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Field Hockey At The 1968 Summer Olympics
The men's field hockey tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics was the 11th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympics. It took place over a fourteen-day period beginning on 13 October, and culminated with the medal finals on 26 October. All games were played at the Municipal Stadium in Mexico City, Mexico. Pakistan won the gold medal for the second time after defeating Australia 2–1 in the final. Defending champions India won the bronze medal after defeating West Germany 2–1. Competition Schedule Squads Results Preliminary Round Pool A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1 The match was abandoned in the 55th minute with the score 0-0 after the Japanese team laid down their sticks and walked off the pitch to protest the awarding of a penalty stroke to India. India were awarded the match 5-0. ---- Pool B : – Australia and Kenya finished on equal points at the conclusion of the pool stage, resulting in a match to determine se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipal Stadium (Mexico City)
Municipal Stadium may refer to: Europe and Asia *Beirut Municipal Stadium, Lebanon *Herzliya Municipal Stadium, Israel *Hiroshima Municipal Stadium (1957), Japan * Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala or Municipal Stadium, Pakistan * Kfarjoz Municipal Stadium, Lebanon *Municipal Stadium (Telavi), Georgia *Saida Municipal Stadium, Lebanon * Sour Municipal Stadium, Lebanon * Stade Municipal (Kenitra), Morocco * Stadionul Municipal (Brăila), Romania *Tripoli Municipal Stadium, Tripoli United States *Cleveland Stadium, commonly known as Municipal Stadium, Ohio *Grayson Stadium, originally Municipal Stadium, Savannah, Georgia *Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, now TIAA Bank Field, Florida * John F. Kennedy Stadium (Philadelphia), formerly Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, Pennsylvania * MacArthur Stadium, originally Municipal Stadium, Syracuse, New York * Midway Stadium, two stadiums, the second originally Municipal Stadium, St. Paul, Minnesota * Municipal Stadium (Waterbury), Connecticut *Municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Rashid (field Hockey, Born 1947)
Abdul Rashid, known as Rashid Junior, (3 March 1947 – 4 November 2020) was a Pakistani field hockey player. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... He was part of the gold, silver and bronze winning teams at those Olympics respectively. On 4 November 2020, it was announced that Rashid had died. Abdul Rashid played hockey from 1968 to 1976. During these years, he won 7 gold medals, 3 silver and 1 bronze medal. Ud Din, Riaz (2007)Hockey Prime He also captained Pakistan to victory in the International Hockey Tournament at Christchurch in 1974. Rashid Junior played 90 international matches and scored around 100 goals. He was the lone scorer in the final of the 1970 Asian Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zakir Hussain (field Hockey)
Zakir Hussain ( ur, ; January 1, 1934 – August 19, 2019) was a Pakistani field hockey player. He was born in Lahore. He won a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met .... He died on 19 August 2019. References External links * 1934 births 2019 deaths Field hockey players from Lahore Pakistani male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of Pakistan Olympic gold medalists for Pakistan Olympic silver medalists for Pakistan Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Asi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tariq Aziz (field Hockey, Born 1938)
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. 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 * Pride of Performance Award for Sports by the President of Pakistan in 1968. Retirement Aziz announced retirement from international hockey on 31 December 1968.https://books.google.com/books?id=XuZtAAAAMAAJ&q=%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%82+%D8%B9%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B2+%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%B9%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B1+%DB%81%D9%88%DA%AF%D8%A6%DB%92 p.444 Gallery File:Hockey Nederland tegen Pakistan 0-1, nummer 7 en 8 hockey-elfta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saeed Anwar (field Hockey)
Saeed Anwar (October 14, 1943 – July 15, 2004) was a Pakistani field hockey player. He was born in Sheikhupura. He won a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and silver at the 1964 and 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References External links * 1943 births 2004 deaths Pakistani male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of Pakistan Olympic gold medalists for Pakistan Olympic silver medalists for Pakistan Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1972 Summer Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riaz Ud-Din (field Hockey)
Riaz ud-Din (24 February 1942 – 15 January 2001) was a Pakistani field hockey player. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ..., winning the gold medal. References External links * 1942 births 2001 deaths Pakistani male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Pakistan Field hockey players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Pakistan Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Quetta 20th-century Pakistani people {{Pakistan-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riaz Ahmed
Riaz Ahmed (born 11 September 1941) is a Pakistani field hockey player. He won a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu .... References External links * Olympic silver medalists for Pakistan Pakistani male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Pakistan Olympic gold medalists for Pakistan Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 1970 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan Medalists at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tariq Niazi
Tariq Masood Niazi (15 March 1940 – 20 April 2008) was a Pakistani field hockey player between 1961 and 1969 and member of the Olympic team. Niazi was part of the 1964 games in Tokyo where they won a silver medal and the 1968 games in Mexico City where they won the gold. He competed in the Asian Games. Mianwali’s municipal hockey stadium was renamed Tariq Niazi Hockey Stadium in Niazi's honor. Niazi died on 20 April 2008 of a cardiac arrest Cardiac arrest is when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. It is a medical emergency that, without immediate medical intervention, will result in sudden cardiac death within minutes. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and possib .... ''Fieldhockey.com'' References External links * < ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashfaq Ahmed (hockey Player)
Muhammad Ashfaq (November 11, 1946 – July 3, 2005) was a Pakistani field hockey player. He won a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Death He died on 3 July 2005 in Rawalpindi Rawalpindi ( or ; Urdu, ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad, and third largest in Punjab after Lahore and Faisalabad. Rawalpindi is next to Pakistan's ..., Pakistan, and was buried in local Alif Shah graveyard. References External links * Olympic field hockey players for Pakistan Olympic gold medalists for Pakistan Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 1970 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games 1946 births 2005 deaths 20th-century Pakistani people {{Pakistan-fieldhockey- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalid Mahmood (field Hockey)
Khalid Mahmood (born 28 December 1941) is a Pakistani field hockey player. He was born in Punjab. He won a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 .... References External links * 1941 births Living people Pakistani male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of Pakistan Olympic gold medalists for Pakistan Olympic silver medalists for Pakistan Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 1966 Asian Games F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulraiz Akhtar
Gulraiz Akhtar (2 February 1943 – 1 November 2021) was a Pakistani field hockey player. He was born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan to Muhammad Amin and Amina. Although his father was a lawyer by profession, Akhtar had a humble upbringing. He was fourth among seven siblings, three brothers and four sisters. Inspired by their uncle Muhammad Naseeb (1950), who was also an International Field Hockey player for Pakistan and Naseer Bunda, a neighbor and family friend who was also an Olympic Gold Medalist, all three brothers, Javed, Pervez and Gulraiz started playing field hockey regularly at a local playground in Rawalpindi. One of his elder brothers, Pervez Akhtar, also became an international player for Pakistan. However, Gulraiz Akhtar shone the most, becoming Pakistan's first Left-Half to score a goal. His career concluded with three gold medals in International Tournaments. He won his first gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de Méx ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanvir Dar
Tanvir Ahmed Dar (4 June 1937 – 11 February 1998)Biography of Tanvi Dar was a Pakistani player who played as a fullback. He was born in Amritsar, , British India. He won a gold medal at the in |