Pakistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Pakistan at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Pakistan.svg
IOC codePAK
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Pakistan
Websitenocpakistan.org
in Beijing
Competitors21 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Zeeshan Ashraf
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Pakistan competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country sent 21 athletes, including two women (Sadaf Siddiqui in athletics and Kiran Khan in swimming). The men's field hockey team comprised 16 players out of the Pakistani delegation.[1]

Athletics[]

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Abdul Rashid 110 m hurdles 14.52 8 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Sadaf Siddiqui 100 m 12.41 7 Did not advance
Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Field hockey[]

Main article: Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Pakistan's men's team qualified for the 2008 Games. In the group play, they won two and lost three matches, finishing fourth in the group. This qualified them for a match against New Zealand for 7th/8th place, which they lost. The team's final ranking for the tournament was 8th.

Men's tournament[]

Main article: Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Roster

The following is the Pakistani roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]

Head Coach: Naveed Alam

Pakistan's team just before the group stage match against Australia. From the left: S. Akbar, Bilgrami, Saqlain, Warsi, Zubair, Imran, Abbasi, Rana, Rasool, W. Akbar, Javed, Waqas, Ahmed, Maqsood, Butt, Ashraf.
  1. Salman Akbar (GK)
  2. Zeeshan Ashraf (c)
  3. Muhammad Imran
  4. Muhammad Javed
  5. Muhammad Saqlain
  6. Adnan Maqsood
  7. Muhammad Waqas
  8. Waqas Akbar
  10. Shakeel Abbasi
  11. Rehan Butt
  12. Syed Abbas Haider Bilgrami
  13. Nasir Ahmed (GK)
  14. Syed Imran Ali Warsi
  15. Muhammad Asif Rana
  16. Muhammad Zubair
  17. Shafqat Rasool

Reserve:

Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 5 4 1 0 16 6 +10 13 Semi-finals
2  Australia 5 3 2 0 24 7 +17 11
3  Great Britain 5 2 2 1 10 7 +3 8 Fifth place game
4  Pakistan 5 2 0 3 11 13 −2 6 Seventh place game
5  Canada 5 1 1 3 10 17 −7 4 Ninth place game
6  South Africa 5 0 0 5 4 25 −21 0 Eleventh place game
Source: FIH
11 August 2008
10:30
Pakistan  2–4  Great Britain
Abbasi Goal 45'
Waqas Goal 59' 		Report Tindall Goal 2'
Moore Goal 14'
Jackson Goal 29'
Daly Goal 62'
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
13 August 2008
18:00
Canada  1–3  Pakistan
Kullar Goal 35' Report Imran Goal 39'
Rasool Goal 39'
Waqas Goal 57'
Umpires:
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
David Leiper (GBR)
15 August 2008
18:30
Pakistan  1–3  Australia
Abbasi Goal 16' Report Schubert Goal 20'
Dwyer Goal 41'
Brooks Goal 59'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
17 August 2008
18:00
Pakistan  3–1  South Africa
Javed Goal 9'
Abbasi Goal 44'
Saqlain Goal 60' 		Report Smith Goal 31'
Umpires:
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
19 August 2008
08:30
Netherlands  4–2  Pakistan
Brouwer Goal 41'
Taekema Goal 46', 58'
Hertzberger Goal 69' 		Report Imran Goal 28'
Maqsood Goal 65'
Umpires:
David Leiper (GBR)
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
21 August 2008
11:00
New Zealand  4–2  Pakistan
Child Goal 26'
H. Shaw Goal 39', 53'
Brooks Goal 43' 		Report Bilgrami Goal 46'
Butt Goal 56'
Umpires:
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)

Shooting[]

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Siddique Umer 10 m air rifle 578 48 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 1116 49 Did not advance

Swimming[]

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semiinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Adil Baig 50 m freestyle 25.66 74 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semiinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kiran Khan 50 m freestyle 29.84 69 Did not advance

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Pakistan female athlete inputs spirit to Olympics", Xinhua, 31 July 2008.
  2. ^ 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation.

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