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".

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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 Muhammad 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]

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