Abdul Rashid, known as Rashid Junior, (3 March 1947 – 4 November 2020) was a Pakistani

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

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 ...

, the

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. ...

and the

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. 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 against India in Bangkok. Rashid Junior also participated in two Olympics- Mexico City (1968) and Munich (1972) besides the Inaugural Cup at Barcelona (1971). Rashid Junior was the brother of former Pakistan Captain Olympian Abdul Hameed 'Hameedi'. On 23 March 1995, Rashid Junior was awarded with the Pride of Performance by President Farooq Leghari.

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