Manzoor_Hussain_Atif

Manzoor Hussain Atif

Manzoor Hussain Atif

Pakistani field hockey player

Brigadier (R) Manzoor Hussain Atif (4 September 1928 – 8 December 2008) was a former secretary of Pakistan Hockey Federation and an Olympian in the game of field hockey.[1] In 1994, he was a recipient of the Silver Olympic Order.[2]

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Early life and career

Atif started as a soldier in the Pakistan Armed Forces and eventually reached the rank of a Brigadier before he retired from the army.[1] Later while Atif was involved with the Pakistan Hockey Team, the team won one Olympic gold medal in 1960 and two Olympic silver medals in 1956 and again in 1964.[1] He is regarded as one of the most successful Olympians of Pakistan.

Awards and recognition

Death and legacy

Atif died on 8 December 2008 in Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi, Pakistan at age 80.[5] He was a passionate person as a field hockey player as well as a Pakistan Hockey Team manager. Pakistan won its second Olympic gold medal at Mexico City in 1968 and then at Los Angeles in 1984 when he was their team manager.[5][6] He was a highly respected person in the field hockey world.[5] Qasim Zia and Asif Bajwa of the Pakistan Hockey Federation paid rich tributes to Atif at a memorial ceremony event held at Lahore, after his death. Qasim Zia said, "He was not only a pure administrator but also a very polite and humble person."[7]

References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manzoor Hussain Atif". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
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    "Manzoor Hussain Atif". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  3. [3]
    Manzoor Hussain Atif's award info on Pakistan Sports Board website Retrieved 16 May 2021
  4. [4]
    Lifetime Achievement Award for Atif by the Asian Hockey Federation The Nation (newspaper), Published 21 December 2008, Retrieved 16 May 2021
  5. [5]
    "Hockey legend Manzoor Hussain Atif dies". Dawn (newspaper). Pakistan. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
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    Gul Hameed Bhatti (1 November 2009). "Pakistan back on top of the world with a hockey gold at Mexico". Geo Super TV Channel website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  7. [7]
    "PHF pays rich tributes to late Brig Atif". The Nation (newspaper). 14 December 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
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