Arshad Chaudhury Kamboh (athlete)
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Arshad Chaudhury is an international hockey player from Pakistan
. He was born on April 10, 1950 in Faislabad (formerly Lyallpur
) District of Punjab
, Pakistan. He is son of Chaudhry Sadique Salar and the nephew of the world renowned hockey legend
of Pakistan, Dr Gulam Rasool Chaudhury.
Arshad did his B.A. from Government College Faislabad where he was also the captain of college Hockey team. He did M.A. in History from Punjab University Lahore in 1973. In 1975 he was selected Assistant Manager in PIA.
Arshad Chaudhury was selected in the Panjab University Hockey team in 1971 for the Inter-Varsity Hockey Championship held at Karachi
. The team won the Inter-Varsity Championship in the following year. Arshad remained an active hockey international player in the Pakistani national team from 1971 through 1976 and played as right half-back. He represented Pakistan in over 33 national and international matches. He represented Pakistani Men's hockey team which participated in the 1975 third World Cup Hockey, held at Kualalumpur and won the Silver
Medal. In 1976, he participated in the Pakistani Men’s hockey in the 1976 Summer Olympics
held at Montreal
which won the Bronze
Medal.
.
Arshad is cousin brother of another internationally renowned Pakistan
i hockey legend, Chaudhury Akhtar Rasool
.
He retired from active hockey after the Montreal
Olympics
in 1976.
Arshad belongs to Kamboh (Kamboj
) tribe of Pakistani Punjab.
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...
. He was born on April 10, 1950 in Faislabad (formerly Lyallpur
Lyallpur
Lyallpur may refer to* the former name of Faisalabad city, Pakistan* Lyallpur Town, a municipal area of Faisalabad city, Pakistan...
) District of Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
, Pakistan. He is son of Chaudhry Sadique Salar and the nephew of the world renowned hockey legend
Legend
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of Pakistan, Dr Gulam Rasool Chaudhury.
Arshad did his B.A. from Government College Faislabad where he was also the captain of college Hockey team. He did M.A. in History from Punjab University Lahore in 1973. In 1975 he was selected Assistant Manager in PIA.
Arshad Chaudhury was selected in the Panjab University Hockey team in 1971 for the Inter-Varsity Hockey Championship held at Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
. The team won the Inter-Varsity Championship in the following year. Arshad remained an active hockey international player in the Pakistani national team from 1971 through 1976 and played as right half-back. He represented Pakistan in over 33 national and international matches. He represented Pakistani Men's hockey team which participated in the 1975 third World Cup Hockey, held at Kualalumpur and won the Silver
Silver
Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal...
Medal. In 1976, he participated in the Pakistani Men’s hockey 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...
held at Montreal
Montreal
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which won the Bronze
Bronze
Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
Medal.
.
Arshad is cousin brother of another internationally renowned 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...
i hockey legend, Chaudhury Akhtar Rasool
Rasool Akhtar Kamboh (athlete)
Akhtar Rasool Kamboh is a field hockey player and Olympian from Pakistan. He has three Hockey World Cups Gold. He played Center Half in Pakistan hockey. Akhtar is considered one of the creative geniuses in center-half recovery and ball distribution....
.
He retired from active hockey after the Montreal
Montreal
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Olympics
Summer Olympic Games
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in 1976.
Arshad belongs to Kamboh (Kamboj
Kamboj
The Kambojs , also Kamboh, are an ethnic community of the Punjab region. They may relate to the Kambojas, an Iranian tribe known to the people of Iron Age India and mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts and epigraphy. Kamboj is frequently used as a surname in lieu of the sub-caste or the gotra name...
) tribe of Pakistani Punjab.
See also
- KambojasKambojasThe Kambojas were a kshatriya tribe of Iron Age India, frequently mentioned in Sanskrit and Pali literature.They were an Indo-Iranian tribe situated at the boundary of the Indo-Aryans and the Iranians, and appear to have moved from the Iranian into the Indo-Aryan sphere over time.The Kambojas...
- KambojKambojThe Kambojs , also Kamboh, are an ethnic community of the Punjab region. They may relate to the Kambojas, an Iranian tribe known to the people of Iron Age India and mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts and epigraphy. Kamboj is frequently used as a surname in lieu of the sub-caste or the gotra name...
- Gulam Rasool Chaudhury Kamboh
- Akhtar Rasool Kamboh (athlete)Rasool Akhtar Kamboh (athlete)Akhtar Rasool Kamboh is a field hockey player and Olympian from Pakistan. He has three Hockey World Cups Gold. He played Center Half in Pakistan hockey. Akhtar is considered one of the creative geniuses in center-half recovery and ball distribution....
- Prithipal SinghPrithipal SinghPrithipal Singh was an Indian field hockey nicknamed the “King of short corner” by hockey commentators. He participated in the Olympic field hockey three times and each time he scored the highest number of goals as a single player...
External links
- Arshad Ali Chaudry: http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/arshad-ali-chaudry-1.html