Kaleemullah Khan (also spelled Kalimulla; born 2 January 1958 in

Bahawalpur Bahawalpur () is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. With inhabitants as of 2017, it is Pakistan's 11th most populous city. Founded in 1748, Bahawalpur was the capital of the former princely state of Bahawalpur, ruled by the Abbasi fa ...

is a field hockey player from Pakistan. His brother Samiullah Khan, is also an award-winning hockey player. A forward, Kaleemullah played between 1979 and 1986, he was capped 176 times with 97 goals. He won the

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 ...

at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

. He scored the winning goal in 1984 Olympics final in extra time. He was member of Pakistan Hockey team that won Gold in 1982 World cup and Asian Games respectively, wherein he scored goals in the finals.

Awards and recognition

Kaleemullah Khan received the

Pride of Performance The Pride of Performance ( ur, ), officially known as Presidential Pride of Performance, is an award bestowed by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to recognize people with "notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sports, an ...

Award by the

President of Pakistan The president of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=s̤adr-i Pākiṣṭān), officially the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is the ceremonial head of state of Pakistan and the commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Armed Forces.Pakistan Hockey Federation The Pakistan Hockey Federation ( ur, ) is the governing body for the sport of field hockey in Pakistan. It is affiliated with the International Hockey Federation (FIH). Management positions The current Patron-in-Chief is Prime Minister Mian M ...

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* 1958 births Living people Olympic field hockey players for Pakistan Pakistani male field hockey players Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Pakistan Recipients of the Pride of Performance Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan Asian Games silver medalists for Pakistan Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 1982 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 1986 Asian Games Olympic medalists in field hockey {{Pakistan-fieldhockey-bio-stub