Mohammad Din is a former wrestler from Pakistan who competed in many international events, including the 1960 Summer Olympics. [1]
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Mohammad Din is a former wrestler from Pakistan who competed in many international events, including the 1960 Summer Olympics. [1]
Din was born on October 9, 1936, in Jalandhar, India, later moving to Faisalabad, Pakistan, in 1947, where he began his wrestling career. Mohammed was Pakistan Champion from 1957 to 1960. [2]
He competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. [3] The wrestling events during the games were held at the Basilica of Maxentius
During Din's appearance at the Olympics he competed in the lightweight (67 kg) division and was ranked joint 12th out of 24. Achieving the following results;
1st round; Beat to M Tajiki (IRN) by fall 2nd round; Beat N Stamulis (AUS) on pts 3rd round; Beat R Bielle (FRA) on pts
Following his retirement in 1968, Din moved his family from Pakistan to Manchester, UK. Married to Basheran and with 5 children (Nadeem, Nabeela, Nighat, Naveed & Nafees) and subsequently 13 grandchildren. Mohammed began a small sweet shop in Manchester, Nafees Sweet Centre, named after his youngest son Nafees Din [4] the well known cricketer. Latterly, the family also began a sports shop in honour of Mohammad Din named ND Sports. [5]
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