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Anwar Ahmed Khan






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Anwar Ahmed Khan
Personal information
Born24 September 1933
Bhopal, British India
Died2 May 2014 (aged 80)
Karachi, Pakistan
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportField hockey

Medal record

Representing  Pakistan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne Team
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Team
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1958 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 1962 Jakarta Team

Anwar Ahmed "Anu" Khan (24 September 1933 – 2 May 2014) was a Pakistani field hockey player who won one gold medal (in 1960 Summer Olympics at Rome) and two silver medals at the 1956–1964 Olympics,[1] as well as gold medals at the Asian Games in 1958 and 1962.[2] He is known as the Rock of Gibraltar.[3]

Early life and career

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Khan was born in India to His Highness Mohammad Hashim Khan and her Highness Noor Jehan begum, a fifth child among five brothers and one sister. He started playing hockey in India and continued after his family moved to Karachi, Pakistan, in 1950–51, becoming a national team member in 1954. He retired from competitions in 1966, and then until 1993 worked at the Pakistan Customs, where he was employed since 1955. In parallel, he assisted the Pakistan Hockey Federation as manager of senior and junior teams and member of selection committee. He helped the senior team to win a silver at the 1975 World Cup, a gold at the 1974 Asian Games, and a silver at the 1986 Asian Games, whereas the junior team won bronze at the 1982 World Cup.[2][1]

Awards and recognition

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References

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  1. ^ a b Profile of Anwar Ahmed Khan. sports-reference.com website, Retrieved 24 August 2017
  • ^ a b c Anwar Ahmed Khan — centre-half par excellence who did Pakistan proud with his feats, Dawn (newspaper), Published 4 May 2014, Retrieved 24 August 2017
  • ^ A legend departs, International The News, Published 11 May 2014, Retrieved 24 August 2017
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