Abdul Waheed (30 November 1936 – 21 February 2022), also known as Abdul Waheed Khan, born in Rajpur, Madhya Pradesh, was a Pakistani field hockey player who was a member of the country's gold medal winning 1960 Olympic Hockey team.[1] He played center forward, and scored the first goal in the team's final game.
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's field hockey | ||
Representing  Pakistan
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1960 Rome | Team competition |
| Asian Games | ||
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1962 Jakarta | Team competition |
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1966 Bangkok | Team competition |
In September 2000, Abdul Waheed was interviewed to see the changes in the views of Olympic athletes since his team won the gold medal:
"When we won Olympic gold in hockey in 1960 we did not get anything in return. We would walk for miles to reach grounds and it was passion not lust that ruled our hearts."
He died in Karachi on 21 February 2022, at the age of 85.[2]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Profile of Abdul Waheed Khan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Pakistan's hockey Olympian Abdul Waheed Khan dies at 85". Daily Pakistan. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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