Waseem Ahmad (
Punjabi,
: وسیم احمد) (born 10 April 1977, in
Vehari
Vehari also spelled Vihari (), is a city and the headquarters of Vehari District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is Pakistan's 62nd largest city. Vehari is about from the historical city of Multan. Vehari is located at the Multan-Delhi ...
,
Punjab, Pakistan
Punjab (; , ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in central-eastern region of the country, Punjab is the second-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the largest province by population. It shares land borders with the ...
) is a
Pakistani field hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ...
player and ex-captain of
Pakistan Hockey Team.
Waseem Ahmad (field hockey player) on International Hockey Federation website
Published 19 January 2010, Retrieved 21 August 2017 He belongs to a Jat family.(_Randawah).
He is regarded as one of the best left-halves in the world, and became the most capped midfielder and most capped player for Pakistan. After announcing his retirement from International hockey during a press conference held after Pakistan-India third-place match of 26th Champions Trophy in Lahore, former Pakistan captain Waseem Ahmad later staged a comeback to international hockey in 2006 for World Cup and retired immediately after Pakistan team campaign in London Olympics 2012.
Career
He is regarded as one of the best left-halves in the world, and became the most capped midfielder and most capped player for Pakistan.[Waseem Ahmad (field hockey player) on Dawn (newspaper)]
Published 17 October 2009, Retrieved 21 August 2017
After announcing his retirement from International hockey during a press conference held after Pakistan-India third-place match o
in Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city ...
, former Pakistan captain Waseem Ahmad later staged a comeback to international hockey in 2006 for World Cup and retired immediately after Pakistan team campaign in London Olympics 2012.[Pakistan record draw against Spain in opener (this newspaper article shows many Waseem Ahmad pictures in game action]
Dawn (newspaper), Published 31 July 2012, Retrieved 21 August 2017
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz:
He played most number of matches for Pakistan and was awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Award of excellence).
See also
* 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 Mu ...
References
External links
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Living people
1977 births
Pakistani male field hockey players
Male field hockey midfielders
Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
1998 Men's Hockey World Cup players
2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players
2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players
2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players
Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan
Olympic field hockey players of Pakistan
Asian Games medalists in field hockey
Field hockey players at the 1998 Asian Games
Field hockey players at the 2002 Asian Games
Field hockey players at the 2010 Asian Games
World Series Hockey players
People from Vehari District
Asian Games bronze medalists for Pakistan
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Pakistan
Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
Field hockey players from Punjab, Pakistan
HC Rotterdam players
Pakistani expatriates in the Netherlands
Expatriate field hockey players
Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players
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