 Zaman Anwar with his gold medal at the 2016 South Asian Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Pakistani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 June 1991 Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zaman Anwar is a Pakistani professional wrestler. He won gold at the 2016 South Asian Games [1] and won a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [2] He participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. [3]
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