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Pakistan at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Pakistan at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Pakistan Olympic Association

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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.

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Medalists

  • Gold won in the men's field hockey team competition.

    • Men's Team Competition

    Group B

  • 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

  •  West Germany (1-0) after extra time

    • Final

  • Defeated  Australia (2-1) for the gold medal.

    • 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

    • References

    Pakistan at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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