Pakistan at the Olympics
Template:Infobox Olympics Pakistan Pakistan first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948 in London, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when they participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Pakistan's first ever participation in the Winter Olympic Games, was at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics when Mr. Mohammad Abbas became Pakistan's first athlete to qualify in the Alpine Skiing (Giant Slalom) category.
Pakistani athletes have won a total of ten medals, eight of those from men's field hockey. Notably, their gold medal in 1960 ended India's run of six successive gold medals. In 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics, Pakistan's Syed Hadi Haider Naqvi did pick up a bronze medal in the demonstration sport of Tae-Kwon-Do, but as the sport was not given full status the medal was not recognized in the official tally.
The National Olympic Committee for Pakistan was created in 1948. Rome 1960 has been the most successful Olympics for Pakistan so far, 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 medal 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. Beijing 2008 and London 2012 have the been the worst Olympics for Pakistan by far as the Men's Field Hockey team has had to play for the 7th and 8th position match at the two Olympics.
Medalists
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Silver | National team | 1956 Melbourne | Field hockey | Men's competition |
Gold | National team | 1960 Rome | Field hockey | Men's competition |
Bronze | Mohammad Bashir | 1960 Rome | Wrestling | Men's freestyle welterweight |
Silver | National team | 1964 Tokyo | Field hockey | Men's competition |
Gold | National team | 1968 Mexico City | Field hockey | Men's competition |
Silver | National team | 1972 Munich | Field hockey | Men's competition |
Bronze | National team | 1976 Montreal | Field hockey | Men's competition |
Gold | National team | 1984 Los Angeles | Field hockey | Men's competition |
Bronze | Syed Hussain Shah | 1988 Seoul | Boxing | Men's middleweight |
Bronze | National team | 1992 Barcelona | Field hockey | Men's competition |
Medal tables
Medals by games
Games | Athletes | Athletes by sport | Medals | Total | Rank | |||||||||||
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London 1948 | 39[1] | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | 0[1] | – | |||
Helsinki 1952 | 44[2] | 16[2] | 4 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 0[2] | – | ||
Melbourne 1956 | 62[3] | 19[3] | 6 | 4 | 18[3] | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | - | 1[3] | - | 1[3] | 31 | ||
Rome 1960 | 49[4] | 12[4] | 4 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1[4] | - | 1[4] | 2[4] | 20 | |||
Tokyo 1964 | 41 | 6 | 4[5] | 4[5] | 18 | 5 | 1[5] | 6 | - | 1[5] | - | 1[5] | 30 | |||
Mexico City 1968 | 20[6] | 18[6] | 2[6] | 1[6] | - | - | 1[6] | 29 | ||||||||
Munich 1972 | 25 | 5 | 2[7] | 18 | 1[7] | 2[7] | - | 1[7] | - | 1[7] | 33 | |||||
Montreal 1976 | 24 | 2[8] | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1[8] | 1[8] | 37 | |||||
Moscow 1980 | did not participate | |||||||||||||||
Los Angeles 1984 | 29 | 3[9] | 4[9] | 16 | 6[9] | 2[9] | 1[9] | - | - | 1[9] | 25 | |||||
Seoul 1988 | 31 | 7 | 2[10] | 16 | 2[10] | 1[10] | 3[10] | - | - | 1[10] | 1[10] | 46 | ||||
Barcelona 1992 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 2[11] | 1[11] | - | - | 1[11] | 1[11] | 54 | |||||
Atlanta 1996 | 24[12] | 2[12] | 4[12] | 16[12] | 1[12] | 1[12] | - | - | - | 0[12] | - | |||||
Sydney 2000 | 27[13] | 2[13] | 4[13] | 16[13] | 3[13] | 1[13] | 1[13] | - | - | - | 0[13] | - | ||||
Athens 2004 | 26[14] | 2[14] | 5[14] | 16[14] | 1[14] | 2[14] | - | - | - | 0[14] | - | |||||
Beijing 2008 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||||||
London 2012 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Medals by sport
Medals by sport | ||||||
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Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank | |
Field hockey | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | |
Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 | |
Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67 | |
Total | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
Pakistan hockey team at the Olympics
Games | Ranking |
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1948 London | 4th (semi-final) |
1952 Helsinki | 4th (semi-final) |
1956 Melbourne | Silver |
1960 Rome | Gold |
1964 Tokyo | Silver |
1968 Mexico City | Gold |
1972 Munich | Silver |
1976 Montreal | Bronze |
1980 Moscow | US-led boycott |
1984 Los Angeles | Gold |
1988 Seoul | 5th |
1992 Barcelona | Bronze |
1996 Atlanta | 6th |
2000 Sydney | 4th (semi-final) |
2004 Athens | 5th |
2008 Beijing | 8th |
2012 London | 7th |
Individual medals
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bronze | Mohammad Bashir | 1960 Rome | Wrestling | Men's freestyle welterweight |
Bronze | Syed Hussain Shah | 1988 Seoul | Boxing | Men's middleweight |
Milestones
- First medal : National team, Melbourne 1956 Silver
- First gold medal : National team, Rome 1960
- First individual medal : Mohammad Bashir, Rome 1960 Bronze
- Most medals :
- Munir Dar, 1956-64 (3) National team
- Anwar Khan, 1956-64 (3) National team
- Motiullah, 1956-64 (3) National team
- Saeed Anwar, 1964-72 (3) National team
Best Performances (Athletics)
- Helsinki 1952: Men's 4x100 metres relay (Semi-final)
- Melbourne 1956: Men's 100 metres: Abdul Khaliq (Semi-final) - 4th in Semifinal heat
- Melbourne 1956: Men's 200 metres: Abdul Khaliq (Semi-final) - 4th in Semifinal heat - Stands in top seven athletes Fastest overall qualifying time in First and second Rounds heats in 1956
- Melbourne 1956: Men's 110 metres hurdles: Ghulam Raziq (Semi-final)
- Melbourne 1956: Men's 4x100 metres relay Abdul Aziz, Muhamad Sharif Butt, Abdul Khaliq, Ghulam Raziq (Semi-final)
- Rome 1960 : Men's 110 metres hurdles: Ghulam Raziq (Semi-final) - 4th in Semifinal heat
- Rome 1960 : Men's 4x100 metres relay (Semi-final)
- Seoul 1988: Men's 4 × 400 metres relay (Semi-final)
Medal drought
Pakistan has not won a medal in the last 5 Olympics including London 2012, leading to a medal drought of 20 years.
Games | Count |
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1948 London | 1 |
1952 Helsinki | 2 |
1996 Atlanta | 3 |
2000 Sydney | 4 |
2004 Athens | 5 |
2008 Beijing | 6 |
2012 London | 7 |
Pakistan was the most populated country at the above mentioned Olympics to have not won a single medal.
See also
- Olympic competitors for Pakistan
- Pakistan at the Paralympics
- Pakistan at the Commonwealth Games
- Pakistan at the Asian Games
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