Khawaja Muhammad Aslam (8 February 1922 – 23 July 2019) was a Pakistani athlete who represented Pakistan in the

1954 Asian Games The 1954 Asian Games ( fil, Palarong Asyano 1954), officially known as the Second Asian Games – Manila 1954 was a multi-sport event held in Manila, Philippines, from May 1 to 9, 1954. A total of 970 athletes from 19 Asian National Olympic Commi ...

in the

200m The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a Sprint (running), sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run th ...

. He won the silver medal with the time of 22sec. The gold medal winner was also a Pakistani athlete,

Muhammad Sharif Butt Muhammad Sharif Butt (15 January 1926 – 8 June 2015) was a Pakistani sprinter who competed in the 1948, 1952, and 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international ...

, with the time of 21.9sec. Aslam also competed at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

in Helsinki in the 100m and 200m events, as well as the men's 4 × 100 m relay. He finished fifth in the

1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fi ...

4×110 yards relay (with Abdul Aziz,

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, and Muhammad Sharif Butt). In the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 100 yards as well as in the 220 yards Aslam was eliminated in the heats. Aslam died on 23 July 2019 at the age of 97 in Pakistan. He was the father of Olympian

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Competition record

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1922 births 2019 deaths Pakistani male sprinters Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic athletes of Pakistan Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Pakistan Asian Games silver medalists for Pakistan Medalists at the 1954 Asian Games {{Pakistan-athletics-bio-stub