Abdul Malik ( ur, , born 29 April 1937) is a Pakistani sprinter who won two international and four national gold medals, three international and four national silver medals, and one international bronze medal for Pakistan. He competed in the

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and

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. He participated in the

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and the

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. His elder brother is

Abdul Khaliq ʻAbd al-Khāliq (ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد الخالق) is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Khāliq'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to ...

. Malik was born in the small village of Jand in district

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Medals (international)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Malik, Abdul 1937 births Pakistani male sprinters Pakistani male hurdlers Olympic athletes of Pakistan Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Punjabi people People from Chakwal District Living people Pakistan Army officers