Pakistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Pakistan at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Pakistan.svg
IOC code PAK
NOC National Olympic Committee of Pakistan
Website nocpakistan.org
in Beijing
Competitors21 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Zeeshan Ashraf
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Pakistan competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country sent 21 athletes, including two women (Sadaf Siddiqui in athletics and Kiran Khan in swimming). The men's field hockey team comprised 16 players out of the Pakistani delegation. [1]

Contents

Athletics

Men
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Abdul Rashid 110 m hurdles 14.528Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Sadaf Siddiqui 100 m 12.417Did not advance
Key

Field hockey

Pakistan's men's team qualified for the 2008 Games. In the group play, they won two and lost three matches, finishing fourth in the group. This qualified them for a match against New Zealand for 7th/8th place, which they lost. The team's final ranking for the tournament was 8th.

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Pakistani roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. [2]

Head Coach: Naveed Alam

Pakistan's team just before the group stage match against Australia. From the left: S. Akbar, Bilgrami, Saqlain, Warsi, Zubair, Imran, Abbasi, Rana, Rasool, W. Akbar, Javed, Waqas, Ahmed, Maqsood, Butt, Ashraf. 2008 Olympic field hockey team Pakistan.JPG
Pakistan's team just before the group stage match against Australia. From the left: S. Akbar, Bilgrami, Saqlain, Warsi, Zubair, Imran, Abbasi, Rana, Rasool, W. Akbar, Javed, Waqas, Ahmed, Maqsood, Butt, Ashraf.

Reserve:

Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5410166+1013 Semi-finals
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5320247+1711
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 5221107+38 Fifth place game
4Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 5203111326 Seventh place game
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5113101774 Ninth place game
6Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5005425210 Eleventh place game
Source: FIH
11 August 2008
10:30
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg2–4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Abbasi Field hockey ball.svg 45'
Waqas Field hockey ball.svg 59'
Report Tindall Field hockey ball.svg 2'
Moore Field hockey ball.svg 14'
Jackson Field hockey ball.svg 29'
Daly Field hockey ball.svg 62'
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Amarjit Singh (MAS)

13 August 2008
18:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1–3Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Kullar Field hockey ball.svg 35' Report Imran Field hockey ball.svg 39'
Rasool Field hockey ball.svg 39'
Waqas Field hockey ball.svg 57'
Umpires:
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
David Leiper (GBR)

15 August 2008
18:30
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg1–3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Abbasi Field hockey ball.svg 16' Report Schubert Field hockey ball.svg 20'
Dwyer Field hockey ball.svg 41'
Brooks Field hockey ball.svg 59'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)

17 August 2008
18:00
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg3–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Javed Field hockey ball.svg 9'
Abbasi Field hockey ball.svg 44'
Saqlain Field hockey ball.svg 60'
Report Smith Field hockey ball.svg 31'
Umpires:
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)

19 August 2008
08:30
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg4–2Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Brouwer Field hockey ball.svg 41'
Taekema Field hockey ball.svg 46', 58'
Hertzberger Field hockey ball.svg 69'
Report Imran Field hockey ball.svg 28'
Maqsood Field hockey ball.svg 65'
Umpires:
David Leiper (GBR)
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)

21 August 2008
11:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg4–2Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Child Field hockey ball.svg 26'
H. Shaw Field hockey ball.svg 39', 53'
Brooks Field hockey ball.svg 43'
Report Bilgrami Field hockey ball.svg 46'
Butt Field hockey ball.svg 56'
Umpires:
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)

Shooting

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Siddique Umer 10 m air rifle 57848Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 111649Did not advance

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemiinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Adil Baig 50 m freestyle 25.6674Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemiinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Kiran Khan 50 m freestyle 29.8469Did not advance

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