Muhammad Niaz

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Muhammad Niaz
Medal record
Men's Wrestling
Representing Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1962 Jakarta Greco-Roman 97 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1962 Jakarta Freestyle 97 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1962 Perth Freestyle +97 kg

Muhammad Niaz is a retired heavyweight freestyle wrestler from Pakistan.

Career

At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Niaz won the gold medal alongside another wrestler with the same name Muhammad Niaz-Din. He also participated at the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia in both freestyle and Greco-Roman styles. He won the Greco-Roman competition but finished third in freestyle. [1]

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References

  1. "IV Asian Games". Pakistan Sports Board. Retrieved 31 March 2019.