Abdul Waheed (30 November 1936 – 21 February 2022), also known as Abdul Waheed Khan, born in
Rajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Rajpur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Barwani district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Integrated Border Check Post at Agra Mumbai Highway run by Government of Madhya Pradesh is at Balsamud in Rajpur tehsil.
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Rajpur is lo ...
, was a Pakistani field hockey player who was a member of the country's
gold medal
A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture.
Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...
winning
1960 Olympic Hockey team.
He played center forward, and scored the first goal in the team's final game.
In September 2000, Abdul Waheed was interviewed to see the changes in the views of Olympic athletes since his team won the gold medal:
He died in
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...
on 21 February 2022, at the age of 85.
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1936 births
2022 deaths
Pakistani male field hockey players
Olympic field hockey players for Pakistan
Olympic gold medalists for Pakistan
Olympic medalists in field hockey
Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Field hockey players at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Asian Games medalists in field hockey
Field hockey players at the 1962 Asian Games
Field hockey players at the 1966 Asian Games
Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan
Asian Games silver medalists for Pakistan
Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games
Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games
20th-century Pakistani people
People from Barwani district
Muhajir people
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