Pakistan at the Olympics
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Pakistan at the Olympics
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Pakistan first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when they participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Pakistan's first ever participation in the Winter Olympic Games, was at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics when Mr. Mohammad Abbas became Pakistan's first athlete to qualify in the Alpine Skiing (Giant Slalom) category.
Pakistani athletes have won a total of ten medals, eight from men's field hockey. Notably, their gold medal in 1960 ended India's run of six successive gold medals. In 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics, Pakistan's Syed Hadi Haider Naqui did pick up a Bronze Medal in the demonstration sport of Tae-Kwon-Do, but as the sport was not given full status the medal was not recognised in the official tally.
The National Olympic Committee for Pakistan was created in 1948. Rome 1960 has been the best Olympics for Pakistan so far, with Pakistan winning two Medals. A gold in field hockey and a bronze in wrestling.
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Medalists
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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 Silver |
National team | 1956 Melbourne | Field hockey | Men's competition |
 Gold |
National team | 1960 Rome | Field hockey | Men's competition |
 Bronze |
Mohammad Bashir | 1960 Rome | Wrestling | Men's freestyle welterweight |
| Silver |
National team | 1964 Tokyo | Field hockey | Men's competition |
| Gold |
National team | 1968 Mexico | Field hockey | Men's competition |
| Silver |
National team | 1972 Munich | Field hockey | Men's competition |
| Bronze |
National team | 1976 Montreal | Field hockey | Men's competition |
| Gold |
National team | 1984 Los Angeles | Field hockey | Men's competition |
| Bronze |
Syed Hussain Shah | 1988 Seoul | Boxing | Men's middleweight |
| Bronze |
National team | 1992 Barcelona | Field hockey | Men's competition |
Medal tables
See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count
Medals by Games
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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| 1948 London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1952 Helsinki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1956 Melbourne | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 1960 Rome | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| 1964 Tokyo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| 1968 Mexico City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| 1972 Munich | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| 1976 Montreal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
| 1980 Moscow | did not participate | ||||
| 1984 Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 1988 Seoul | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2004 Athens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
Medals by sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Field hockey | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
See also
- Olympic competitors for Pakistan
- Pakistan at the Paralympics
- Pakistan at the Commonwealth Games
- Pakistan at the Asian Games
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
- "Pakistan Olympic Association". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/pakistan. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
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