Pakistan at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City | ||||||||||||
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| Flag bearer | Tariq Aziz | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 29 |
Gold 1 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 1 |
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Pakistan competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The only medal won was a gold medal in men's field hockey. The contingent included only 20 sports persons—18 hockey players and two wrestlers. Pakistan took part in only two disciplines at the Olympiad.
Medalists
Gold won in the men's field hockey team competition.
Field hockey
Men's Team Competition
Group B
- Defeated
Netherlands (6-0) - Defeated
France (1-0) - Defeated
Australia (3-2) - Defeated
Argentina (5-0) - Defeated
Great Britain (2-1) - Defeated
Malaysia (4-0) - Defeated
Kenya (2-1)
- Defeated
Semifinals
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West Germany (1-0) after extra time
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Final
- Defeated Australia (2-1) for the gold medal.
- Defeated
Team Roster
- Tariq Aziz (captain)
- Mohammad Asad Malik (vice-captain)
- Zakir Hussain (gk)
- Qazi Salahuddin (gk)
- Tanvir Dar
- Riazuddin
- Saeed Anwar
- Riaz Ahmed
- Gulraiz Akhtar
- Fazalur Rehman
- Anwar Shah
- Khalid Mahmood
- Mohammad Ashfaq
- Abdul Rasheed Jr
- Jahangir Butt
- Farooq Khan
- Laeeq Ahmed
- Tariq Niazi
Freestyle Wrestling
Pakistan competed in Freestyle Wrestling at 1968 Summer Olympics. Those who competed include:
Men's bantamweight (up to 57kg)
- Sardar Mohammad
- 1st round; Lost to Donald Behm (USA)
- 2nd round; Beat Sukhbaatar Bazaryn (MGL)
- 3rd round; Lost to Abutaleb Gorgori (IRN)
Men's lightweight (up to 70kg)
- Taj Mohammad
- 1st round; Beat Stefanos Ioannidis (GRE)
- 2nd round; Lost to Seyit Agrali (TUR)
- 3rd round; Lost to Valtchev Enio (BUL) TKO
References
- "Official Olympic Reports - 1968 Mexico City Volumes". LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". Olympic.org. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
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