Allah Ditta (wrestler)

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Allah Ditta
Personal information
Full nameAllah Ditta
NationalityFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Born (1947-10-22) 22 October 1947 (age 76) [1]
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Weight52 kg (115 lb) [1]
Sport
Country Pakistan
Sport Wrestling
Event Freestyle

Allah Ditta (born 22 October 1947) is a Pakistani former Olympic wrestler.

Ditta first competed internationally at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Representing Pakistan in the men's freestyle 57 kg event, he lost his first round match to Cuban Jorge Ramos [2] and then was eliminated in the second round after losing to Risto Darlev of Yugoslavia. [3] Four years later at 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Ditta in the men's freestyle 57 kg event, lost his first round match to American Joe Corso [4] and then was eliminated in the second round after losing to the eventual bronze medalist, Masao Arai of Japan. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Profile of Allah Ditta". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. "Wrestling at the 1972 München Summer Games: Men's bantamweight, freestyle round one". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. "Wrestling at the 1972 München Summer Games: Men's bantamweight, freestyle round two". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  4. "Wrestling at the 1976 München Summer Games: Men's bantamweight, freestyle round one". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  5. "Wrestling at the 1976 München Summer Games: Men's bantamweight, freestyle round two". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2015.