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Tariq Aziz (field hockey, born 1938)

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Tariq Aziz
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Pakistan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Team competition
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Team competition
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1962 Jakarta Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1966 Bangkok Team competition

Dr. Tariq Aziz (Urdu: طارق عزیز born 5 February 1938) is a Pakistani former field hockey player. He won a Gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and a Silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Aziz was born in Amritsar, British India.[1]

Education

Aziz graduated from CVS, Lahore, Pakistan in 1959 and did his masters (M.Sc) from the University of Agriculture (Faisalabad) in 1966.

Career

He joined the University of Agriculture (Faisalabad), as instructor in 1962 and retired as professor of Veterinary Medicine in 1997.

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Profile of Tariq Aziz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. ^ Tariq Aziz's Pride of Performance Award on Pakistan Sports Board website, Retrieved 29 April 2017