Mushtaq Ahmad (28 August 1932 – 23 April 2011) was a field hockey striker from Pakistan. He was born in Amritsar, India. He won the gold medal in 1960 Summer Olympics. 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 London, England aged 82 on 23 April 2011.[1][2]
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Born |
Amritsar, Punjab Provine, British India | 28 August 1932|||||||||||||
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23 April 2011 London, Greater London, England | (aged 78)|||||||||||||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 61 kg | |||||||||||||
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edit- ^ "Pakistan Hockey Olympic Teams". Pakistan Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ^ "THE XVII OLYMPIAD" (PDF). LA84 Foundation.
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