Pakistan at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codePAK
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Pakistan
Websitenocpakistan.org
in Beijing
Competitors21 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Zeeshan Ashraf
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Pakistan competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country sent 21 athletes, including two women (Sadaf Siddiqui in athletics and Kiran Khan in swimming). The men's field hockey team comprised 16 players out of the Pakistani delegation.[1]

Athletics

Men
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Abdul Rashid 110 m hurdles 14.52 8 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Sadaf Siddiqui 100 m 12.41 7 Did not advance
Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Field hockey

Pakistan's men's team qualified for the 2008 Games. In the group play, they won two and lost three matches, finishing fourth in the group. This qualified them for a match against New Zealand for 7th/8th place, which they lost. The team's final ranking for the tournament was 8th.

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Pakistani roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]

Head Coach: Naveed Alam

Pakistan's team just before the group stage match against Australia. From the left: S. Akbar, Bilgrami, Saqlain, Warsi, Zubair, Imran, Abbasi, Rana, Rasool, W. Akbar, Javed, Waqas, Ahmed, Maqsood, Butt, Ashraf.
  1. Salman Akbar (GK)
  2. Zeeshan Ashraf (c)
  3. Muhammad Imran
  4. Muhammad Javed
  5. Muhammad Saqlain
  6. Adnan Maqsood
  7. Muhammad Waqas
  8. Waqas Akbar
  9. Shakeel Abbasi
  10. Rehan Butt
  11. Syed Abbas Haider Bilgrami
  12. Nasir Ahmed (GK)
  13. Syed Imran Ali Warsi
  14. Muhammad Asif Rana
  15. Muhammad Zubair
  16. Shafqat Rasool

Reserve:

  • Muddasir Abbas
  • Shabbir Ahmed Khan
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 5 4 1 0 16 6 +10 13 Semi-finals
2  Australia 5 3 2 0 24 7 +17 11
3  Great Britain 5 2 2 1 10 7 +3 8 Fifth place game
4  Pakistan 5 2 0 3 11 13 −2 6 Seventh place game
5  Canada 5 1 1 3 10 17 −7 4 Ninth place game
6  South Africa 5 0 0 5 4 25 −21 0 Eleventh place game
Source: FIH
11 August 2008
10:30
Pakistan  2–4  Great Britain
Abbasi field hockey ball 45'
Waqas field hockey ball 59'		 Report Tindall field hockey ball 2'
Moore field hockey ball 14'
Jackson field hockey ball 29'
Daly field hockey ball 62'
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
13 August 2008
18:00
Canada  1–3  Pakistan
Kullar field hockey ball 35' Report Imran field hockey ball 39'
Rasool field hockey ball 39'
Waqas field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
David Leiper (GBR)
15 August 2008
18:30
Pakistan  1–3  Australia
Abbasi field hockey ball 16' Report Schubert field hockey ball 20'
Dwyer field hockey ball 41'
Brooks field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
17 August 2008
18:00
Pakistan  3–1  South Africa
Javed field hockey ball 9'
Abbasi field hockey ball 44'
Saqlain field hockey ball 60'		 Report Smith field hockey ball 31'
Umpires:
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
19 August 2008
08:30
Netherlands  4–2  Pakistan
Brouwer field hockey ball 41'
Taekema field hockey ball 46', 58'
Hertzberger field hockey ball 69'		 Report Imran field hockey ball 28'
Maqsood field hockey ball 65'
Umpires:
David Leiper (GBR)
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
21 August 2008
11:00
New Zealand  4–2  Pakistan
Child field hockey ball 26'
H. Shaw field hockey ball 39', 53'
Brooks field hockey ball 43'		 Report Bilgrami field hockey ball 46'
Butt field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)

Shooting

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Siddique Umer 10 m air rifle 578 48 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 1116 49 Did not advance

Swimming

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semiinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Adil Baig 50 m freestyle 25.66 74 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semiinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kiran Khan 50 m freestyle 29.84 69 Did not advance

See also

References


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