Mushtaq Ahmad (28 August 1932 – 23 April 2011) was a field hockey striker from Pakistan. He was born in

Amritsar Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r ...

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. He won the gold medal in

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 ...

. He scored against Australia in the first match of the Games. After the Olympics he was granted a transferral along with his family to move to the United Kingdom. He died in

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aged 82 on 23 April 2011.

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* Field hockey players at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Pakistan Pakistani male field hockey players 1932 births 2011 deaths Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Pakistan Pakistani emigrants to England Olympic medalists in field hockey 20th-century Pakistani people {{Pakistan-fieldhockey-bio-stub

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