Pakistan at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City | ||||||||||||
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Flag bearer | Tariq Aziz | |||||||||||
Medals Rank: 29 |
Gold 1 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 1 |
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Pakistan competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The only medal won was a gold medal in men's field hockey. The contingent included only 20 sports persons—18 hockey players and two wrestlers. Pakistan took part in only two disciplines at the Olympiad.
Contents
Medalists
- Gold won in the men's field hockey team competition.
Field hockey
Men's Team Competition
Group B
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- Defeated Netherlands (6-0)
- Defeated France (1-0)
- Defeated Australia (3-2)
- Defeated Argentina (5-0)
- Defeated Great Britain (2-1)
- Defeated Malaysia (4-0)
- Defeated Kenya (2-1)
Semifinals
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- West Germany (1-0) after extra time
Final
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- Defeated Australia (2-1) for the gold medal.
Team Roster
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Freestyle Wrestling
Pakistan competed in Freestyle Wrestling at 1968 Summer Olympics. Those who competed include:
Men's bantamweight (up to 57kg)
- Sardar Mohammad
- 1st round; Lost to Donald Behm (USA)
- 2nd round; Beat Sukhbaatar Bazaryn (MGL)
- 3rd round; Lost to Abutaleb Gorgori (IRN)
Men's lightweight (up to 70kg)
- Taj Mohammad
- 1st round; Beat Stefanos Ioannidis (GRE)
- 2nd round; Lost to Seyit Agrali (TUR)
- 3rd round; Lost to Valtchev Enio (BUL) TKO
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