Tauqeer Dar

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Tauqeer Dar
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Born (1964-01-31) 31 January 1964 (age 59)
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Men’s Field Hockey
Representing Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
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Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Team

Tauqeer Dar (born 31 January 1964) is a former field hockey player from Pakistan. He was the member of the winning Pakistani team in 1984 Summer Olympics. He is the son of Munir Ahmad Dar and the nephew of Tanvir Dar. He is also the son-in-law of Khawaja Zaka-ud-Din who was the head-coach of Pakistani hockey team for 1984 Summer Olympics. [1]

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He later became a coach for the Pakistan Hockey Team. [2]

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References

  1. "Tauqir Dar profile". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. Yousaf Anjum (27 April 2019). "Cricket 'virus' caused greatest damage to Pakistan hockey: Tauqeer Dar (Olympian urges government to help national sport, or shut it down)". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 25 June 2021.