Pakistan at the 1948 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:PAK
Nocname:National Olympic Committee of Pakistan
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1948
Location:London
Competitors:35
Sports:6
Flagbearer:Ahmed Zahur Khan
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

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]

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Track & road events
Men
AthleteEventHeat Quarter-finalSemi-finalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Muhammad Sharif Buttalign=left 100 m11.234colspan="6"
Muhammad Sharif Buttalign=left 200 m22.82 Q?6colspan="4"
Mazhar-Ul-Haque Khanalign=left 110 metres hurdles?6colspan="6"
Mohsin Nazar Khanalign=left 400 metres hurdles59.56colspan="6"
Nazar Muhammad Khan Malikalign=left rowspan=2Shot put?23colspan="6"
Ahmed Zahur Khan?24colspan="6"
Nazar Muhammad Khan Malikalign=left rowspan=2Discus throw36.2326colspan="6"
Ahmed Zahur Khan36.2326

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Allan MonteiroBantamweight
L
did not advance
Sydney GreveFeatherweight
L
did not advance
Anwar Pasha TurkiWelterweight
L
did not advance

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Two cyclists, all men, represented Pakistan in 1948.

Track

Hockey

See main article: Field hockey at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Summary
Team rosterHead coach:
width=6%Pos.width=20%Playerwidth=12%DoBwidth=4%Agewidth=4%Capswidth=20%Clubwidth=5%Tournament
games
width=5%Tournament
goals
April 16, 1916 32 West Punjab Police 7 9
October 1932 16 Brothers Club 3 0
November 10, 1920 27 Brothers Club 6 0
April 1, 1915 33 Aryans, Lahore 7 10
BOAC 1 0
January 7, 1927 21 NWFP 3 1
1920 26 Aryans, Lahore 4 0
November 1922 25 Pak Independents 1 0
1923 24 Pak Independents 2 0
August 21, 1917 30 Naeem Club 6 0
1918 30 Pak Independents 2 0
March 1920 27 Aryans, Lahore 1 0
June 1918 28 Brothers Club 6 1
November 1924 22 Frontier 6 0
1921 25 Aryans, Lahore 6 1
September 5, 1909 38 Naeem Club, Lahore 1 0
October 2, 1926 21 Aryans, Lahore 6 0
August 10, 1924 23 Burma Shell 4 0
February 1921 27 Septans Club, Rawalpindi 5 0
Group stage

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Semifinals
Bronze medal match

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.

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Anwar Aziz Chaudhryalign=left rowspan=2400 m freestyle6:17.440did not advance
Sultan Karim Ali7:16.941did not advance
Anwar Aziz Chaudhry1500 m freestyle25:37.439did not advance
Jaffar Ali Shah100 metre backstroke1:30.239did not advance
Iftikhar Ahmed Shah200 metre breaststroke3:28.132did not advance
Anwar Aziz Chaudhry
Iftikhar Ahmed Shah
Jaffar Ali Shah
Sultan Karim Ali
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay12:25.86did not advance

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

AthleteEventPressSnatchClean & jerkTotal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Muhammad Iqbal Butt75 kg92.51890.023122.519305.022nd
Muhammad Naqi Butt+82.5 kg97.51597.515125.014305.015th

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pakistan at the 1948 London Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417093016/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/PAK/summer/1948/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 16 July 2014 . sports-reference.com.