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| Pakistan at the 1958 Asian Games | |
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| IOC code | PAK |
| NOC | Pakistan Olympic Association |
| in Tokyo | |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
Pakistan participated in the 1958 Asian Games held in the city of Tokyo, Japan, from 24 May to 1 June 1958. Pakistan ranked fifth with six gold medals in this edition of the Asiad. [1]
| Medals by sport | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
 Athletics | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
 Wrestling | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
 Boxing | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Cycling | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Hockey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 15 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 26 |
Head coach: 
Sharif Khan [2]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Manzur Hasan Mintu | 7 April 1940 (aged 18) | Kamal Sporting | ||
| 2 | DF | |||||
| 3 | DF | Amir Jang Ghaznavi | 17 June 1933 (aged 24) | Dhaka Wanderers | ||
| 4 | MF | Abdul Ghafoor Majna | 3 July 1938 (aged 19) | Karachi Kickers | ||
| 5 | DF | Nabi Chowdhury (c) | 1934 (age 24) | Dhaka Wanderers | ||
| 6 | MF | |||||
| 7 | FW | Chinghla Mong Chowdhury Mari | 29 October 1938 (aged 19) | Mohammedan SC | ||
| 13 | FW | Ashraf Chowdhury | 1935 (age 23) | Mohammedan SC | ||
| 8 | FW | Kabir Ahmed | 2 February 1935 (aged 23) | Mohammedan SC | ||
| 9 | FW | |||||
| 10 | FW | |||||
| 11 | FW | |||||
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Republic of China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2.500 | 4 |
 South Vietnam | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3.500 | 3 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 1 |
 Malaya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.250 | 0 |
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