Bashir Ahmed (born 23 December 1934) is a Pakistani former field hockey player. He was part of the gold-winning Pakistani national team at the

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where

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defeated

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in the final of the hockey tournament to win the nation's first Olympic gold.

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* 1934 births Living people 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 Field hockey players at the 1962 Asian Games Field hockey players from Karachi Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan Asian Games field hockey players for Pakistan Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games 20th-century Pakistani sportsmen Asian Games gold medalists in field hockey {{Pakistan-fieldhockey-bio-stub