Mohammad Bashir ( ur, محمد بشیر) (10 March 1935, in Lahore – 24 June 2001, in Lahore) was a

wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sport ...

from

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

, who won the bronze medal in freestyle wrestling in the welterweight class (73 kg) at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

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. Bashir is the only Pakistani wrestler to become an Olympic medalist. Bashir was a three-time gold medalist at the

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...

and also won four medals in the

Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...

. These were a gold at 1966 Bangkok, two silver medals at 1962 Jakarta, one in freestyle and the other in Greco-Roman style, in addition to a bronze medal in 1958 Tokyo. His

gold medals were earned at the 1958 (Cardiff), 1962 (Perth) and 1966 (Kingston) Commonwealth Games. At the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

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, Mohammad Bashir competed in the lightweight class (70 kg) but only went up to the third round. Mohammad Bashir received the

Tamgha-i-Imtiaz Tamgha-e-Imtiaz () also spelled as Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, is a state-organised honour of Pakistan. It is given to any civilian in Pakistan based on their achievements. While it is a civilian/military award, it can be bestowed upon officers of the P ...

medal in 1962 and 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 in 1968 from the

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Olympic results

1960 Rome Summer Olympics

Men's welterweight (73 kg) :* 1st round; Beat

Peter Amey Peter Amey (born 3 August 1935) is a British wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle welterweight at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He also represented England and won a bronze medal in -68 kg welterweight, at the 1962 British Empire and Com ...

(GRB) by fall :* 2nd round; Beat Juan Rolon (ARG) on pts :* 3rd round; Lost to Goudarzi Emam Habibi (IRN) on pts :* 4th round; Beat Karl Bruggmann (SWI) by fall :* 5th round; Beat

Gaetano De Vescovi Gaetano De Vescovi (14 November 1937 – 28 October 2017) was an Italian wrestler. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( i ...

(ITA) on pts :* Final round bout 1; Lost to

İsmail Ogan İsmail Ogan (5 March 1933 – 26 April 2022) was a Turkish freestyle wrestler and coach. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a silver and a gold medal, respectively. He also collected three medals at the world championships between ...

(TUR) on pts :* Final round bout 3; Lost to

Douglas Blubaugh Douglas Morlan Blubaugh (December 31, 1934 – May 16, 2011) was an American wrestler and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, where he became the freestyle Olympic Gold Medalist at welterweight, defeating the legenda ...

(USA) by fall Mohammad Bashir won the bronze medal after being ranked 3rd out of 23

1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics

Men's lightweight (70 kg) :* 1st round; Beat Stefanos Ioannidis (GRE) :* 2nd round; Lost to Zarbegi Beriashvili (USSR) :* 3rd round; Lost to

Mahmut Atalay Mahmut Atalay (30 March 1934 – 4 December 2004) was a Turkish freestyle wrestler and coach. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1968, placing fourth in 1964. Early life and wrestling career He was born in 1934 in ...

(TUR) by fall

References

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