982 while he was a captain of Pakistan. His brother Kaleemullah Khan
Kaleemullah Khan
Kaleemullah Khan is a famous hockey player from Pakistan, his brother Samiullah Khan, was also a hockey player.A forward, Kaleemullah played between 1979 and 1986, he was capped 176 times with 97 goals. He won Gold at the 1984 Olympics and won the World Cup in 1986. He scored winning goal in 1984...
also played for the national field hockey team of Pakistan. He later managed the Pakistani team, quitting in 2005.
Samiullah is also nephew of Haji Matiullah Khan, who was member of the 1960 Rome Olympics
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...
gold-winning Pakistan hockey side.