Pakistan at the Olympics

Summary

Pakistan first participated in the Olympic Games in 1948 in London, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for when they participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union. It has participated in every Winter Olympic Games since the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, when alpine skier Mohammad Abbas became the first Pakistani athlete to qualify for a Winter Olympics event.

Pakistan at the
Olympics
IOC codePAK
NOCPakistan Olympic Association
Websitenocpakistan.org
Medals
Ranked 80th
Gold
3
Silver
3
Bronze
4
Total
10
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Pakistani athletes have won a total of ten medals, all in the Summer Olympics. Pakistan's men's field hockey team won eight medals in the nine games it participated in between 1956 and 1992, which included a run of 5 consecutive finals between 1956 and 1972, that yielded 2 gold and 3 silver medals in quick succession.

The 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome has been the most successful Olympics for Pakistan, with Pakistan winning two medals: a gold medal in field hockey and a bronze medal in wrestling.

Pakistan has won two individual medals in the Olympics to date, both bronze medals: one in wrestling in Rome 1960 and one in boxing in Seoul 1988. Pakistan has not won a single medal at the Olympic games since 1992 Barcelona.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Arshad Nadeem made history by becoming the first ever Pakistani athlete to qualify for a track and field final at the Olympics.[1]

History edit

The Pakistan Olympic Association was created in 1948, while the Pakistan Sports Board was established in 1962.

Participation and medal tables edit

  Peach colour indicates best performance

Summer Olympics edit

Games Athletes Athletes by sport Medals Total Rank
                             
1900–1936 as part of   India
1948 London 39[2] 5 - 3 2 19 - - - 4 - 2 4 - - - 0[2]
1952 Helsinki 44[3] 16[3] - 4 2 18 - - 1 2 - 1 1 - - - 0[3]
1956 Melbourne 62[4] 19[4] - 6 4 18[4] - - 2 3 - 3 6 - 1[4] - 1[4] 31
1960 Rome 49[5] 12[5] - 4 2 18 - - 4 - - 2 7 1[5] - 1[5] 2[5] 20
1964 Tokyo 41 6 - 4[6] 4[6] 18 - - 5 - - 1[6] 6 - 1[6] - 1[6] 30
1968 Mexico City 20[7] - - - - 18[7] - - - - - - 2[7] 1[7] - - 1[7] 29
1972 Munich 25 5 - 2[8] - 18 - - - - - 1[8] 2[8] - 1[8] - 1[8] 33
1976 Montreal 24 2[9] - 2 - 16 - - - - - 2 2 - - 1[9] 1[9] 37
1980 Moscow did not participate
1984 Los Angeles 29 3[10] - 4[10] - 16 - 6[10] - - - - 2[10] 1[10] - - 1[10] 25
1988 Seoul 31 7 - 2[11] - 16 - 2[11] - - 1[11] - 3[11] - - 1[11] 1[11] 46
1992 Barcelona 27 4 - 4 - 16 - 2[12] - - - - 1[12] - - 1[12] 1[12] 54
1996 Atlanta 24[13] 2[13] - 4[13] - 16[13] - - - 1[13] - - 1[13] - - - 0[13]
2000 Sydney 27[14] 2[14] - 4[14] - 16[14] - 3[14] 1[14] 1[14] - - - - - - 0[14]
2004 Athens 26[15] 2[15] - 5[15] - 16[15] - - 1[15] 2[15] - - - - - - 0[15]
2008 Beijing 21 2 - - - 16 - - 1 2 - - - - - - 0
2012 London 21 2 - - - 16 - - 1 2 - - - - - - 0
2016 Rio de Janeiro 7[16] 2[16] - - - - 1[16] - 2[16] 2[16] - - - - - - 0 [17]
2020 Tokyo 10[18] 2 1 - - - 1 - 3 2 - 1 - - - - 0 [19]
2024 Paris future event
2028 Los Angeles
2032 Brisbane
Total 3 3 4 10 80

Winter Olympics edit

Games Athletes Athletes by sport Medals Total Rank
         
1924–2006 did not participate
2010 Vancouver 1 1 - - - - 0
2014 Sochi 1 1 - - - - 0
2018 Pyeongchang 2[20] 1[20] 1[20] - - - 0
2022 Beijing 1 1 - - - - 0
2026 Milan–Cortina future event
Total 0 0 0 0

Medals by sport edit

Medals by sport
Sport   Gold   Silver   Bronze Total Rank
  Boxing 0 0 1 1 69
  Field hockey 3 3 2 8 6
  Wrestling 0 0 1 1 60
Total 3 3 4 10 80

List of medalists edit

Medal Name/Team Games Sport Event Date
  Silver 1956 Melbourne   Field hockey Men's tournament 6 December 1956
  Gold 1960 Rome   Field hockey Men's tournament 9 September 1960
  Bronze Muhammad Bashir   Wrestling Men's freestyle welterweight 6 September 1960
  Silver 1964 Tokyo   Field hockey Men's tournament 23 October 1964
  Gold 1968 Mexico City   Field hockey Men's tournament 26 October 1968
  Silver 1972 Munich   Field hockey Men's tournament 10 September 1972
  Bronze 1976 Montreal   Field hockey Men's tournament 30 July 1976
  Gold 1984 Los Angeles   Field hockey Men's tournament 11 August 1984
  Bronze Hussain Shah 1988 Seoul   Boxing Men's middleweight 27 September 1988[21]
  Bronze 1992 Barcelona   Field hockey Men's tournament 8 August 1992

Men's Field Hockey team at the Summer Olympics edit

Team  
1948
 
1952
 
1956
 
1960
 
1964
 
1968
 
1972
 
1976
 
1980
 
1984
 
1988
 
1992
 
1996
 
2000
 
2004
 
2008
 
2012
 
2016
 
2020
 
2024
 
2028
 
2032
Total
  Pakistan 4th 4th 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd DNP 1st 5th 3rd 6th 4th 5th 8th 7th DNQ TBD 16

TBD (to be determined), DNQ (did not qualify), DNP (did not participate)

Milestones edit

Firsts edit

Multiple Medalists edit

Athlete Sport Games   Gold   Silver   Bronze Total
Manzoor Hussain Atif   Field hockey 1952–64 1 2 0 3
Munir Dar   Field hockey 1956–64 1 2 0 3
Anwar Khan   Field hockey 1956–64 1 2 0 3
Motiullah   Field hockey 1956–64 1 2 0 3
Saeed Anwar   Field hockey 1964–72 1 2 0 3
Muhammad Asad Malik   Field hockey 1964–72 1 2 0 3
Abdul Rashid   Field hockey 1968–76 1 1 1 3
Abdul Hamid   Field hockey 1948–60 1 1 0 2
Habib Ali Kiddie   Field hockey 1952–60 1 1 0 2
Chaudhry Ghulam Rasool   Field hockey 1956–60 1 1 0 2
Noor Alam   Field hockey 1956–60 1 1 0 2
Naseer Bunda   Field hockey 1956–60 1 1 0 2
Zakir Hussain   Field hockey 1956–68 1 1 0 2
Khwaja Zakauddin   Field hockey 1960–64 1 1 0 2
Khalid Mahmood   Field hockey 1964–68 1 1 0 2
Tariq Aziz   Field hockey 1964–68 1 1 0 2
Tariq Niazi   Field hockey 1964–68 1 1 0 2
Jahangir Butt   Field hockey 1968–72 1 1 0 2
Riaz Ahmed   Field hockey 1968–72 1 1 0 2
Manzoor Hussain   Field hockey 1976–84 1 0 1 2
Hanif Khan   Field hockey 1976–84 1 0 1 2
Shahid Ali Khan   Field hockey 1984–92 1 0 1 2
Saleem Sherwani   Field hockey 1972–76 0 1 1 2
Munawwar uz Zaman   Field hockey 1972–76 0 1 1 2
Akhtar Rasool   Field hockey 1972–76 0 1 1 2
Mudassar Asghar   Field hockey 1972–76 0 1 1 2
Islahuddin Siddique   Field hockey 1972–76 0 1 1 2
Shahnaz Sheikh   Field hockey 1972–76 0 1 1 2
Iftikhar Ahmed Syed   Field hockey 1972–76 0 1 1 2

Best Performances (Athletics) edit

Athlete(s) Event Games Result
Muhammad Aslam,
Abdul Aziz,
Muhammad Shariff Butt,
Muhammad Fazil
Men's 4 x 100 metres relay 1952 Helsinki Semi-Final
Abdul Khaliq Men's 100 metres 1956 Melbourne 4th in Semi-Final heat
Abdul Khaliq Men's 200 metres 1956 Melbourne 4th in Semi-Final heat – Stands in top seven athletes
Ghulam Raziq Men's 110 metres hurdles 1956 Melbourne Semi-Final
Abdul Aziz,
Muhammad Sharif Butt,
Abdul Khaliq,
Ghulam Raziq
Men's 4 x 100 metres relay 1956 Melbourne Semi-Final
Ghulam Raziq Men's 110 metres hurdles 1960 Rome 4th in Semi-Final heat
Abdul Malik,
Muhammad Ramzan Ali,
Ghulam Raziq,
Abdul Khaliq
Men's 4 x 100 metres relay 1960 Rome Semi-Final
Bashir Ahmed, Mohammad Sadaqat, Mohammad Afzal, Muhammad Fayyaz Men's 4 × 400 metres relay 1988 Seoul Semi-Final
Arshad Nadeem Men's Javelin Throw 2020 Tokyo Final (5th place - 84.62m)

See also edit

References edit

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External links edit

  • "Pakistan". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Pakistan". Olympedia.com.
  • "Olympic Analytics/PAK". olympanalyt.com.