Pakistan at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Pakistan at the 1968 Summer Olympics
IOC code	PAK
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Pakistan
Website	nocpakistan.org
in Mexico City
Flag bearers	Tariq Aziz
Medals Ranked 29th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Pakistan competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The only medal won was a gold medal in men's field hockey. The contingent included only 20 sports persons—18 hockey players and two wrestlers. Pakistan took part in only two disciplines at the Olympiad.

Medalists[]

• Gold won in the men's field hockey team competition.

Field hockey[]

Men's Team Competition[]

Group B

• Defeated  Netherlands (6-0)
• Defeated  France (1-0)
• Defeated  Australia (3-2)
• Defeated  Argentina (5-0)
• Defeated  Great Britain (2-1)
• Defeated  Malaysia (4-0)
• Defeated  Kenya (2-1)

Semifinals

•  West Germany (1-0) after extra time

Final

• Defeated  Australia (2-1) for the gold medal.

Team Roster[]

Freestyle Wrestling[]

Pakistan competed in Freestyle Wrestling at 1968 Summer Olympics. Those who competed include:

Men's bantamweight (up to 57kg)[]

• Sardar Mohammad
  • 1st round; Lost to Donald Behm (USA)
  • 2nd round; Beat Sukhbaatar Bazaryn (MGL)
  • 3rd round; Lost to Abutaleb Gorgori (IRN)

Men's lightweight (up to 70kg)[]

• Taj Mohammad
  • 1st round; Beat Stefanos Ioannidis (GRE)
  • 2nd round; Lost to Seyit Agrali (TUR)
  • 3rd round; Lost to Valtchev Enio (BUL) TKO

References[]

• "Official Olympic Reports - 1968 Mexico City Volumes". LA84 Foundation. Archived from the original on 2007-06-12. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
• "Olympic Medal Winners". Olympic.org. Retrieved 2009-04-30.

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