Muhammad Rashid (field hockey, born 1941)
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Born | 14 April 1941 Rawalpindi | ||||||||||||||||
Died | 26 January 2009 (aged 67) Rawalpindi | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||
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Muhammad Rashid, known as Rashid Senior, (14 April 1941 -- 26 January 2009) was a field hockey player from Pakistan. In certain books and other publications, besides on some websites, his name has been shown as Addul Rashid or Muhammad Abdul Rashid which is incorrect. He played in 1964 Summer Olympics and 1966 Asian Games. Pakistan won silver medal at both these events.
Nickname Rashid Senior[]
In 1968, another player Abdul Rashid (field hockey, born 1947) also started playing in the Pakistan hockey team. Therefore, to differentiate between them, nicknames Rashid Senior and Rashid Junior were coined. Both played together in a number of international matches between 1968-69.
Death[]
Muhammad Rashid died on 26 January 2009 in Rawalpindi. He was laid to rest in the metroplitan's Harley Street graveyard. [2]
See also[]
- Abdul Rahshid I
References[]
- ^ Profile of field hockey player Muhammad Rashid and 1964 Summer Olympics Results, sports-reference.com website, Retrieved 23 August 2017
- ^ "Pakistan Hockey Olympic Teams". Pakistan Hockey Federation website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- 1941 births
- Living people
- Field hockey players from Rawalpindi
- Pakistani male field hockey players
- Field hockey players at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players of Pakistan
- Olympic silver medalists for Pakistan
- Pakistani sportspeople stubs
- Asian Olympic medalist stubs
- Pakistani field hockey biography stubs