| Abdul Rashid | |
| Full Name: | Abdul Rashid |
| Nationality: | Pakistani |
| Position: | Centre-forward |
| Birth Date: | 3 March 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Ghoriwala, Bannu, North-West Frontier Province, British India[1] |
| Death Date: | [2] |
| Death Place: | Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan, Ghoriwala, District Bannu, Pakistan) |
Abdul Rashid, known as Rashid Junior, (3 March 1947 – 4 November 2020) was a Pakistani field hockey player. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.[3] He was part of the gold, silver and bronze winning teams at those Olympics respectively.[3] On 4 November 2020, it was announced that Abdul Rashid had died.[2]
Abdul Rashid played hockey from 1968 to 1976. During these years, he won 7 gold medals, 3 silver and 1 bronze medal.[4] He also captained Pakistan to victory in the International Hockey Tournament at Christchurch in 1974. Rashid Junior played 90 international matches and scored around 100 goals. He was the lone scorer in the final of the 1970 Asian Game against India in Bangkok. Rashid Junior also participated in three Olympics -- Mexico City (1968), Munich (1972) and Montreal (1976), besides the Inaugural Cup at Barcelona (1971). Rashid Junior was the brother of former Pakistan Captain Olympian Abdul Hamid Hamidi.
On 23 March 1995, Rashid Junior was awarded with the Pride of Performance by President Farooq Leghari.