Pakistan at the 1960 Summer Olympics
| Pakistan at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | PAK |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Pakistan |
| Website | nocpakistan |
| in Rome | |
| Competitors | 44 (all men) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Muhammad Iqbal |
| Medals Ranked 20th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Pakistan competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 44 competitors, all men, took part in 35 events in 7 sports.[1] Here, they won their first Olympic Games gold medal by defeating India in the final of the men's hockey competition. The country also landed their first individual Olympic Games medal, a bronze, through welterweight wrestler Mohammad Bashir in the freestyle contests. Making this Pakistan's most successful Olympics to date.
Medalists[]
- Gold medal in the men's hockey competition and a bronze medal in the men's freestyle wrestling
Athletics[]
Men's 100 metres
- Heat 2; 11.2 (→ did not advance)
- Heat 7; Retired
Men's 200 metres
- Heat 1; Non-starter
- Heat 4; 23.1 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5,000 metres
- Heat 4; 15:43.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x100 metres relay
- Abdul Malik, Muhammad Ramzan Ali, Ghulam Raziq and Abdul Khaliq
- Heat 3; 42.5 (→ advanced to semifinals)
- 2nd semifinal; 42.8 (→ did not advance)
Men's 110 metres hurdles
- Heat 4; 14.6 (→ advanced to quarter-finals)
- 2nd quarter-final; 14.4 (→ advanced to semifinals)
- 2nd semifinal; 14.3 (→ did not advance)
- Abdul Malik
- Heat 5; 15.4 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 metres hurdles
- Heat 3; 52.8 (→ did not advance)
Men's 3,000 metres steeplechase
- Heat 2; 9:20.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's long jump
- Qualification 3rd series; Failed to record a jump
Men's hop, step and jump
- Qualification 3rd series; 14.43m (→ did not advance)
Men's pole vault
- Qualification; 4.00m (→ did not advance)
Men's putting the shot
- Qualification; 16.47m (→ did not advance)
Men's throwing the hammer
- Qualification; 60.86m (→ qualified for final)
- Final; 61.79m finished 12th out of 15
Men's throwing the discus
- Qualification; 46.57m (→ did not advance)
Men's throwing the javelin
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Qualification 2nd series; 70.05m (→ did not advance)
Boxing[]
Men's bantamweight (up to 54 kg)
- Round 1 thirtyseconds of final; Bye
- Round 2 sixteenths of final; Beat (IRN) on pts
- Round 3 eighths of final; Lost to (BUR) on pts
Men's lightweight (up to 60 kg)
- Round 1 thirtyseconds of final; Bye
- Round 2 sixteenths of final; Lost to (MEX) on pts
Men's middleweight (up to 75 kg)
- Sultan Mahmood
- Round 1 sixteenths of final; Lost to (POL) on pts
Men's light heavyweight (up to 81 kg)
- Mohammad Safdar
- Round 1 sixteenths of final; Bye
- Round 2 eighths of final; Lost to (ITA) on pts
Men's featherweight (up to 54 to 57;kg) Saeed Hassan Butt Final round fought with Mohammed Rashid. Outcome:Silver medalist in east pakistan dhaka olympics(Pakistan).
Cycling[]
Men's individual scratch sprint
- Mohammad Ashiq
- Heat 7; (→ sent to repechage)
- Repechage 5th; 12.8 Lost to L Mucino (MEX)
- Abdul Raziq Baloch
- Heat 8; (→ sent to repechage)
- Repechage 4th; 12.1 Lost to H Francis (USA)
Men's tandem sprint
- Mohammad Ashiq and Abdul Raziq Baloch
- Heat 2; Not present
Men's 1,000 metres standing start time trial
- Mohammad Ashiq
- 1:20.17 finished 25th out of 25
Hockey[]
Men's Team Competition[]
Elimination rounds Round B
Quarter-finals
- Defeated
United Team of Germany (2-1)
- Defeated
Semifinals
- Defeated
Spain (1-0)
- Defeated
Final
- Defeated
India (1-0)
- Defeated
Pakistan won the gold medal
- Team Roster
- Abdul Hamid (captain)
- Ghulam Rasool (vice-captain)
- Abdul Rashid (gk)
- Rony Gardner (gk)
- Munir Dar
- Manzoor Hussain Atif
- Khurshid Aslam
- Bashir Ahmed
- Anwar Ahmed Khan
- Zafar Hayat
- Habib Ali Kiddie
- Noor Alam
- Khawaja Zakauddin
- Abdul Waheed
- Naseer Bunda
- Motiullah
- Mushtaq Ahmad
Shooting[]
Four shooters represented Pakistan in 1960.
- 253/248 = 501 finished 55th out of 57
- Elimination rounds Group One; 59/77/74/79 = 289 finished 31st out of 33
- Elimination rounds Group One; 153/180/154 = 487 19th out of 20
- Elimination rounds Group Two; 185/160/161 = 506 finished 34th out of 38
- Elimination rounds Group One; 95/89/96/93 = 373 finished 39th out of 43
Weightlifting[]
Men's bantamweight (57 kg)
- Mohammad Azam Mian
- Press not counted
- Snatch 82.5kg
- Jerk 100kg
- Total 182.5kg Unplaced
Men's lightweight (67.5 kg)
- Press not counted
- Snatch 92.5kg
- Jerk 125.0kg
- Total 217.5kg Unplaced
Wrestling[]
Men's flyweight (52 kg)
- Nawab Din
- 1st round; Beat (IRL) by fall
- 2nd round; Beat (BUL) on pts
- 3rd round; Lost to (JPN) by fall
- 4th round; Lost to (TUR) by fall
Nawab Din ranked 9th out of 17
Men's bantamweight (57 kg)
- 1st round; Beat (GBR) by fall
- 2nd round; Lost to (FIN) on pts
- 3rd round; Lost to (USSR) on pts
Siraj Din ranked joint 10th out of 19
Men's featherweight (62 kg)
- 1st round; Beat (AFG) by fall
- 2nd round; Lost to (JPN) on pts
- 3rd round; Beat (POL) on pts
- 4th round; Beat (USSR) on pts
- 5th round; Lost to (TUR) by fall
Mohammad Akhtar ranked 6th out of 25
Men's lightweight (67 kg)
- 1st round; Beat to (IRN) by fall
- 2nd round; Beat (AUS) on pts
- 3rd round; Beat (FRA) on pts
Mohammad Din ranked joint 12th out of 24
Men's welterweight (73 kg)
- Mohammad Bashir
- 1st round; Beat Peter Amey (GRB) by fall
- 2nd round; Beat Juan Rolon (ARG) on pts
- 3rd round; Lost to (IRN) on pts
- 4th round; Beat Karl Bruggmann (SWI) by fall
- 5th round; Beat Gaetano De Vescovi (ITA) on pts
- Final round bout 1; Lost to Ismail Ogan (TUR) on pts
- Final round bout 3; Lost to Douglas Blubaugh (USA) by fall
Mohammad Bashir won the bronze medal after being ranked 3rd out of 23
Men's middleweight (79 kg)
- Faiz Mohammad
- 1st round; admitted to second round
- 2nd round; Lost to (JPN) on pts
- 3rd round; Beat (AFG) on pts
Faiz Mohammad ranked 11th out of 19
Men's heavyweight (over 87 kg)
- 1st round; Lost to (BUL) by fall
- 2nd round; Beat (AFG) on pts
- 3rd round; Lost to (TUR) by fall
Mohammad Nazir ranked 12th out of 17
References[]
- ^ "Pakistan at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
External links[]
- Nations at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Pakistan at the Summer Olympics by year
- 1960 in Pakistani sport