Pakistan at the Olympics | |
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IOC code | PAK |
NOC | Pakistan Olympic Association |
Website | nocpakistan |
Medals Ranked 80th |
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Summer appearances | |
Winter appearances | |
Pakistan first participated in the Olympic Games in 1948 in London, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for when they participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union. It has participated in every Winter Olympic Games since the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, when alpine skier Mohammad Abbas became the first Pakistani athlete to qualify for a Winter Olympics event.
Pakistani athletes have won a total of ten medals, all in the Summer Olympics. Pakistan's men's field hockey team won eight medals in the nine games it participated in between 1956 and 1992, which included a run of 5 consecutive finals between 1956 and 1972, that yielded 2 gold and 3 silver medals in quick succession.
The 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome has been the most successful Olympics for Pakistan, with Pakistan winning two medals: a gold medal in field hockey and a bronze medal in wrestling.
Pakistan has won two individual medals in the Olympics to date, both bronze medals: one in wrestling in Rome 1960 and one in boxing in Seoul 1988. Pakistan has not won a single medal at the Olympic games since 1992 Barcelona.
At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Arshad Nadeem made history by becoming the first ever Pakistani athlete to qualify for a track and field final at the Olympics.[1]
History
The Pakistan Olympic Association was created in 1948, while the Pakistan Sports Board was established in 1962.
Participation and medal tables
Summer Olympics
Winter Olympics
Games | Athletes | Athletes by sport | Medals | Total | Rank | |||
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1924–2006 | did not participate | |||||||
2010 Vancouver | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | – |
2014 Sochi | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | – |
2018 Pyeongchang | 2[20] | 1[20] | 1[20] | - | - | - | 0 | – |
2022 Beijing | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | – |
2026 Milan–Cortina | future event | |||||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Medals by sport
Medals by sport | ||||||
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Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank | |
Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 69 | |
Field hockey | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |
Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 60 | |
Total | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 80 |
List of medalists
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event | Date |
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Silver | 1956 Melbourne | Field hockey | Men's tournament | 6 December 1956 | |
Gold | 1960 Rome | Field hockey | Men's tournament | 9 September 1960 | |
Bronze | Muhammad Bashir | Wrestling | Men's freestyle welterweight | 6 September 1960 | |
Silver |
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1964 Tokyo | Field hockey | Men's tournament | 23 October 1964 |
Gold | 1968 Mexico City | Field hockey | Men's tournament | 26 October 1968 | |
Silver | 1972 Munich | Field hockey | Men's tournament | 10 September 1972 | |
Bronze | 1976 Montreal | Field hockey | Men's tournament | 30 July 1976 | |
Gold | 1984 Los Angeles | Field hockey | Men's tournament | 11 August 1984 | |
Bronze | Hussain Shah | 1988 Seoul | Boxing | Men's middleweight | 27 September 1988[21] |
Bronze | 1992 Barcelona | Field hockey | Men's tournament | 8 August 1992 |
Men's Field Hockey team at the Summer Olympics
Team | 1948 |
1952 |
1956 |
1960 |
1964 |
1968 |
1972 |
1976 |
1980 |
1984 |
1988 |
1992 |
1996 |
2000 |
2004 |
2008 |
2012 |
2016 |
2020 |
2024 |
2028 |
2032 |
Total |
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Pakistan | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | DNP | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 5th | 8th | 7th | DNQ | TBD | 16 |
TBD (to be determined), DNQ (did not qualify), DNP (did not participate)
Milestones
Firsts
- First Medal : 1956 Melbourne, , National field hockey team
- First Gold Medal : 1960 Rome, , National field hockey team
- First Individual Medal : 1960 Rome, , Mohammad Bashir, Wrestling
- First Athletics Final: 2020 Tokyo, Arshad Nadeem, Javelin Throw[1]
Multiple Medalists
Best Performances (Athletics)
Athlete(s) | Event | Games | Result |
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Muhammad Aslam, Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Shariff Butt, Muhammad Fazil |
Men's 4 x 100 metres relay | 1952 Helsinki | Semi-Final |
Abdul Khaliq | Men's 100 metres | 1956 Melbourne | 4th in Semi-Final heat |
Abdul Khaliq | Men's 200 metres | 1956 Melbourne | 4th in Semi-Final heat – Stands in top seven athletes |
Ghulam Raziq | Men's 110 metres hurdles | 1956 Melbourne | Semi-Final |
Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Sharif Butt, Abdul Khaliq, Ghulam Raziq |
Men's 4 x 100 metres relay | 1956 Melbourne | Semi-Final |
Ghulam Raziq | Men's 110 metres hurdles | 1960 Rome | 4th in Semi-Final heat |
Abdul Malik, Muhammad Ramzan Ali, Ghulam Raziq, Abdul Khaliq |
Men's 4 x 100 metres relay | 1960 Rome | Semi-Final |
Bashir Ahmed, Mohammad Sadaqat, Mohammad Afzal, Muhammad Fayyaz | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | 1988 Seoul | Semi-Final |
Arshad Nadeem | Men's Javelin Throw | 2020 Tokyo | Final (5th place - 84.62m) |
See also
References
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Chaos and turmoil at home and Pakistan hockey has its worst Olympics ever". Jang.com.pk. 1990-09-18. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Hockey team rises to fourth but Pakistan return empty-handed again". Jang.com.pk. 1993-09-23. Archived from the original on 2015-01-12. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
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- 1 2 3 4 5 "The Pakistan Olympic Team at Rio 2016 – DESIblitz". 28 July 2016.
- ↑ "The Largest Country Without Medals in Rio". The Atlantic. 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "Pakistan athletes aim to excel at Tokyo Games". 20 July 2021.
- ↑ "Only 10 medals for Pakistan at Summer Olympics since 1948". 30 June 2022.
- 1 2 3 "Remote Pakistan Village Produces 2 Olympic Hopefuls". VOA. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ↑ "1988 Summer Olympics, Middleweight (≤75 kilograms), Men". www.olympedia.org/. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
External links
- "Pakistan". International Olympic Committee.
- "Pakistan". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/PAK". olympanalyt.com.