Pakistan at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Pakistan at the 1968 Summer Olympics
IOC code	PAK
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Pakistan
Website	nocpakistan.org
in Mexico City
Flag bearer	Tariq Aziz
Medals Ranked 29th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
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Pakistan competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Pakistan took part in only two disciplines at the Olympiad. Their 20-member contingent included 18 hockey players and two wrestlers. The men's field hockey team became Olympic champions for the second time, having first won the gold medal in the men's field hockey competition at the 1960 Olympics.

Medalists

• Gold won in the men's field hockey team competition.

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Field Hockey	1	0	0	1
Total	1	0	0	1

Field hockey

Men's Team Competition

Group B

• Defeated   Netherlands (6-0)
• Defeated   France (1-0)
• Defeated   Australia (3-2)
• Defeated   Argentina (5-0)
• Defeated   Great Britain (2-1)
• Defeated   Malaysia (4-0)
• Defeated   Kenya (2-1)

Semifinals

•   West Germany (1-0) after extra time

Final

• Defeated   Australia (2-1) for the gold medal.

Team Roster

• Tariq Aziz (captain)
• Mohammad Asad Malik (vice-captain)
• Zakir Hussain (gk)
• Qazi Salahuddin (gk)
• Tanvir Dar
• Riazuddin
• Saeed Anwar
• Riaz Ahmed
• Gulraiz Akhtar
• Fazalur Rehman
• Anwar Shah
• Khalid Mahmood
• Mohammad Ashfaq
• Abdul Rasheed Jr
• Jahangir Butt
• Farooq Khan
• Laeeq Ahmed
• Tariq Niazi

Freestyle Wrestling

Pakistan competed in Freestyle Wrestling at 1968 Summer Olympics. Those who competed include:

Men's bantamweight (up to 57kg)

• Sardar Mohammad
  • 1st round; Lost to Donald Behm (USA)
  • 2nd round; Beat Sukhbaatar Bazaryn (MGL)
  • 3rd round; Lost to Abutaleb Gorgori (IRN)

Men's lightweight (up to 70kg)

• Taj Mohammad
  • 1st round; Beat Stefanos Ioannidis (GRE)
  • 2nd round; Lost to Seyit Agrali (TUR)
  • 3rd round; Lost to Valtchev Enio (BUL) TKO

References

• "Official Olympic Reports - 1968 Mexico City Volumes". LA84 Foundation. Archived from the original on 2007-06-12. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
• "Olympic Medal Winners". Olympic.org. Retrieved 2009-04-30.