Pakistan_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Pakistan at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Pakistan competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 35 competitors, all men, took part in 20 events in 6 sports.[1]
Quick Facts Pakistan at the 1948 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
| Pakistan at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | PAK |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Pakistan |
| Website | nocpakistan |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 35 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Ahmed Zahur Khan |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- DQ = Disqualified
- DNS / F = Did not start / finish
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- NM = No mark
- ? = Unknown
- Track & road events
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Muhammad Sharif Butt | 100 m | 11.23 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Muhammad Sharif Butt | 200 m | 22.8 | 2 Q | ? | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Mazhar-Ul-Haque Khan | 110 metres hurdles | ? | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Mohsin Nazar Khan | 400 metres hurdles | 59.5 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Nazar Muhammad Khan Malik | Shot put | ? | 23 | Did not advance | |||||
| Ahmed Zahur Khan | ? | 24 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Nazar Muhammad Khan Malik | Discus throw | 36.23 | 26 | Did not advance | |||||
| Ahmed Zahur Khan | 36.23 | 26 | Did not advance | ||||||
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Main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | |||
| Allan Monteiro | Bantamweight |  Babu Lall (IND)L |
did not advance | |||||
| Sydney Greve | Featherweight |  Mohamed Ammi (FRA)L |
did not advance | |||||
| Anwar Pasha Turki | Welterweight |  Alex Obeysekere (CEY)L |
did not advance | |||||
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Main article: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Two cyclists, all men, represented Pakistan in 1948.
Road
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wazir Ali | Individual road race | Did not finish | |
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Track
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
| Muhammad Naqi Mallick | Sprint |  Jack Heid (USA)L 1:57.4 |
 Charlie Bazzano (AUS)L 2:31.0 |
Did not Advance | ||||
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Main article: Field hockey at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Summary
Key:
- FT – After full-time.
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
More information Team, Event ...
| Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Pakistan men's | Men's tournament |  BelgiumW 2–1 |
 DenmarkW 9–0 |
 FranceW 3–1 |
 NetherlandsW 6–1 |
1 |  Great BritainL 0–2 |
Netherlands D 1–1 |
Netherlands L 1–4 |
4th |
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- Team roster
Head coach:
More information Pos., Player ...
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games |
Tournament goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aziz Malik | April 16, 1916 | 32 |  West Punjab Police | 7 | 9 | ||
| Mukhtar Bhatti | October 1932 | 16 | Brothers Club | 3 | 0 | ||
| Hamidullah Burki | November 10, 1920 | 27 | Brothers Club | 6 | 0 | ||
| Ali Dara | April 1, 1915 | 33 | Aryans, Lahore | 7 | 10 | ||
| Milton D'Mello | BOAC | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Abdul Hamid | January 7, 1927 | 21 | NWFP | 3 | 1 | ||
| Abdul Ghafoor Khan | 1920 | 26 | Aryans, Lahore | 4 | 0 | ||
| Abdul Qayyum Khan | November 1922 | 25 | Pak Independents | 1 | 0 | ||
| Aziz-ur Rehman | 1923 | 24 | Pak Independents | 2 | 0 | ||
| Niaz Khan | August 21, 1917 | 30 | Naeem Club | 6 | 0 | ||
| Khawaja Muhammad Taqi | 1918 | 30 | Pak Independents | 2 | 0 | ||
| Muhammad Khurram | March 1920 | 27 | Aryans, Lahore | 1 | 0 | ||
| Masood Ahmed Khan | June 1918 | 28 | Brothers Club | 6 | 1 | ||
| Anwar Baig | November 1924 | 22 | Frontier | 6 | 0 | ||
| Abdul Razzaq | 1921 | 25 | Aryans, Lahore | 6 | 1 | ||
| Syed Muhammad Salim | September 5, 1909 | 38 | Naeem Club, Lahore | 1 | 0 | ||
| Shazada Muhammad Shah-Rukh | October 2, 1926 | 21 | Aryans, Lahore | 6 | 0 | ||
| Mahmood-ul Hassan | August 10, 1924 | 23 | Burma Shell | 4 | 0 | ||
| Remat Ullah Sheikh | February 1921 | 27 | Septans Club, Rawalpindi | 5 | 0 | ||
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- Group stage
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 8 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Netherlands |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Belgium |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 |  France |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 | |
| 5 | Denmark |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 1 |
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Source: FIH
More information 2–1, Belgium ...
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More information 9–0, Denmark ...
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More information 3–1, France ...
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More information 6–1, Netherlands ...
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- Semifinals
More information Great Britain, 2–0 ...
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- Bronze medal match
More information Netherlands, 1–1 (a.e.t.) ...
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More information Netherlands, 4–1 ...
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Note: Pakistan captain Ali Iqtidar Shah (A I S) Dara had represented (undivided) India's gold medal winning men's hockey team at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Hockey vice-captain Shahzada Shahrukh appeared for Pakistan in the cycling event of the Melbourne Olympics in 1956.
Main article: Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Key
- Note–Ranks given are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser
- DQ = Disqualified
- DNS / F = Did not start / finish
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Anwar Aziz Chaudhry | 400 m freestyle | 6:17.4 | 40 | did not advance | |||
| Sultan Karim Ali | 7:16.9 | 41 | did not advance | ||||
| Anwar Aziz Chaudhry | 1500 m freestyle | 25:37.4 | 39 | did not advance | |||
| Jaffar Ali Shah | 100 metre backstroke | 1:30.2 | 39 | did not advance | |||
| Iftikhar Ahmed Shah | 200 metre breaststroke | 3:28.1 | 32 | did not advance | |||
| Anwar Aziz Chaudhry Iftikhar Ahmed Shah Jaffar Ali Shah Sultan Karim Ali |
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | 12:25.8 | 6 | did not advance | |||
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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Muhammad Iqbal Butt | 75 kg | 92.5 | 18 | 90.0 | 23 | 122.5 | 19 | 305.0 | 22nd |
| Muhammad Naqi Butt | +82.5 kg | 97.5 | 15 | 97.5 | 15 | 125.0 | 14 | 305.0 | 15th |
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Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Mohammad Amin (Bantamweight)
- Shaukat Ali (Featherweight)
- Abdul Hamid (Lightweight)
- Mohammad Anwar (Heavyweight)
- All four wrestlers could not compete as they had been mistakenly entered for the Greco-Roman style and not freestyle
- "Pakistan at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2014.