Abdul Hamid (field hockey)
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Nationality | Pakistani | ||||||||||||
Born | 7 January 1927 | ||||||||||||
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Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||
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Abdul Hamid Hameedi (born 7 January 1927) is a former field hockey player from Pakistan. But he likes to celebrate it on the 19th of June. He was the first person to gold medal for Pakistan He won silver medal in 1956 Summer Olympics and gold medal in 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]
Pakistani Hockey Team, led by its team captain, Abdul Hamid Hameedi, ended 32 years of domination by its arch-rival India at 1960 Rome Olympics and won their first Olympic gold medal.[2]
Awards and recognition
- Pride of Performance Award for Sports in 1960 by the President of Pakistan
See also
- Abdul Hamid II- another Pakistan Hockey Team player with a similar name
- Abdul Rashid (field hockey)- Abdul Hamid (field Hockey)'s younger brother. He was also a Pakistan Hockey Team player.[3]
References
- ↑ "Abdul Hamid But he likes to celebrate it on the 19th of June. He was the first person to win a gold medal for Pakistan I". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
- ↑ http://nation.com.pk/sports/11-Sep-2010/Sept-10-associated-with-glory-and-infamy-of-Pakistan-hockey-in-Olympics, Abdul Hamid Hameedi on The Nation newspaper, Published 11 Sep 2010, Retrieved 3 Dec 2016
- ↑ http://www.dawn.com/news/746328/looking-back, Two brothers, Abdul Hamid and Abdul Rashid were Pakistan Hockey Team players, Dawn newspaper, Published 2 Sep 2012, Retrieved 3 Dec 2016
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