Name Samiullah Khan | Role Olympic athlete | |
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Samiullah Khan (Urdu: سمیع اللہ خان; born September 6, 1951, in Bahawalpur) is a former field hockey player from Pakistan, who was nicknamed The Flying Horse because of his great speed. He is a former and veteran player of the Olympic Games.
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Career
He got his education from Sadiq Egerton College, Bahawalpur. He played as a left winger for his native country in the 1970s and 1980s.
He was instrumental in Pakistan's bronze medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and winning gold in Asian Games in Bangkok in 1978. Khan retired from international hockey in 1982 while he was the captain of Pakistan team. His brother Kaleemullah Khan also played for the national field hockey team of Pakistan. Samiullah Khan later managed the Pakistan Hockey Team, quitting in 2005.
Samiullah is also nephew of Motiullah, who was member of the 1960 Rome Olympics gold-winning Pakistan hockey side.