Mushtaq Ahmed (field hockey, born 1932)

Mushtaq Ahmed
Personal information
Born(1932-08-28)28 August 1932
Amritsar, Punjab Provine, British India
Died23 April 2011(2011-04-23) (aged 78)
London, Greater London, England
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight61 kg
Sport
SportField hockey
Medal record
Representing  Pakistan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1960 RomeTeam

Mushtaq Ahmed (28 August 1932 – 23 April 2011) was a field hockey striker from Pakistan. He was born in Amritsar, India. He was part of the gold-winning Pakistani national team at the 1960 Summer Olympics, where the hockey team won the nation's first Olympic gold. He scored against Australia in the first match of the Games. After the Olympics he was granted a transferral along with his family to move to the United Kingdom. He died in London, England aged 82 on 23 April 2011.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pakistan Hockey Olympic Teams". Pakistan Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  2. ↑ "THE XVII OLYMPIAD" (PDF). LA84 Foundation.
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