Pakistan at the 1952 Summer Olympics explained
Pakistan competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 38 competitors, all men, took part in 25 events in 7 sports.[1]
Athletics
See main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Men's 100 metres
- Heat 9 1st round; 10.9 (→ advanced to second round)
- Heat 1 2nd round; 10.9 (→ did not advance)
- Abdul Aziz
- Heat 11 1st round; 11.2 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
- Heat 11 1st round; 22.3 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 metres
- Heat 1 1st round; 51.2 (→ did not advance)
- Aurang Zeb
- Heat 3 1st round; 51.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
- Heat 3 1st round; 1:56.3 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres
- 33.50.4 finished 30th out of 33
Men's marathon
- Interrupted, did not finish
Men's 400 metres hurdles
- Heat 2 1st round; 56.1 (→ did not advance)
- Mirza Khan
- Heat 5 1st round; 56.3 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x100 metres relay
- Heat 4 1st round; 42.8 (→ advanced to semifinals)
- Semifinals heat 1; 42.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x400 metres relay
- Heat 2 1st round; 3:23.2 (→ did not advance)
Men's throwing the javelin
- Qualifying trials heat 1; 55.56m finished 12th out of 13
Men's throwing the hammer
- Qualifying trials heat 1; 48.36m finished 15th out of 16
- Mohammad Iqbal
- Qualifying trials heat 2; 47.45m finished 15th out of 16
Men's 10,000 metres walk
- Heat 1 1st round; disqualified
Boxing
See main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Men's featherweight (57 kg)
- 1st round; Beat A Leyes (ARG) KO 2nd rd
- 2nd round; Lost to J Ventaja (FRA) on pts 3:0
Men's lightweight (60 kg)
- 2nd round; Lost to V Marute (VEN) KO 1st rd
Men's welterweight (67 kg)
- 1st round; Lost to H van der Linde (RSA) TKO 1st rd
Men's middleweight (75 kg)
- 1st round; Beat H Nowara (POL) on pts 2:1
- 2nd round; Lost to W Sentimenti (ITA) on pts 3:0
Cycling
See main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Men's 1,000 metres sprint scratch race
- Heat 5 1st round (→ entered repechage phase)
- Repechage heat 3 (→ did not qualify for quarter-finals) Placed 19th overall
Men's 1,000 metres time trial
- 1:21.2 finished 25th out of 27
Men's team competition individual road race (190.4 km)
- Both broke off and did not finish
Hockey
See main article: Hockey at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
- Men's Team Competition
- Second round; Defeated (6-0)
- Semifinals
- Lost to (0-1)
- Third Place Match
Pakistan finished 4th
Team Roster
Latifur Rehman had represented the gold medal winning India men's hockey team at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, before migrating to Pakistan
Shooting
See main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics. One shooter represented Pakistan in 1952.
- 50 m rifle, prone
- Score 90/86/94/96=366 finished 8th out of 58
Swimming
See main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Men's 400 metres freestyle
- Heat 8 1st round; 5:45.7 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1,500 metres freestyle
- Heat 2 1st round; 23:44.3 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres breaststroke
- Heat 2 1st round; 3:01.3 (→ did not advance)
Weightlifting
See main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Men's middleweight (75 kg)
- Total 325kg finished 17th out of 20
Notes and References
- Web site: Pakistan at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417093015/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/PAK/summer/1952/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 28 February 2015 . sports-reference.com.
- Web site: 1952 Oslo Official Olympic Report. LA84 Foundation. 6 March 2011. 12 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120212105655/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1952/or1952w.pdf. dead.
