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...

competed at the 1960 Summer 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...

in Rome

Rome

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, Italy

Italy

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. Here, they won their first Olympic Games gold medal by defeating India in the final of the men's hockey competition. The country also landed their first individual Olympic Games medal, a bronze, through welterweight wrestler Mohammad Bashir in the freestyle contests. Making this Pakistan's most successful Olympics to date.

Medalists

Gold medal in the men's hockey competition and a bronze medal in the men's freestyle wrestling

Athletics

Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 34 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 10 by women. There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 73 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-Records broken:...

Men's 100 metres

• Abdul Khaliq
• Heat 2; 11.2 (→ did not advance)

• Iftikhar Shah
• Heat 7; Retired

Men's 200 metres

• Iftikhar Shah
• Heat 1; Non-starter

• Abdul Khaliq
• Heat 4; 23.1 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

• Mubarak Shah
  Mubarak Shah
  Mubarak Shah was head of the Chagatai Khanate . He was the son of Qara Hülëgü and Ergene Khatun, of the Mongol empire....
  
  
• Heat 4; 15:43.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x100 metres relay

• Abdul Malik, Ramzan Ali, Ghulam Raziq and Abdul Khaliq
• Heat 3; 42.5 (→ advanced to semifinals)
• 2nd semifinal; 42.8 (→ did not advance)

Men's 110 metres hurdles

• Ghulam Raziq
• Heat 4; 14.6 (→ advanced to quarter-finals)
• 2nd quarter-final; 14.4 (→ advanced to semifinals)
• 2nd semifinal; 14.3 (→ did not advance)

• Abdul Malik
• Heat 5; 15.4 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 metres hurdles

• Mohammad Yaqoob
• Heat 3; 52.8 (→ did not advance)

Men's 3,000 metres steeplechase

• Mubarak Shah
  Mubarak Shah
  Mubarak Shah was head of the Chagatai Khanate . He was the son of Qara Hülëgü and Ergene Khatun, of the Mongol empire....
  
  
• Heat 2; 9:20.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's long jump

• Ramzan Ali
• Qualification 3rd series; Failed to record a jump

Men's hop, step and jump

• Mohammad Khan
• Qualification 3rd series; 14.43m (→ did not advance)

Men's pole vault

• Allah Ditta
• Qualification; 4.00m (→ did not advance)

Men's putting the shot

• Haider Khan
• Qualification; 16.47m (→ did not advance)

Men's throwing the hammer

• Mohammad Iqbal
• Qualification; 60.86m (→ qualified for final)
• Final; 61.79m finished 12th out of 15

Men's throwing the discus

• Haider Khan
• Qualification; 46.57m (→ did not advance)

Men's throwing the javelin

• Mohammad Nawaz
• Qualification 2nd series; 70.05m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

In the 1960 Summer Olympics, Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. won the gold medal in the boxing light heavyweight division for the United States.-Medals:- Flyweight :-Quarterfinals:...

Men's bantamweight (up to 54kg)

• Mohammad Nasir
• Round 1 thirtyseconds of final; Bye
• Round 2 sixteenths of final; Beat S Akbarzadeh (IRN) on pts
• Round 3 eighths of final; Lost to M Thein (BUR) on pts

Men's lightweight (up to 60kg)

• Ghulam Sarwar
  Ghulam Sarwar
  Professor Ghulam Sarwar, born 1945 in Bangladesh, director of the Muslim Educational Trust based at Stroud Green Road in London. He is also a highly respected and recognised writer on Islam in English. -Background:...
  
  
• Round 1 thirtyseconds of final; Bye
• Round 2 sixteenths of final; Lost to A Hernandez (MEX) on pts

Men's middleweight (up to 75kg)

• Sultan Mahmood
• Round 1 sixteenths of final; Lost to T Walasek (POL) on pts

Men's light heavyweight (up to 81kg)

• Mohammad Safdar
• Round 1 sixteenths of final; Bye
• Round 2 eighths of final; Lost to G Saraudi (ITA) on pts

Cycling

Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

The cycling competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-References:*...

Men's individual scratch sprint

• Mohammad Ashiq
• Heat 7; (→ sent to repechage)
• Repechage 5th; 12.8 Lost to L Mucino (MEX)

• Abdul Raziq Baloch
• Heat 8; (→ sent to repechage)
• Repechage 4th; 12.1 Lost to H Francis (USA)

Men's tandem sprint

• Mohammad Ashiq and Abdul Raziq Baloch
• Heat 2; Not present

Men's 1,000 metres standing start time trial

• Mohammad Ashiq
• 1:20.17 finished 25th out of 25

Men's Team Competition

Elimination rounds Round B

• Defeated (3-0)
• Defeated (8-0)
• Defeated (10-0)

Quarter-finals

• Defeated (2-1)

Semifinals

• Defeated (1-0)

Final

• Defeated (1-0)

Pakistan won the gold medal

Team Roster

• Abdul Hameed (captain)
• Ghulam Rasool (vice-captain)
• Abdul Rashid (gk)
• Rony Gardner (gk)
• Munir Dar
  Munir Dar (field hockey)
  Munir Ahmed Dar was a field hockey player from Pakistan, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Hockey Team at the 1956 and 1964 Summer Olympics.Munir Dar died on June 1, 2011.-References:...
  
  
• Manzoor Hussain Atif
  Manzoor Hussain Atif
  Brigadier Manzoor Hussain Atif was a former secretary Pakistan Hockey Federation and Olympian. Atif was born in 1928 in Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan....
  
  
• Khurshid Aslam
• Bashir Ahmed
• Anwar Ahmed Khan
• Zafar Hayat
• Habib Ali Kiddie
  Habib Ali Kiddie
  Habib Ali Kiddie was a Pakistani hockey player and Olympian.-References:...
  
  
• Noor Alam
  Noor Alam
  Noor Alam is a former field hockey player from Pakistan. He won gold medal in 1960 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in 1956 Summer Olympics. He was also the member of winning Pakistani team of 1958 and 1962 Asian Games.-References:...
  
  
• Khawaja Zakauddin
• Abdul Waheed
• Zafar Ali Khan
• Naseer Bunda
  Naseer Bunda
  Naseer Ahmad Bunda is a former field hockey player from Pakistan. He is silver medalist from 1956 Summer Olympics and a gold medalist from 1960 Summer Olympics. He also received Pride of Performance award from Government of Pakistan.-References:...
  
  
• Motiullah
  Motiullah
  Motiullah Khan is a former field hockey player from Pakistan. He won gold medal in 1960 Summer Olympics and silver medals in 1956 and 1964 Summer Olympics. He also received Tamgha-i-Imtiaz award from Government of Pakistan in 1963.-References:...
  
  
• Mushtaq Ahmed

Shooting

Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome comprised six events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...

Men's free rifle

• Aziz Wains
• Elimination rounds Group One; 153/180/154 = 487 19th out of 20
• Final; Not present

Men's free pistol

• M Zafar Ahmed
• Elimination rounds Group One; 59/77/74/79 = 289 finished 31st out of 33

Men's small bore rifle prone position

• Saifi Chaudhry
• Elimination rounds Group One; 95/89/96/93 = 373 finished 39th out of 43

Men's small bore rifle three positions

• Saifi Chaudhry
• Elimination rounds Group Two; 185/160/161 = 506 finished 34th out of 38

• Aziz Wains
• Elimination rounds Group Two; Not present

Men's pistol rapid fire shooting at silhouette

• Mohammad Iqbal
• 253/248 = 501 finished 55th out of 57

Weightlifting

Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

The weightlifting competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:...

Men's bantamweight (57kg)

• Mohammad Azam Mian
• Press not counted
• Snatch 82.5kg
• Jerk 100kg
• Total 182.5kg Unplaced

Men's lightweight (67.5kg)

• Abdul Ghani Butt
• Press not counted
• Snatch 92.5kg
• Jerk 125.0kg
• Total 217.5kg Unplaced

Wrestling Freestyle

Men's flyweight (52kg)

• Nawab Din
• 1st round; Beat S O'Connor (IRL) by fall
• 2nd round; Beat V Dimitrov (BUL) on pts
• 3rd round; Lost to M Matsubara (JPN) by fall
• 4th round; Lost to A Bilek (TUR) by fall

Nawab Din ranked 9th out of 17

Men's bantamweight (57kg)

• Siraj Din
• 1st round; Beat W Pilling (GBR) by fall
• 2nd round; Lost to T Jaskari (FIN) on pts
• 3rd round; Lost to M Shakhov (USSR) on pts

Siraj Din ranked joint 10th out of 19

Men's featherweight (62kg)

• Mohammad Akhtar
  Mohammad Akhtar
  Mohammad Akhtar is a Pakistani born English cricketer. Akhtar is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born at Gujranwala, Punjab....
  
  
• 1st round; Beat M Kederi (AFG) by fall
• 2nd round; Lost to T Sato (JPN) on pts
• 3rd round; Beat J Zurawski (POL) on pts
• 4th round; Beat V Rubashvili (USSR) on pts
• 5th round; Lost to M Dagistanli (TUR) by fall

Mohammad Akhtar ranked 6th out of 25

Men's lightweight (67kg)

• Mohammad Din
• 1st round; Beat to M Tajiki (IRN) by fall
• 2nd round; Beat N Stamulis (AUS) on pts
• 3rd round; Beat R Bielle (FRA) on pts

Mohammad Din ranked joint 12th out of 24

Men's welterweight (73kg)

• Mohammad Bashir
  Mohammad Bashir
  Mohammad Bashir was a wrestler from Pakistan, who won the bronze medal in freestyle wrestling in the welterweight class at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome...
  
  
• 1st round; Beat Peter Amey (GRB) by fall
• 2nd round; Beat Juan Rolon (ARG) on pts
• 3rd round; Lost to Goudarzi Emam Habibi (IRN) on pts
• 4th round; Beat Karl Bruggmann (SWI) by fall
• 5th round; Beat Gaetano De Vescovi (ITA) on pts
• Final round bout 1; Lost to Ismail Ogan
  Ismail Ogan
  İsmail Ogan , is a former Turkish Olympic medalist sports wrestler in the Welterweight class and a trainer...
  
   (TUR) on pts
• Final round bout 3; Lost to Douglas Blubaugh
  Douglas Blubaugh
  Douglas Morlan Blubaugh , was an American wrestler and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, where he received a gold medal in freestyle welterweight, defeating the five-time world champion Emam-Ali Habibi.Blubaugh, born in Ponca City, Oklahoma, was a two-time AAU...
  
   (USA) by fall

Mohammad Bashir won the bronze medal after being ranked 3rd out of 23

Men's middleweight (79kg)

• Faiz Mohammad
• 1st round; admitted to second round
• 2nd round; Lost to T Nagai (JPN) on pts
• 3rd round; Beat M A Khokan (AFG) on pts

Faiz Mohammad ranked 11th out of 19

Men's heavyweight (over 87kg)

• Mohammad Nazir
  Mohammad Nazir
  Mohammad Nazir is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 14 Tests and 4 One Day International matches from 1969 to 1984 and became a cricket umpire after he retired from professional cricket....
  
  
• 1st round; Lost to L Djiber (BUL) by fall
• 2nd round; Beat N Subhani (AFG) on pts
• 3rd round; Lost to H Kaplan (TUR) by fall

Mohammad Nazir ranked 12th out of 17