Pakistan at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Pakistan at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | PAK |
NOC | National Olympic Committee of Pakistan |
Website | nocpakistan |
in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
Competitors | 55 in 8 sports |
Flag bearer | Abdul Hamid |
Medals Ranked 31st |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Pakistan competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 55 competitors, all men, took part in 43 events in 8 sports.[1] They won their first medal at this level, winning the silver in the men's field hockey competition.
Medalists
Silver medal in the men's field hockey team competition
Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Field Hockey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
- Abdul Khaliq
- Heat 3 1st round; 10.8 (→ advanced to 2nd round)
- Heat 2 2nd round; 10.5 (→ advanced to semifinals)
- Semifinal 1; 10.6 (→ did not advance)
- Heat 10 1st round; 11.2 (→ did not advance)
- Heat 11 1st round; 11.1 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
- Heat 4 1st round; 22.2 (→ did not advance)
- Abdul Khaliq
- Heat 5 1st round; 21.1 (→ advanced to 2nd round)
- Heat 1 2nd round; 21.1 (→ advanced to semifinals)
- Semifinal 1; 21.5 (→ did not advance)
- Abdul Aziz
- Heat 9 1st round; 22.9 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 metres
- Abdullah Khan
- Heat 1 1st round; 49.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
- Abdullah Khan
- Heat 4 1st round; 1:52.6 (→ did not advance)
- Heat 5 1st round; 1:59.5 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1,500 metres
- Heat 2 1st round; 4:15.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's marathon
- 2:44.33 finished 22nd out of 33
- Abdul Rashid
- 2:57.47 finished 30th out of 33
Men's 110 metres hurdles
- Heat 1 1st round; 14.5 (→ advanced to semifinals)
- Semifinal 2; 14.6 (→ did not advance)
- Heat 2 1st round; 16.1 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 metres hurdles
- Heat 2 1st round; 55.1 (→ did not advance)
- Muhammad Yaqub
- Heat 3 1st round; 53.1 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x100 metres relay
- Abdul Aziz, Mohammad Sharif Butt, Abdul Khaliq and Ghulam Raziq
- Heat 1 1st round; 41.3 (→ advanced to semifinals)
- Semifinal 2; 40.8 (→ did not advance)
Men's long jump
- Mohammad Rashid
- Failed to qualify for final
- Failed to qualify for final
Men's pole vault
- Allah Ditta
- Failed to qualify for final
Men's hop, step and jump
- Mohammad Rashid
- Failed to qualify for final
- Failed to qualify for final
Men's throwing the discus
- Mohammad Ayub
- Failed to qualify for final
Men's throwing the javelin
- Mohammad Nawaz
- 62.55m finished 14th out of 21
- Jalal Khan
- Failed to qualify for final
Men's throwing the hammer
- Mohammad Iqbal
- 56.97m finished 11th out of 14
Boxing
Men's flyweight (up to 51 kg)
- Samuel Harris
- 1st round; Lost to T Spinks (GB/NI) on pts
Men's bantamweight (up to 54 kg)
- 1st round; Bye
- 2nd round; Lost to M Sitri (ITA) on pts
Men's featherweight (up to 57 kg)
- Maurice White
- 1st round; Bye
- 2nd round; Lost to TO Falfan (ARG) TKO
Men's light welterweight (up to 63.5 kg)
- 1st round; Lost to F Nenci (ITA) TKO
Men's welterweight (up to 67 kg)
- 1st round; Lost to A Dori (HUN) on pts
Men's light middleweight (up to 71 kg)
- 1st round; Lost to BG Nikolov (BUL) on pts
Cycling
- Heat 2 1st round (→ sent to repechage)
- Repechage heat 1; finished 14th overall
- 1:20.8 finished 18th out of 19
- Heat 1; Lost to Colombia. Finished 12th overall
- Shahzada Shahrukh, Saleem Mahmood Farooqi, Aftab Farrukh, Mohammad Naqi Malik and Meraj Din
- All retired
Shahzada Shahrukh, now in his new role as a cyclist, was Pakistan vice-captain of the men's hockey team at the London Olympic Games in 1948
Hockey
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary round Group C
- Defeated
Belgium (2-0)
- Defeated
New Zealand (5-1)
- Drew with
United Team of Germany (0-0)
- Defeated
Semifinals
- Defeated
Great Britain (3-2)
- Defeated
Final
- Lost to
India (0-1)
- Lost to
Pakistan won the silver medal
Team Roster
- Abdul Hamid (captain)
- Latifur Rehman (vice-captain)
- Qazi Abdul Waheed (gk)
- Zakir Hussain (gk)
- Munir Dar
- Manzoor Hussain Atif
- Akhtar Hussain
- Ghulam Rasool
- Anwar Ahmed Khan
- Habib Ali Kiddie
- Qazi Musarrat Hussain
- Aziz Naik
- Noor Alam
- Zafar Ali Khan
- Habibur Rehman
- Motiullah
- Mohammad Amin
- Naseer Bunda
Vice-captain Latifur Rehman (who also played for Pakistan at the Helsinki Olympiad in 1952) and Akhtar Hussain had represented the gold medal winning India men's hockey team in the 1948 Olympic Games in London, before migrating to Pakistan
Shooting
Two shooters represented Pakistan in 1956.
- 67/74/83/81/76/79 = Score 460. Finished 31st out of 33
- (84/-/-/-) (withdrew) (12/65/59/47) = Score 267. Finished 20th out of 20
- 389/353/257 = Score 999. Finished 43rd out of 44
- 98/99/96/97/96/96 = Score 582. Finished 44th out of 44
Swimming
Men's 100 metres backstroke
- Nazir Ahmed
- Heat 1 1st round; 1:10.7 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres breaststroke
- Ghulam Rasul
- Heat 3 1st round; Disqualified
Men's 200 metres butterfly stroke
- Heat 3 1st round; 2:48.0 (→ did not advance)
Weightlifting
Men's bantamweight (up to 56 kg)
- Habibur Rehman
- Press 80kg
- Snatch x
- Jerk 97.5kg
- Total not calculated (finished 15th out of 16)
Men's featherweight (up to 60 kg)
- Mohammad Bashir
- Press 72.5kg
- Snatch 77.5kg
- Jerk 97.5kg
- Total 247.5kg (finished 18th out of 21)
Men's light heavyweight (up to 82.5 kg)
- Press 105kg
- Snatch 102.5kg
- Jerk 130kg
- Total 337.5kg (finished 10th out of 10)
Wrestling
Men's flyweight (up to 52 kg)
- Abdul Aziz
- 1st round; Lost to JK Lee (KOR) by fall
- 2nd round; Beat F Flannery (AUS) on pts 3:0
- 3rd round; Lost to H Akbas (TUR) by fall
Men's bantamweight (up to 57 kg)
- 1st round; Beat G Jameson (AUS) on pts 3:0
- 2nd round; Lost to SK Lee (KOR) on pts 2:1
- 3rd round; Lost to M Chakhov (USSR) by fall
Men's featherweight (up to 62 kg)
- Mohammad Nazir
- 1st round; Lost to S Sasahara (JPN) on pts 3:0
- 2nd round; Lost to B Sit (TUR) on pts 2:1
Men's lightweight (up to 67 kg)
- Mohammad Ashraf
- 1st round; Beat TK Oh (KOR) by fall
- 2nd round; Lost to M Tovar Gonzalez (MEX) on pts 2:1
- 3rd round; Beat J Taylor (GB/NI) on pts 3:0
- 4th round; Lost to A Bestaev (USSR) by fall
Men's welterweight (up to 73 kg)
- 1st round; Lost to A Tischendorf (GER) on pts 3:0
- 2nd round; Bye
- 3rd round; Lost to CW de Villiers (SAF) on pts 3:0
Men's middleweight (up to 79 kg)
- 1st round; Lost to VM Punkari (FIN) by fall
- 2nd round; Lost to I Atli (TUR) by fall
Mohammad Faiz, who took part in the 1956 Olympics at Melbourne, was not the same person as wrestler Faiz Mohammad who participated in two Olympic Games—at Rome 1960 and Tokyo 1964—also in the middleweight category
References
- ^ "Pakistan at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
External links
- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database
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