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| Nationality | Pakistani | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 October 1948 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Middle-distance running | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 800 metres | ||||||||||||||
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Muhammad Siddique (born 30 October 1948) is a Pakistani middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1500 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1]
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In both 1969 and 1970, Siddique won bronze medals in both the 800 m and 1500 m at the Pakistani Athletics Championships, which he improved to 2nd in the 800 m and 3rd in the 1500 m in 1971. [2] [3] The following year he would again finish runner-up in the 800 m. [4] [5] He also ran 1:52.6 to place 7th in his heat at the 1972 Olympic 800 m. [6]
After winning bronze at the 1973 national championships, he would improve his Olympic time by over 4 seconds in July 1974, running 1:48.10 to place 6th at a meeting in Hannover, Germany. [7] As of 2024 [update] , this time is still the Pakistani national record. [8] Two months later, Siddique won his first international medal at the 1974 Asian Games, earning bronze in the 800 m. He also ran on the Pakistani 4 × 400 metres relay team that finished 5th in their heat. [9]
At the 1976 Olympics, Siddique placed 9th in his 1500 m heat in 3:45.59. [6]
