Pakistan at the 1954 Asian Games

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Pakistan at the
1954 Asian Games
Flag of Pakistan.svg
IOC code PAK
NOC Pakistan Olympic Association
in Manila
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
5
Silver
6
Bronze
2
Total
13
Asian Games appearances (overview)

Pakistan participated in the 1954 Asian Games held in the city of Manila, Philippines from 1 May 1954 to 9 May 1954. Pakistan ranked 4th with 5 gold medals in this edition of the Asiad. [1] In these games however Pakistan got 4th Position, but an athlete Abdul Khaliq dubbed as "The Fastest Man of Asia".

Contents

Medal summary

Medals by sport

Medals by sport
SportRankGold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics 34408
Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling 21124
Weightlifting pictogram.svg Diving 60101
Total556213

Medallists

MedalNameSportDiscipline
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Abdul Khaliq
The Flying Bird of Asia
Athletics (100m) 10.6 sec [1]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Muhammad Sharif Butt Athletics (200m) 21.9 sec [1]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mirza Khan Athletics (400m) 54.1 sec [1]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Muhammad Nawaz Athletics (Javelin) 64.62 m [1]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Din Mohammad Wrestling Fly Weight [1]
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Muhammad Aslam Athletics (200m) 22.0 sec [1]
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Abdul Khaliq,
Muhammad Sharif Butt,
Muhammad Aslam,
Abdul Aziz
Athletics (4*100 m relay) 41.5 sec [1]
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Jalal Khan Athletics (Javelin) 63.28 m [1]
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Muhammad Ibal Athletics (Hammer Throw) 51.80 m [1]
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Muhammad Iqbal Butt Weightlifting Lt. Heavyweight [1]
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Abdul Rashid Wrestling Welter Weight [1]
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Muhammad Ashraf Wrestling Lightweight [1]
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Muhammad Amin Wrestling Bantamweight [1]

Football

Manager: Flag of Pakistan.svg Khawaja Riaz Ahmed [2] [3]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
1 GK Shamoo (Abdul Ghani) Flag of Pakistan.svg Karachi
1 GK Lt. Mazhar Siddique Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Army
2 DF Sheikh Shaheb Ali (1915-07-01)1 July 1915 (aged 38) Flag of Pakistan.svg Fire Service SC
2 DF Nabi Chowdhury 1934 (aged 20) Flag of Pakistan.svg Dhaka Wanderers
2 DF Riasat Ali Flag of Pakistan.svg Punjab
2 DF Abdul Haq Flag of Pakistan.svg Punjab
2 DF Mohammad Abdul Malik Flag of Pakistan.svg Punjab
3 MF Sumbal Khan 1926 (aged 28) Flag of Pakistan.svg NWFP
3 MF Niaz Ali Flag of Pakistan.svg Punjab
3 MF Taj Mohammad Jr. Flag of Pakistan.svg Balochistan
3 MF Ahmed Ali (Vice-captain) Flag of Pakistan.svg Balochistan
4 FW Masood Fakhri (1932-09-16)16 September 1932 (aged 21) Flag of India.svg East Bengal Club
4 FW Mohammad Amin 1931 (aged 23) Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Air Force
4 FW Moideen Kutty (Captain) (1926-01-02)2 January 1926 (aged 28) Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Air Force
4 FW Jamil Akhtar 1930 (aged 24) Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Railways
4 FW Muhammad Sharif Flag of Pakistan.svg Punjab
4 FW Ibrahim Flag of Pakistan.svg Karachi
4 FW Rashid Chunna Flag of Pakistan.svg Dacca
Afzal Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg Karachi

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 2nd Asian Games Pakistan Sports Board. accessdate 2 March 2014
  2. Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan – Part I". Dawn . Karachi, Pakistan. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  3. "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Tuesday 06 April 1954" via British Newspaper Archive.