Ayaz Mahmood

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Ayaz Mahmood (born May 24, 1964) is a field hockey player for Pakistan. He was born in Karachi, Pakistan. He is one of the know personalities, who played center half for Pakistan and won a gold medal in 1984 summer olympics, Los Angeles.

Ayaz Mahmood started his career in 1980 and represented Pakistan until 1988. During his career the Pakistan team won many events with a Gold, Silver & Bronze medals. After his retirement from his hockey career he has been affiliated with P.H.F(Pakistan hockey federation) as a coach for Pakistan Junior's and Senior team. Currently he is one of the selectors for Pakistan hockey team.

Ayaz Mahmood's father also represented Pakistan as a hockey player who played two olympics 1948 London, United Kingdom & 1952 Helsinki, Finland. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ayaz Mahmood". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2012.